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Why BMW may no longer be The Ultimate Driving Machine

Gavin Green, 31 March 2010 11:32

Just driven the new BMW 5-series and a very good car it is too, if curiously unexceptional. The outgoing Five was stand-out in so many ways, from idiosyncratic style to its hunkered-down handling. The new one looks cleaner, goes better, uses less fuel (few cars have a better haste-to-carbon ratio) and has a better-crafted cabin. And yet… The looks are ...

BMW M Division's straight six: 1992-2008

Ben Barry, 26 December 2008 15:10

In our general excitement to scoop and report on the newly unveiled BMW Z4, we seem to have missed a very obvious point indeed: that the old Z4 will, by necessity, die too. Okay, so I’m clearly not the only one to spot this, but for me there are three big reasons to mourn the old car’s passing: 1. The ‘current’ ...

Help! I desperately need a BMW 3-series

Ben Pulman, 30 October 2007 09:05

Ben Pulman lusts after an M3 - but can't afford one. Here's his cunning plan... There are two types of motoring journalists; those who own their own cars, and those who don’t. I currently fall into the latter category, but I want to join the former. Most of us at CAR own our own wheels – and quite right too. ...

BMW M3 ennui: am I alone?

Ben Whitworth, 10 July 2007 10:27

Bigger isn't better. Why the new M3 has lost its forebears' purity, by Ben Whitworth I hope I'm not alone in feeling a little luke-warm about the Whole BMW M3 Thing. Yes, it's a formidable steer and yes, it epitomises the brilliance and sheer desirability of BMW’s engineering talents. But just look at the numbers. It costs the thick end ...

Are BMWs beautiful again?

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Tim Pollard, 13 June 2007 08:14

The Concept CS is said to herald BMW's new design direction. Tim Pollard ponders the new look 'Beauty is back!', says the front cover of the new, July 2007 issue of CAR Magazine. We had quite a few fights in the office over this one. Forward-looking and sleek as the Concept CS may be, can it really be called beautiful? ...