At a recent Cars & Coffee event in Great Falls,Virginia—yes, it’s another C&C story, but bear with me here—I...
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Who would have guessed that purchasing a new BMW 320i in 1982 would have led to a love affair...
What’s better than LEGO? BMWs made of LEGO, that’s what. If you’re a fan of building with colorful bricks,...
In January of 2023, my family and I traveled to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico for a short...
Katie’s Cars and Coffee has been a staple of the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area’s automotive community since 2010....
The MINI Aceman will be unveiled to the public in just a few short months. It’s a model built...
Updated: It has been reported that BMW Head of Design Domagoj Dukec has denied that that he confirmed the...
MINI boasts that its 2025 Cooper and Cooper S models are part of the most significant transformation for the...
2025 4 Series Increases Efficiency And Responsiveness With 48V Mild Hybrid System
Mike Bevels, , BMW NewsAlongside the M4 Coupe and Convertible updates for 2025, the non M flavors also received some attention from BMW...
One of BMW’s best-looking vehicles is receiving a manual transmission for the first time for the 2025 model year....
BMW has sharpened the M4—both in Coupe and Convertible guise—for the 2025 model year with more power, new tech,...
Earlier this month, MINI shared the official route for the 2024 iterations of its iconic U.S.-based road rally, MINI...
The Neue Klasse sedan is coming! Starting in 2026 the all-new all-electric sedan will be built at BMW’s Munich...
Raising The Lowered—A Family-Friendly E36 M3 Suspension Overhaul
Mike Bevels, , Community, Lifestyle, Resto & ModA mid-week family trip to Washington D.C.’s National Zoo in my ‘98 M3 sedan, Project Concord, was the final...
Every so often BMW makes a low-production special-edition vehicle that stands out among its sea of passion-fueled M models....
For some reason, the supposed-to-be-quick 30-minute repairs seem to result in hours of blood, sweat, and tears for me....
Over the holiday season, BMW social media teased the masses with photos of a gift wrapped M5 Touring. As...
In 2023, Professional Photographer and Automotive Content Creator Chris Leustean of Milan, Italy (@iamchrisart) gave BimmerLife an exclusive look...
Let’s talk about the eight-speed automatic transmission that BMW has been using across their lineup for the past 15...
Chris Dunbar of Seattle, Washington is no stranger to over-the-top concours-quality automotive projects, having a number of his builds...
When the 2023 G87 M2 was introduced, it came with a list of available M Performance Parts right off...
Just when you thought BMW was phasing out manual transmissions, they announce the 2024 Z4 M40i will be offered...
Who doesn’t love a production parts-bin vehicle? BMW always seems to knock it out of the park with these...
On Friday, December 1st, hundreds of BMW CCA and Classic CCA members tuned in for an exclusive livestream with...
When BMW CCA member Lenny Karenski retired his 2011 BMW 550i GT from track duty in favor of a...
Hearing the letters “JCW” attached to a MINI’s model name will always pique the interest of automotive enthusiasts. These...
While it may just be a jumble of letters and numbers to some, to BMW enthusiasts in the know...
The 2024 model year brings a fury of updates to BMW Motorrad’s long-distance sport bike, the S 1000 XR....
The first and only production M3 Touring currently holds the title of fastest wagon to lap the Nürburgring, a...
This isn’t a typical BimmerLife story as the main vehicular subject isn’t a BMW, but fear not, there are...