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Editorial: On the Obsolescence of Manual Transmissions – BMW M3/M4 26 Aug 2013 | 11:25 pm
I’ll start with a confession. I have never owned a car, that was MY primary vehicle, with an automatic transmission. That’s right, in over forty years of car ownership I have never purchased anything ...
2013 Pebble Beach: Gooding Auction 26 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
One of the unexpected perks of going to Pebble Beach Concours is all other amazing cars you get to see. A high yield visit at Pebble can be had at the auto auction houses. When I saw a Ferrari FXX sit...
1972 Turbo and Willis Wonder 26 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
The Willis Wonder. You ever hear of it? Me neither, but after seeing it at the BMWCCA Octoberfest Concours and researching its history, I am duly impressed. It started life as a 1935ish BMW 315/1, whi...
2013 Pebble Beach: The Raymond Loewy 507 26 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
Though only 252 BMW 507 models were ever made, Raymond Loewy, an industrial designer, wanted his own unique 507. So in 1957, he purchased a 507 off the show room floor, removed the body and created h...
Editorial: The Return of FWD BMW Z2 Speculation 26 Aug 2013 | 03:32 am
A brief survey of the intertubes show that speculation on a FWD BMW Z2 sports car is cycling back into view. It seems to wax and wane in a six month cycle and since BMW is getting into the A & B class...
BMW European Delivery of an Individual BMW 25 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
The idea of a BMW European Delivery had long held appeal. Finally with my long serving E39 wagon approaching 100,000 miles it looked like 2013 would be the year. An F10 wagon is not offered in the US...
Photoshop: F60 MINI Countryman 24 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
The new generation F56 MINI will be launched in two weeks at the 2013 Frankfurt International Auto Show. We have already seen the leaked photos of the MINI, followed by MINI’s own “spy photos” that ga...
2014 BMW 4 Series Convertible nearly unveiled 23 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
The new BMW 2014 BMW 4 Series Convertible was spied in Germany with just months before its public debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Spotted in the Sport Line and Melbourne Red color, the BMW 4...
2013 MINI JCW Countryman – BMWBLOG Test Drive 23 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
It goes without saying that when it comes to MINI, the brand definitely aims to sell its cars mainly on the basis of style and quality. And here we have the ultimate MINI, the JCW Countryman with load...
Video Review: BMW i8 23 Aug 2013 | 09:42 am
EVO Magazine test drives the new BMW i8. BMW i8 hybrid is powered by the B38 1.5 liter three-cylinder petrol engine aided by two electric motors. The little but potent combustion engine is transverse...
