BMW Readies The Zweier
As the 1-Series prepares to move to a front-drive platform, BMW is also working on something to keep rear-drive fans happy. The 2-Series will replace what we all know as the 1-Series, and the model...
View ArticleNAIAS 2014: BMW 2-Series Is The Only Thing With A Roundel On It That I’m...
Even though the BMW i8, i3 and M3/M4 were the starts of the BMW stand (in that order), I was more interested in the upcoming 2-Series. Unlike the Mercedes-Benz CLA and the Audi A3, the 2-Series is rear...
View ArticleBMW Set To Reveal First Front Wheel Drive Model At Geneva, 2-Series Active...
BMW’s first front wheel drive Ultimate Driving Minivan Machine is set to debut at Geneva next month. It rides on the BMW Group’s new UKL platform, which is also the same platform for Mini’s third...
View ArticleBMW Taketh, BMW Giveth (More Traction)
Even though BMW foists upon us unfortunate derivative junk like the X4, 3-Series GT and 4-Series Gran Coupe (which, I’ve only recently just made sense of), at least they give us models like the...
View ArticleEditorial: The Ultimate Driving Machine Is Now A Crossover – But Not For Long
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about the introduction of the BMW 2-Series Active Tourer, and its larger minivan sibling, the Gran Tourer. I was in the midst of preparing an editorial on the...
View ArticleWhile BMW USA Sales Fade, the Most and Least BMW-like Models Are Bright Spots
Forget last year’s record sales achievements in BMW USA’s showrooms. Through the first six months of 2016, sales at the BMW Group’s BMW brand are down 9 percent in the United States, a first-half pace...
View ArticleFive Years on, Scion FR-S/Toyota 86 Has Few Buyers Left, But Still There’s a...
Five years have passed since the Scion FR-S — known elsewhere as the Toyota GT86 and known now in America as the Toyota 86 (and at Subaru as the BRZ) — arrived in America. Buyers, never particularly...
View ArticleBMW Drops Manual Transmission From Best Model to Help Pay for R&D
BMW plans to streamline its manufacturing process by providing fewer model variants and eliminating less popular engine or equipment options. The goal here is to free up capital for research and...
View ArticleMexi Spec: BMW 2 Series Production Likely Moving South of the Border
While the current-generation BMW 2 Series isn’t ready for the grave, the company intends to put its next incarnation into assembly by 2021. That’s ages away for a consumer but precious little time for...
View ArticleBMW Confirms 2 Series Gran Coupe For 2020
Having already provided Gran Coupe (fastback sedan) versions of the 4 and 6 Series, BMW is planning on doing the same for the “entry level” 2 Series. However, it doesn’t appear as though it will be...
View ArticleBMW’s Not Entirely Breaking With Tradition
It’s quite possible a gasp of horror escaped from your lips after laying eyes on the upcoming BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe for the first time. Unmistakably front-drive in profile, the brand’s new entry...
View Article2022 BMW 2 Series Coupes Coming Soon
The 2022 BMW 2 Series coupes are on their way. Dynamic testing, drivetrain, and suspension tuning on the two-door compact are nearing conclusion. Production begins in the late summer of 2021. The new...
View ArticleBMW 2-Series Coupe Gains Size, Loses the Stick
Once again, the #savethemanuals crowd weeps. And with good reason — the BMW 2-Series, which I remember being quite wonderful to drive the last time I piloted one (it’s been a few years) — will be going...
View Article2022 BMW M240i xDrive First Drive: Moving The Needle
BMW has become a bit of a wild card. From confusing naming conventions to controversial styling decisions, the Bavarian automaker has become no stranger to various forms of ridicule lately,...
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