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Continental Extreme Contact Tires, Vorsteiner Wheels and more more
First Look: 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
BMW Carves Out Yet Another Niche with New Grand Tourer more
First Look: 2010 BMW 5-series Gran Turismo
Sedan? Wagon? Hatchback? Call it what you will, but don't deem the new 2010 BMW 5-series Gran Turismo a "progressive activity sedan." more
Comparison: 2009 BMW M5 vs 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
Mirror, Mirror: The $89,325 Munich Benchmark vs. the $60,700 Motown Doppelganger. Which is the Fairest Supersedan of Them All? more
BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo - Web Exclusive
The Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo was unveiled at Geneva Motor Show this past week and combines the appearance of a BMW sedan with the modern X6 and a classic Gran Turismo tradition. more
2011 BMW 5 Series Details Emerge
Range-topping V-8 to Replace M5's V-10, Hybrid Options Likely for Next-Generation Model more
Phattaraphong  Ongsiriwattana's BMW 525 - Web Exclusive
After a year and a half of meticulous crafting, and $140,000 later, one would expect nothing less from this BMW 525. more
Spycam: 2010 BMW 5 Series
Another prototype of the next-generation 2010 BMW 5 Series has been caught, this time while running laps around the Nurburging. more
Private Reserve Cabs: Luxury Sport Sedan Comparison
2008 BMW 550i vs 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged vs 2008 Lexus GS 460 vs 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550 more
Quick Test: 2008 BMW 550i
The 550i blitzes to 60 in 4.8 seconds and the quarter in 13.3 at 105.1 mph more
1975 BMW 530i - Organ Transplant
Sacrilegious Or Stupendous? Joe Cain Swapped A Bored And Stroked Seven Liter Chevy Small Block V8 Into This Classic BMW 5-Series. more
BMW Group Invests $750 million In US Plant
The BMW Group is investing $750 million in the expansion of its Spartanburg plant. The move will raise production capacity from 160,000 to 240,000 units by 2012, and boost the company's total investment in the plant to $4.2 billion more
The new BMW Welt
Experience The BMW Brand, Incredible Architecture And European Vehicle Delivery At The New BMW Welt. more
1999 BMW 540i - I Candy
The E36 M3 Made Violet Acceptable For A BMW, And Now Steven Lin And His Supercharged 540i Widebody Are Trying To Bring The Color Back With A Vengeance. more
2009 BMW 5-series
After half a decade of flame surfaces, cat's-eye headlamps, and wild cutlines, BMW design is pulling back from extreme frivolities for the next 5-series, due in 2009 (wagon in 2010). more
This Much I Know: Adrian Van Hooydonk
Not many people have produced a car design that shook the world, but Dutchman Adrian Van Hooydonk did with his 2001 7 Series. more
BMW 3 and 5 series
Given the choice between more power and better handling, nine out of ten people will choose more power. It's human nature, pure and simple. We want to be stronger to attract the opposite sex and frighten the competition (that's my belief anyway). Whatever you believe, more beans means more fun; the more
1997 BMW 540i - Jay Tilles' Lightning Strike
It's all business for Jay Tilles, Executive Producer of KROQ-FM's Kevin & Bean Show, the number-one morning radio program in Los Angeles. Known on-air as Lightning, the driver of this handsome 1997 BMW 540i kicks off the workday by keeping his morning show running as smoothly as humanly possible, a more
Road Test: 2005 BMW 545i vs. 2005 Cadillac STS V8 vs. 2006 Infiniti M45 Sport vs. 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500
"So you really think you can match each of these four sedans with specific wines?" I ask EOS Winery managing director Kerry Vix. more
2006 BMW 530xi Sports Wagon
Performance of a 5-series, space of an SUV. more
First Look: 2006 BMW 530xi Sport Wagon
This June, BMW's 5 Series gets three major enhancements--and none of them is controversial: the high-tech 3.0-liter six we sampled in the new 3 Series, xDrive AWD, and svelte wagon bodywork. more
First Look: 2006 BMW 530xi Sport Wagon
This June, BMW's 5 Series gets three major enhancements--and none of them is controversial: the high-tech 3.0-liter six we sampled in the new 3 Series, xDrive AWD, and svelte wagon bodywork. more
Road Test: 2005 BMW 530i vs. Jaguar S-Type 3.0 vs. Audi A6 3.2 quattro vs. Cadillac STS V6 vs. Infiniti M35 vs. Acura RL
Six Degrees of Separation: Like you, we frequently encounter disconnects between perception and reality when it comes to the driving experience. A flog can be a slog unless you're in the right car more
Road Test: 2005 BMW M5 vs. 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
Full Metal Rockets: Stand back--when BMW's awesome new, V-10-powered M5 takes on the supercharged Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG...well, let's just say Werner von Braun would be impressed. more
2006 BMW M5
10 out of 10: The V-10-engined BMW M5 is, simply, brilliant. more