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January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Video Review: 1000 miles in the BMW M8 Convertible

What is it like to drive a 617 hp BMW M8 Convertible for 1,000 miles? We spent a week finding out. Across four states,...

by Gabriel Bridger

Review – 1988 BMW 535is (The Grandfather of M Performance)

by Gabriel Bridger

BMW M850i Gran Coupe Review – One Car to Rule Them All

by Gabriel Bridger

BMW X6 M50i Review: Part Crossover, Part Sports Sedan & a Dose of Brute Force

by Gabriel Bridger

Reviews

BimmerFile Review: Escort MAX 3 Radar Detector

Like many of you I am not an expert on radar, laser and the science behind detectors. However I have owned various radar detectors...

by Gabriel Bridger August 17, 2020September 8, 2020

//M Performance G05 X5 G06 X6 Reviews

Quick Drive: 2020 BMW X5 M50i & X6 M50i

Both the BMW X5 M50i and X6 M50i are a flawed concepts. Big and heavy with shoehorned sporting pretensions. Worse of the two is...

by Gabriel Bridger April 22, 2020August 8, 2020

Events MINI Reviews Video

Video: Driving A Classic Mini Cooper S To Quail – The World’s Most Exclusive Car Event

While the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance gets all the press during Monterey Speed Week, there’s another event that we’ve come to love even more....

by Gabriel Bridger April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

MINI Reviews

Review: 2020 Electric MINI Cooper SE

The all electric MINI Cooper SE is a parts-bin car that defies expectations and is greater than the sum of those borrowed parts. Developed...

by Gabriel Bridger March 12, 2020March 13, 2020

F44 2 Series Gran Coupe MINI Reviews

Twin Test: 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe Vs 2020 JCW Clubman

The 2020 2 Series Gran Coupe has had BMW enthusiasts up in arms since the day it was rumored. The thinking goes that a...

by Gabriel Bridger February 29, 2020February 23, 2020

F44 2 Series Gran Coupe Reviews

Review: 2020 BMW M235i Gran Coupe (A BMW in Name Only?)

The 2020 M235i Gran Coupe has had BMW enthusiasts up in arms since the day it was rumored. Now that it’s here we’ve confirmed...

by Gabriel Bridger February 23, 2020February 24, 2020

BMW/Toyota Joint Venture G29 Z4 Reviews

Review: 2020 BMW Z4 30i is (Almost) Glorious Return to Form

The 2020 BMW Z4 30i rights the wrongs of its predecessors and delivers a legitimate sports car experience with only one deal-breaking drawback. But...

by Gabriel Bridger November 16, 2019November 18, 2019

F44 2 Series Gran Coupe Reviews

Quick Drive: 2020 M235i Gran Coupe Is an Impressive Sedan with One Major Flaw

The 2020 2 Series Gran Coupe has had BMW enthusiasts up in arms since the day it was rumored. The thinking goes that a...

by Gabriel Bridger November 8, 2019November 11, 2019

//M Performance G20 3 Series Reviews

Quick Drive: 2020 BMW M340i XDrive Reviewed

Our recent test of the BMW 330i showed just how good the new G20 could be at the low end. But we wondered just...

by Gabriel Bridger October 22, 2019November 25, 2020

G20 3 Series Reviews

2019 BMW 330i Review – The Heart & Soul of BMW is Alive & Well

On paper a $57,420, four cylinder automatic BMW 3 Series sounds about as unappealing as you could imagine. Gone are the days of naturally...

by Gabriel Bridger October 12, 2019September 29, 2020

//M Performance 8 Series Reviews

BMW M850i Reviewed: This is the Best GT Car BMW has Ever Made

Over the course of 1 Week, 1,200 Miles, 3 States and with 523 hp under the hood, we became believers in the religion that...

by Gabriel Bridger September 2, 2019September 3, 2020

M2 Competition Reviews

Review: 1 Week, 1,000 Miles and 3 States in the BMW M2 Competition

We’ve reviewed the BMW M2 in various forms over the years at BimmerFile and loved them all. However this year was a big one...

by Gabriel Bridger July 11, 2019July 12, 2019

Alpina Reviews

Hands-on with the 2020 Alpina B7

205 mph top speed. 600 hp. And $141,700. Those are the gaudy numbers that make the headlines. But what you don’t get in those...

by Gabriel Bridger May 13, 2019May 13, 2019

F39 X2 Reviews

2020 302 HP BMW X2 M35i – Can M Make the X2 a Driver’s Car?

The X2 has always had the looks but never really the performance to back them up. Enter the M Division which has applied its...

by Gabriel Bridger May 6, 2019May 6, 2019