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March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

G87 M2 vs. F87 M2: What BMW Got Right—and What They Got Wrong

Since its debut in the middle of the last decade, the BMW M2 has carried the weight of expectation—perhaps unfairly—as the last true “Ultimate Driving Machine.” While its...

by Staff

Debut: the 2026 BMW iX – The Best BMW EV Just Got Better

by Staff

Video Hands-on With The BMW iDrive X & its Panoramic Vision

by Gabriel Bridger

Review: 2025 BMW M5 Touring Is The Ultimate M Utility Vehicle

by Gabriel Bridger

//M Performance 2 Series Reviews

Review: 2025 BMW M235i Gran Coupe a Lot of Style, A Bit Substance & Plenty of Value

The 2025 BMW M235i xDrive Gran Coupe is what happens when BMW tries to sprinkle its Motorsport magic onto a front-wheel-drive-based platform—and the result...

by Gabriel Bridger November 26, 2024November 29, 2024

//M5 Reviews Video

BMW M5 Road & Track Video Review – Is BMW’s New Heavyweight Really An M Car?

The 2025 BMW M5 is unlike any before it. Packing 717 hp, 738 lb-ft of torque and weighing an astronomical 5,390 pounds, it’s actually...

by Gabriel Bridger November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

3 Series F31 Touring G21 3 Series Touring Reviews

BMW M340i Touring Review: In The Alps & Autobahn With BMW’s Forbidden Fruit

The Austrian Alps and a powerful BMW 3 Series touring – these are the ingredients to an incredible experience and one that you can’t...

by Alex Sitbon October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

i5 Reviews

Review: 2025 BMW i5 eDrive40 Combines old School Rear Wheel Drive with Electric

We tested the BMW i5 eDrive 40 over the course of the week to find out how BMW’s the modern electric executive sport sedan...

by Gabriel Bridger July 22, 2024July 21, 2024

Reviews X2

Review: 2025 BMW X2 M35i Ushers in New Design, More Refinement & Less Performance

The BMW X2 M35i has been completely redesigned with a more coupe-like style, more refinement higher, levels of tech and… less performance. Can the...

by Gabriel Bridger February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

//M2 Reviews

Video Review: the BMW M2 Manual – Can it Live Up to Its Heritage?

The first two words in my review notes about the new M2 were; “it’s big”. Compared to its predecessor the new M2 has grown...

by Gabriel Bridger January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

Neue Klasse Reviews Technology Video Vision

Video Review: The New BMW iDrive & Panoramic Vision

We recently had a chance to go hands-on with an early version of the iDrive in the Neue Klasse concept car and found it...

by Gabriel Bridger September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

BMW X7 G07 X7 Reviews

Review: We Take the 2024 BMW X7 M60i On The Ultimate Yellowstone Roadtrip

You don’t know a car until you’ve roadtripped it. That’s always been our mantra and one that we practice as much as possible with...

by Gabriel Bridger July 17, 2023July 16, 2023

Reviews X1

2023 BMW X1 28i Review – a Software Upgrade In the Making

You get used to it. That’s not how you want to begin a review of any car let alone a BMW. Yet that was...

by Gabriel Bridger May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

G20 3 Series Reviews

Review: 2023 BMW 330i – The Ultimate Driving Machine Isn’t Dead

There is nothing quite like a well specced BMW sedan. There’s a history of engagement, quality and design that has established BMW sedans as...

by Gabriel Bridger March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

//M4 CSL BF Feature Reviews

Video Review: Can The 2023 BMW M4 CSL Live Up to the Badge?

We’re going to get some flack for this. But to understand the new M4 CSL you to understand the previous two CSLs. Germans like...

by Gabriel Bridger January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Reviews Rolls Royce

Quick Drive: The Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge Is the Car We Didn’t Know We Wanted

In many ways the 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge is the ultimate expression of a modern Rolls Royce. Stylized to appeal to an audience...

by Gabriel Bridger December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Reviews Video X1

Video Review: The 2023 BMW X1 28i Is The Best X1 Since The Original

We’ve spent an enormous amount of time in the previous X1 and its close cousins the MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman. While the X1...

by Gabriel Bridger November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

7 Series i7 Reviews

Review: The 2023 Electric BMW i7 & BMW 760i Are the New Kings of Luxury

When we first saw the covers pull back on the BMW i7 and 760i, there were audible gasps from the assembled journalists. It’s a...

by Gabriel Bridger November 6, 2022November 7, 2022