The 330i's innovative center-console bottle cooler kept drinks cold on a trip from Sacramento to Los Angeles where the outside temperatures hovered around 98 degrees.
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Los Angeles Gerhard Richter, the development chief of BMW's M division, practically gnashed his teeth in frustration when he told us last spring that the BMW M5 would be made available with a six-speed manual transmission in 2007. He knew that rabid BMW puris
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Diesel Duo: 510 Miles on a Tank of Fuel! With a few formally announced diesel-powered SUVs that are due in the U.S. by 2008, it appears the diesel is gaining ground.
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Like its predecessor, the second-generation X5 disappoints when it goes off the beaten track. Instead of offering a height-adjustable air suspension, it can be had with such pavement-oriented goodies as active steering, adjustable antiroll bars, and switchable
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Undoubtedly, our long-termer would've been much better received with the standard suspension.
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Undoubtedly, our long-termer would've been much better received with the standard suspension.
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R&D N54 Twin Turbo Six. The BMW tuning platform for a new generation.
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Why do you need one of these things? Just about any bike will drag you to work, and the super sporty contenders are fine if all you do is carve up the local twisty bits. Honda's Gold Wing and its ilk will haul two people, one overstuffed Alf doll and all manner of kit cross-country as cheerfully as
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For those who love the feel and drive of a BMW, not to mention those who don't need a third row or a sport/ute capable of crawling over rocks, the new X5 is surely worth the premium.
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Bavaria's latest boxer does Old School cool
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View the latest sport bikes from BMW
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The most powerful production Boxer the world has ever seen.
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I have to admit--when I was invited overseas to check out the new BMW 335i coupe, I didn't expect to really like it a whole lot. I was afraid my performance impressions would be too pessimistic after experiencing the braking and handling of multiple E46 M3s, and too jaded from the monster power cars
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Picking an it's-only-money favorite here is like dynamiting fish in a pail.
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Two superb sport sedans duke it out for bragging rights. The BMW flits like a butterfly, sings like a B3 Hammond. The Infiniti offers killer performance and refinement. Which one is the champion?
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BMW is behind in the horsepower war, and the rest of the pack has worked hard to catch up.
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Face it, coupes are just plain sexy. Who can forget BMW's stunning 3.0CSi?
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On September 14, 2006, the unique BMW Art Car Collection will start its world tour through intern...
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Unlike comparable Japanese vehicles, European cars tend to age much better. Just look at any 10-year-old Audi, BMW or Mercedes. Whereas the Japanese tend to rush new technology and design into their machines, typically making the previous generation dated, the Europeans take a more measured approach
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Kawasaki ZRX1200R* Ringleader: Boehm* MSRP: $8199* Miles: 7000* Average fuel mileage: 38 MPG
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The 328i is a coupe with a 230-horsepower six that falls between the 255-horse 330i and 215-horse 325i, which are both four-door sedans. The BMW 335i coupe, then, is a twin-turbocharged direct-injection 3.0 that makes 75 percent of the expected power of next year's M3 V-8.
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Audi estimates that the new 2007 Audi TT lineup-initially composed of a front-drive 2.0 TFSI (200-horse turbo four-cylinder and a six-speed S tronic dual-clutch auto-manual) and an all-wheel-drive 3.2 Quattro (250-horse V-6 paired with S tronic or a traditional six-speed manual)-will sprint from 0-t
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For years, Walter Gruter has been building, selling, and riding his Swiss-made, TV-approved, street-legal GG Motorrad Technik quad in Europe. And now it's headed for America.
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The ultimate international long-distance carrier
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Welcome to Innsbruck, the 800-year-old former outpost of the Hapsburg Empire, where we've come to drive the new BMW 3-series coupe, the car that for centuries (OK, maybe it only seems that long) has been the most notable of semi-affordable sport coupes.
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