Tests and Features

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 …

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 …

If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t spend much time at home. Between a loving girlfriend, my less-loving buddies, the rigors of self-employment and numerous recreational activities, my own humble abode is a rare sight typically only enjoyed during those rare moments when work actually requires time be spent …

Once in a while, a car comes along that causes you to question how you define a given class of vehicle. Family sedans, for example have gone from massive, V8-powered behemoths to diminutive Hybrid runabouts. Economy cars have gone from Messerschmitt bubble cars, to Reliant Robins, to Ford Falcons, to …

During a prolonged test drive covering more than 12,000 km, our BMW X5d consumed an average of 10.6 L/100 km – a veritable feat when you consider that this sport-utility vehicle weighs more than two and a half tons! In fact, that’s 30% less fuel than an X5 that runs …

It sounds like the world’s largest sportbike; an exercise in mimicry from the reverse-flow turbocharged V8. With the familiar lights of the George Massey tunnel flashing across the sculpted hood at an impossible pace as the blood red BMW surges forward, surfing a wave of auditory ferocity. And all of …

Anyone who is even the slightest bit practical wouldn’t buy a sports car, a $1.5-millon home or a $5,000 Armani suit. However, with the economic crisis supposedly drawing to an end, luxury goods are selling very well (though perhaps not at the same pace as before). Among these great-for-the-ego-but-hopelessly-useless luxury …

Little known fact: According to a study by J.D. Power, no off road vehicle satisfies its buyers quite as well as BMW’s diminutive X3. Dubbed a “Sports Activity Vehicle,” the X3, in its current iteration, is something of a sales floor veteran, having debuted a full seven years ago. Although …

Estoril, Portugal - In the language of BMW, the new 335is coupe and cabriolet mean the return of the "s" designation, which is part of a "Life Cycle Impulse" – basically an update – for the 3 Series. Geared for performance, these two models will be sold exclusively in North …

Estoril, Portugal – The 2011 model year marks the beginning of the sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series that will arrive in Canada in March 2010 with the 535i and 550i models. Since the arrival of the 5 Series in 1972, BMW has sold more than 5.5 million of …