The previous generation of the BMW 3 Series topped with the corner-carving M3, the F80 with a twin-turbo sixer and a DCT. The truth of the matter is, even the 340i version of the F30 can hold its own ...
I bought a new 2017 340i xDrive with a manual. I was given a large discount, and the test drive was pleasant, so I decided to buy it. Now, after about a year of driving it, I find it to be more of a ...
I love rooting for the underdog, always have. When I was a kid, growing up in Wisconsin (in the pre-Brett Favre era), my other favorite footballs teams included the New England Patriots, Seattle ...
Most significant changes in 2017 BMW 3 Series Vehicles: New turbocharged four-cylinder engine for 330i models (formerly 328i) and the latest turbo six-cylinder for the 340i Gran Turismo (formerly 335i ...
Two old foes are at it again. The never-ending battle of one-upmanship between BMW and Mercedes-Benz rages on. With the arms race for more power taking the M3 and C63 AMG to such ridiculous heights, ...
BMW has built its reputation on delivering style, power, flair and prestige in well-considered packages that look smart and adjust to the road as if they have a natural affinity for the surface of the ...
Some people may remember Top Gear’s episode 4 from series 11, the one with the R35 racing a Shinkansen high-speed train. In the following episode, Jeremy Clarkson reviews the R35 in a rather ...
True story: A friend of ours drives a 320i. She loves her car. How much does she love it? Cadillac, trying to woo BMW drivers, offered her an ATS sedan, for a month, for free. Our friend’s response?
A midcycle refresh is here for the 2016 BMW 3 Series, and it includes a new six-cylinder engine, a slight change in nomenclature, minor visual tweaks, and the addition of a plug-in hybrid model. The ...
Most carmakers would have canceled the whole thing and run screaming back to their five-star hotel bars begging for mercy and saying something like, “I’m melting! Melting! What a world! What a world!” ...
Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...
Since BMW has yet to make an M3 using the 3-Series estate, cars like this 340i Touring with M blood running through its veins are as close as you can get to one. You don’t have to speak Swedish in ...