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After spending half a decade developing the Neue Klasse platform and the various technologies that make it work, BMW...
BMW Built an E34 M5 Convertible Prototype. Bean-Counters Took it From Us
Nico DeMattia, , Community, FeaturedBMW has an underground lair somewhere in Munich filled with stunning prototypes that never grew up to be production...
We’re Testing a New 540i for Three Months. What Do You Want to Know?
Travis Okulski, , BMW News, FeaturedWhile many members of the BMW CCA join because they have a classic or M-badged BMW, there are still...
After barely escaping the aftermath of a large January winter storm in Virginia, our delayed flight landed in Fort...
It may seem like the 2025 F1 season just ended, and that’s because it just did, yet the 2026...
Right about June—maybe even May—the anticipation grows. November’s SoCal Vintage meet is months away, but you’re already hearing the...
I’m Still Searching for My Next BMW. Here’s What I’m Considering
Travis Okulski, , Community, FeaturedAbout two months ago, I wrote about the beginning of my search for my next BMW. I was still...
When the neue klasse 3 Series arrives later this year, it’ll mark the introduction of the first all-electric M...
The Pressure of Maintaining and Running a McLaren F1 GTR Is Real
Travis Okulski, , Community, FeaturedThe McLaren F1 is still one of the greatest automotive achievements of all time. A bespoke road car from...
The Year in Project Cars Was Frustrating, Expensive, Fun, and Totally Worth It
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When the first X5 was introduced in 1999, I think there are few that would have guessed that BMWs...
Four Quick Things You Learn After Driving the M8 Competition Gran Coupe
Travis Okulski, , Featured, ReviewsLast week, we learned that the M8 is already dead, gone, out of production since October without a chance...
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The cadence of new car releases is so incessant that it’s easy to feel saddled by malaise when testing...
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It’s now been about seven weeks since I joined the CCA as the new editor of BimmerLife and Roundel....
This particular 1998 BMW M3 (known to enthusiasts as an M3/4/5, denoting its rare sedan body and 5-speed manual...
Street Survival | Braking Is the Most Important Skill for New Drivers to Master
Travis Okulski, , Community, FeaturedYou might think that the first time you get behind the wheel, the most important thing is making that...
Nobody has accused the current M2 of being boring. The latest in a long line of small performance BMWs,...
2026 BMW iX M70: An Outrageously Quick EV Crossover
Travis Okulski, , BMW News, Community, Featured, ReviewsThe iX is about as far from a traditional BMW as you can get. This is an electric crossover...
The current Supra may have a Toyota badge on the nose and tail, but there’s BMW written all over...
Driving a McLaren F1 On the Road Is an Amazing, Nerve-Wracking, Experience
Travis Okulski, , Community, FeaturedThe McLaren F1 has been out of production for more than 25 years, yet it’s still the definitive supercar.It’s...
Take a Ride Around Laguna Seca in the Incredible 2006 BMW M3 GT2
Travis Okulski, , Featured, MotorsportThe best decision the organizers of the Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the annual August gathering of historic race cars at...
It’s not too far of a stretch to suggest the Petersen Museum’s BMW Cruise-in, “BMWs and Bretzels,” September 28...
At Bimmer Invasion Los Angeles 2025, if you had a bingo card of all BMW topics, styles, models, themes,...
They said don’t write this. There was debate. There were arguments. They said if there ever were a time...
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