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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Battery-Powered Luxury, With A Twist4.0/5

Luxury hybrid cars are nothing new, but the unique approach that several high end brands have taken when adopting battery technology separates them from their non-premium counterparts. It seems that for every Lexus RX 450h that leverages hybrid design to improve fuel efficiency, there's a vehicular counter-point that instead adds …April 25, 2013

BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo - A Question of Cross-Breeding

Palermo, Italy- In North America, the GT or Gran Turismo designation very often implies a performance-oriented sports car driving experience, but the true European definition is that of a comfortable touring car, one that can carry passengers and their luggage over long distances, and that is exactly what the 3 …March 22, 2013

2012 BMW M5: A monster with a taste for luxury4.5/5

These days, every luxury brand has its own line of powerful and sporty models. Mercedes-Benz has the AMG Division, while Audi has its dynamic RS models. And then there’s Jaguar and its high-performance R models. At the Bavarian manufacturer BMW, the Motorsport division is tasked with creating cars that are …August 2, 2012

2013 BMW 335i: Life’s little pleasures4.0/5

The BMW 3 Series is the Munich-based manufacturer’s bread and butter. It’s offered in a wide range of configurations (sedan, wagon, coupe and cabriolet) and even the most basic of the various 3’s is desirable. Yes, the equipment level isn’t the greatest and the engine isn’t very powerful, but the …June 29, 2012

2012 BMW 650i Cabriolet - Grand Touring in the German Tradition4.0/5

When it comes to building big, comfortable, and eminently capable grand touring cars, no one can hold a candle to the cars that have come out of Germany. And how could they? With a long standing tradition of moving across their countryside unhindered by the obsessive convention of speed limits …December 10, 2011

2011 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive: The eagle finds its nest4.5/5

Alpina is a German outfit that has been modifying and transforming BMWs for a half-century with remarkable care, light-years beyond the garish and juvenile mutations of some European tuners. This firm’s creations have been wholeheartedly endorsed by the Munich-based manufacturer since 1964 and the company has been recognized as a …August 25, 2011

BMW 650i 2011: Luxury, elegance and pedigree4.0/5

In general, when a new coupe and cabriolet are launched, the hard top model is marketed first, followed by the soft top version a few months later. Not so with the new BMW 6 Series. In an effort to take advantage of the lucrative spring cabriolet market, BMW has introduced …June 30, 2011

BMW 650i 2011: Luxueuse, élégante et embourgeoisée4.0/5

En général, lorsqu’on lance un nouveau coupé et un cabriolet dérivé de ce même coupé, c’est le modèle à toit rigide qui est commercialisé en premier, alors que la version à toit souple arrive souvent quelques mois plus tard. Cette fois, avec la nouvelle Série 6, c’est le contraire qui …June 17, 2011

2011 BMW 550i: An ICBM For the Rest of Us4.0/5

At 110 kilometres per hour, it barely felt like it was stretching its legs. Sloughing off the assaults of a buffeting crosswind and impervious to the needling of the irregular pavement surface, there was no doubt in my mind that BMW’s obviously expansive engineering department spent a significant amount of …June 4, 2011

2011 BMW 550xi: If there was a Nobel Prize for cars...4.0/5

Just like people, some vehicles have evolved better than others. Torture me if you must, but I’ll never tell you which individuals still have Neanderthal-like characteristics. Fortunately, there are those who raise humanity to noble heights – from Las Vegas singers, entrepreneurial visionaries or Nobel Prize winners. The BMW 5 …May 12, 2011

2010 BMW 535i xDrive GT: The Hunback of Bavaria!3.0/5

There’s a saying amongst seafaring folks that goes like this: life is too short to own an ugly boat. Now, these people are typically of the same sort that shop at places like Harry Rosen, go to work in John Varvatos suits, and drive Bentleys… or BMWs. So why on …May 7, 2011

2012 BMW X1: The X-Factor

Munich, Germany – Available in Canada since the beginning of May, the new X1 will become the fourth model in the Bavarian manufacturer’s X line. This 2012 model will have a base price of $38,500. With 115,000 units sold on other markets since the world launch near the end of …May 5, 2011

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