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BMW M550d xDrive (2012) CAR review

BMW M550d xDrive (2012) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 01 March 2012 11:30

This is the BMW M550d xDrive. It's the first of a new line of BMW M Performance Automobiles, set to sit above the bodykit and suspension-focused M Sport models, but below the full M-cars. But rather than sporting some sort of detuned M5 engine, this M550d xDrive has a diesel engine (albeit a triple turbo one), four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox. ...

BMW 320d SE (2012) CAR review

BMW 320d SE (2012) CAR review

Rated 4 out of 54

Chris Chilton, 22 December 2011 09:54

A new BMW 3-series is a big deal. The default sports saloon accounts for one third of BMW’s sales so the Munich firm can’t afford to get it wrong. Read on for CAR's first drive review of the new BMW 3-series. Bar the comedy glasses, the new BMW 3-series looks the same to me. What’s changed? More than you’d imagine. Built on ...

BMW M5 (2011) CAR review

BMW M5 (2011) CAR review

Rated 4 out of 54

Chris Chilton, 03 October 2011 10:32

The new October 2011 issue of CAR Magazine stars the new F10-era BMW M5 on the cover - and we gathered together the greatest M cars ever made to find out where the new 2011 M5 fits in the canon. Don't miss the 20-page M5 special. And read on for our first drive review of the turbocharged BMW M5.  Turbochargers? On ...

BMW Z4 sDrive 23i (2009) CAR review

BMW Z4 sDrive 23i (2009) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 22 June 2009 10:15

BMW's new twin-turbo sDrive35i Z4 has garnered all of the headlines so far, but how does the Z4 at the other end of the price spectrum deliver? BMW claims there are no current plans for a four-cylinder version of the new Z4, so for now this 204bhp 23i version is the entry-level roadster. Read on to find out if it's any good. Z4 sDrive23i? Looks ...

BMW M3 Convertible M-DCT (2008) driven CAR review

BMW M3 Convertible M-DCT (2008) driven CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 01 May 2008 10:05

The BMW M3 Convertible is not a Footballers’ Wives kind of car. The convertible M3 might be heavier and bendier than the coupe but, along with that glorious V8, this  car also hasa surprise up its sleeve in the form of BMW’s new double-clutch semi-auto gearbox. Other M3s will be offered this transmission in time, but our first opportunity to try it ...

BMW M3 coupe (2007) vs Audi RS4 (2007) cabrio CAR review

BMW M3 coupe (2007) vs Audi RS4 (2007) cabrio CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 07 July 2007 07:43

M3 meets its nemesis So you’ve already devoured CAR’s first drive verdict on the new BMW M3 and its V8 engine and watched the video of us punishing it at the Ascari race resort, but how does it stack up against its key rival? That’s the RS4 in case you were wondering, the 414bhp V8-powered A4 from Audi's tuning arm, ...

BMW M3 - E30, E36 and E46 driven CAR review

BMW M3 - E30, E36 and E46 driven CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 06 July 2007 09:56

The ultimate BMW M3 test: E30 Sport Evo v E36 Evo v E46 CSL M3. No confusion, just instant comprehension. The badge, the name, is universally understood. One letter and one number that combined are as globally recognisable as Schuey’s chin. BMW is launching a new one and can’t afford to get it wrong. Here are three reasons why: the ...

BMW 530i (2007) CAR review

BMW 530i (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Chris Chilton, 02 March 2007 01:23

Er, help me out, I’ve been staring at the picture, pen poised, for 20 minutes and I haven’t ringed a single difference See that big air intake under the bumper? See how the ends point upwards instead of down? And see that that horizontal chrome bar running between the two foglights? What are you, blind? How could you possibly miss ...

BMW 120i (2007) CAR review

BMW 120i (2007) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 28 February 2007 09:09

It’s a 1-series with two fewer doors Well spotted. Two years after we first got our hands on the original five-door 1-series, BMW has given us the sportier (if only psychologically) three-door. Wheelbase, length and interior space all remain the same, but this new derivative, introduced together with a facelifted five-door, should appeal to a younger market. BMW expects to ...

BMW 335i (2007) Convertible CAR review

BMW 335i (2007) Convertible CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 24 January 2007 09:50

That can’t be a coupe-cabrio! Where’s the huge backside, the stupid wedgy profile and enormously overlong windscreen? It certainly is a CC - BMW’s first ever in fact – although you’re right, it doesn’t look anywhere near as frumpy as a Peugeot 307 CC or Focus CC. How has BMW managed that? The steel top folds into three sections (two ...

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