The History of the BMW 1 Series: It Goes Back Further Than You Think

Even though the first BMW to officially be called a 1 Series debuted in 2004, the manufacturer was making compact versions of its models over a decade before. The formula was always the same: take...
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2024 BMW X6 M60i Review – Buying This Over the X6M?

BMW gave the X6 its lifecycle impulse last year and cranked up the aggression on an already menacing-looking vehicle. The 2024 BMW X6 (G06) facelift can now only be ordered with the M pack, driving...
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What Is the Best Looking 5 Series Touring?

Whether a car looks good or not is subjective, especially when the car in question is a wagon that has been designed to maximize load-lugging ability, not its aesthetic qualities. However, there are so many...
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2025 MINI Cooper F66 Has Gasoline Engine, Refreshed Exterior, All-New Interior

At a glance, the heavily refreshed 2025 model-year MINI Cooper appears to have hardly changed at all, especially if you see it from the front. With a more thoughtful look, though, you start to notice...
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All The BMWs In “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”

Big-budget blockbusters rely on product placement (or just like to use well-known brands) to drive up revenues and prestige, and the latest “Mission: Impossible” movie is no exception—it features a lot of BMWs; the Bavarian...
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2024 BMW X5: Which Model to Buy?

Early in 2023, BMW unveiled the facelift version of its G05 X5, which received an exterior nip and tuck, an interior remodeling and tech infusion, and a revised engine range. The 2024 BMW X5 Facelift...
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2024 BMW 5 Series: Which Model to Buy?

BMW has made some big changes to the 5 Series formula with the introduction of the G60. It’s the biggest 5 Series ever—it almost matches the size of the F01 7 Series and surpasses it...
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2010 BMW E90 320d Five-Year Ownership Report

BMWs get under your skin. The more of them you drive, the more you start to want one, or at least that’s what happened to me. After driving countless BMW press cars in my over...
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Should BMW Build Gasoline and Electric M3s at the Same Time?

The exact direction of BMW’s future M cars, especially the M3 sedan, seems uncertain given the mismatch between the brand’s traditional values and the compromises that need to be made in the name of electrification....
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How an Auto Show Changed the Fate of the BMW i8 from Concept to Reality

One of BMW’s most striking production cars ever is the i8 mid-engined plug-in hybrid sports car, which looks like a concept for the road (and it stayed very close to the daring 2009 Vision EfficientDynamics...
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