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Richard Hammond and Co. decided to create their ideal BMW M3 out of an ordinary 3 Series. The idea...
Special Edition One-of-One BMW M3 Honors the Legendary Alex Zanardi
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityThe world tragically lost Alex Zanardi earlier this year. Zanardi was a racing legend, a Paralympian, and one of...
BMW i3 Touring Might Actually Keep the Beloved Rear Window Hatch
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityBMW has slowly been killing off one of owners’ favorite features: the rear window hatch. For decades, BMW “Touring”...
Last week, I brought Louie (the Ran When Parked car) home from storage to deal with two issues—a hard-starting problem...
We Spent Time With BMW’s Head of Project for the X5. Here’s What We Learned
Travis Okulski, , BMW News, Community, FeaturedDuring the recent first drive of the 2027 X5, I spent a good chunk of time with Michael Ahlers,...
What’s the EV battery equivalent of “No replacement for displacement?” Maybe something like “No power like a kilowatt hour?”...
This may seem controversial, but my take on the industry wide “technician shortage” is that techs just don’t want...
It’s pretty tough to come up with unique car builds in the age of the internet. Search YouTube, Reddit,...
Earlier this year, BMW announced that it partnered with Rimac to make the battery pack for the newly facelifted...
BMW Once Made a Five-Door Version of the E36 3 Series Compact and Never Told Anyone
Nico DeMattia, , CommunityBMW’s a sneaky little bugger of a company. It’s made so many cool and unusual cars, various prototypes formed...
Last July, instead of going alone to the warehouse in Monson where I store five cars like I usually...
BMW Signs Off On the Electric M3 In The Latest M Electrified Episode
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityBMW M has been hard at work getting the first-ever electric M3 ready. It’s a huge moment for the...
A Mad Genius Created an E90 M3-Powered 1 Series M Convertible and It’s For Sale
Nico DeMattia, , CommunitySome mad genius in the UK created what might be the most hilariously fun Frankenstein BMW. It started out...
Welcome to Tech Talk, where our resident BMW tech Nick Owen answers all your pressing BMW technical questions, frustrations,...
I’ve never thought so much about door handles. The 2027 BMW X5 and iX5 have a new door handle...
BMW iX5 Range Gets Bumped to 450 Miles Ahead of Its Official Release
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityThe BMW iX5 isn’t even on sale yet and it’s already getting a bump in range. When BMW first...
Two weekends ago was Indigenous Peoples Weekend here in Massachusetts and in Vermont, and that allowed Maire Anne and...
Welcome to Tech Talk, where our resident BMW tech Nick Owen answers all your pressing BMW technical questions, frustrations,...
One of the more forgotten M cars is the Z4 M Roadster. There was only ever one generation of...
BMW M Wants to Keep the Manual For As Long as Possible
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, Community, FeaturedBMW is one of the last car companies offering manual transmissions. And the folks at BMW M want to...
The BMW Concept 7 Protection Is the Latest Armored Luxury Car for People Who Live Dangerously
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityBMW is no stranger to armored cars. Many of its more expensive models, like the 7 Series, X5, and...
I was going to write about driving the FrankenThirty up to Vermont with Maire Anne last weekend, but just...
Brian Marks’s E39 Touring project set the internet and BMW CCA community on fire in 2019, with its record-setting...
Welcome to Tech Talk, where our resident BMW tech Nick Owen answers all your pressing BMW technical questions, frustrations,...
I have fun with words. I guess that’s the writer in me, wanting to learn new words both to...
BMW Will Share More Generic Parts With Other Automakers to Keep Costs Low, Quality High
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityParts sharing is a commonplace in the automotive world, always has been. Why develop unique window switches for each...
Check Out the Impressive Engineering Under the Skin of a BMW M4 DTM Racer
Nico DeMattia, , Community, MotorsportI’ve always been fascinated by DTM cars, and touring cars in general. I love the idea of making race...
The 2027 BMW iX4 Packs 428-Mile Range, iX3 and iX4 Get 603-HP M60 Version
Nico DeMattia, , BMW News, CommunityBMW launching a new SUV coupe is as inevitable as the sunrise. And this is the latest, the BMW...
Last week, prior to getting the FrankenThirty inspected, I found that the horn didn’t work. I stepped through the...































