Posts Tagged ‘Bmw’

BMW’s Hybrids Combine Muscle and Mileage

Friday, January 13th, 2012
Written by Jim Motavalli The hybrid race has gotten more competitive. I?ve long wanted to see cheaper ones, and Toyota has finally answered my prayers with a 53-mpg PriusC for less than $19,000. That will be a tough act to beat. But the field is wide, and there?s a case to be made for something ...

BMW’s Hybrids Combine Muscle and Mileage

Friday, January 13th, 2012
Written by Jim Motavalli

M for Muscle

Thursday, October 20th, 2011
BMW's M5 was one of the first cars to blend true four-door luxury with genuine sports car performance. Over the years, rivals have muscled in on the M5's territory and so the latest iteration is designed to reclaim its reign at the top. And recently I journeyed to Spain to sample the new turbocharged M5 on road and track.

This is the Company You Own, Taxpayers

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
This is the kind of business sense $50 billion will buy you: I wanted a Chevy Camaro. I'd never really liked American sports cars before. But the 2010 Camaro -- a revival Chevrolet has been talking up since 2006 -- is so much more sleek than your typical muscle car. And since my BMW 330 started showing its age (nine) around the same time that the death of the U.S. auto industry hit the headlines, I thought: Why not do a little something to help? So, after seeing a newspaper ad promoti

Be A Designer: We designed the BMW 3 Series the way you wanted to!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Over a week ago, we launched one of the most unique and interesting projects involving the BMW community. We decided to give you, our readers, a chance to express your opinion on the design lines of the current BMW 3 Series sedan. Your ideas and suggestions would have formed the base of future graphic renderings which will showcase the 3 Series just the way you wanted to. We have always valued your input, comments, suggestions and this was a way for us to repay you and allow you to become mor