Photo: Le Mans Retired French racing driver Hervé Poulain is the father of the “Art Car,” having commissioned Alexander Calder to paint a BMW 3.0 CSL for the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since then BMW has created nearly two dozen different Art Cars, some of which were fielded at Le Mans by Poulain, … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 1802 Touring is a private import as BMW never sold the three-door hatchbacks here in the U.S. Let’s see what such a rare Roundel wearer might reasonably be worth. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes In contrast to the late, great boxer Muhammad Ali, who … Read more
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced the results of the 2024 customer experience index in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, on Tuesday. The study revealed that Kia leads the overall customer experience in the survey in the mass market segment with a score of 45.84. Audi led the luxury segment with a score … Read more
Photo: Ego When you have your first child, there’s a reason the first thing everybody asks you is when they’re going to get their first dirtbike. Dirtbikes are just awesome. All the fun of riding your bike with friends, only faster and more dangerous? Hell yeah! Whether we’re talking true dirtbikes or mini bikes, if … Read more
Photo: Dodge V10 engines aren’t particularly common in road cars, but there was a time when two of America’s Big Three automakers engineered V10s to replace big block V8s in their heavy duty truck platforms. Even before the Volkswagen Group, BMW, and Lexus built their outstanding V10 performance engines, America was already mass-producing producing 10-cylinder … Read more
2025 BMW M5Image: BMW If what BMW is saying is true, M5 owners aren’t using their cars as intended. Motor 1 reports that Daniela Schmid, product manager for the M5, told Romanian auto magazine Auto Critica that most M5 owners don’t take their cars to the track and those who do usually do it once … Read more
It turns out that more technology in cars isn’t necessarily something customers want, and it’s not really improving their driving experience. We know my thoughts on the matter, but I’ll do my best to stay impartial on this latest survey from JD Power that shows most customers don’t appreciate technology in cars unless they can … Read more
BMW makes too many models, so you would be excused for forgetting that a car like today’s Nice Price or No Dice M8 Gran Coupe Competition even exists. Let’s see if its price tag makes it more memorable. BMW F 900 GS And BMW CE 02: What Do You Want To Know? As Forrest Gump … Read more
A 17-year-old was speeding at over 100 mph on a residential street in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe last November when he lost control, sliced his mother’s BMW X3 M in two, and killed his 18-year-old passenger. The driver who survived the catastrophic high-speed crash was Kiernan Tague, an unruly young man who … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, August 23, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla Is Losing Its Sales And Technology Lead Tesla is having … Read more
