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2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe - Long Term Update
The 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe 10,000-mile long term update is coming up and a responsive straight six engine, taut chassis and the rear-drive layout are what make this car so good. more
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe - Long Term Intro
Read the Long Term report on the 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe, which features a 3.2-liter in-line six and produces 330 hp @ 7900 rpm with 262 lb-ft @ 4900 rpm. more
2006 BMW 330i - Long Term Update
Check out the condition updates on the 2006 BMW 330i. more
2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG - Long-Term Update
I was a bit worried. As the magazine's most enthusiastic fan of our long-term Z4, I've frequently had to explain (read: defend) more
2005 BMW X3 Long Term Update
A staffer gives the 2005 BMW X3's sound system a review, and a general driving impression. more
2005 BMW X3 Long Term Test Update
In part two of this series, our Deputy Editor compares and contrasts the X3 vs. the X5 and the SUV market. more
2005 BMW X3 - Long-Term Test Update
Our editor takes the long-term test 2005 BMW X3 and tests its GPS navigation system, and offers his overall opinion of the vehicle. more
2005 BMW X3 - Long-term Update
After several months away I got a chance to jump back into the BMW X3. Like a comfortable pair of shoes, it only took a few bloc more
2005 BMW X3 3.0i - Long-Term Test Introduction
We introduce our 2005 BMW X3 3.0i long-term test vehicle. more
2005 BMW X3 - Long-Term Update
When BMW introduced the X3 I found myself wondering why they'd want to do such a thing. Then I reasoned the suits in Munich were more
2005 BMW X3 3.0i - Long-Term Intro
It's amazing what phenomenal cars BMW builds. Take our new long term X3 3.0i. This was a car I initially loathed having when it more
2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG - Long-Term Wrapup
Two-seaters are in trouble. Or so claimed a piece in trade journal Automotive News. I came across the grim report just as I sat more
2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG: Longterm WrapUp
Two-seaters are in trouble. Or so claimed a piece in trade journal Automotive News. I came across the grim report just as I sat down to write the final chapter of our year with the Z4, and it was shocking to see that year-to-year sales of such cars as the Merc more
2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG - Long-Term Update
One of the first lessons I learned as an automotive journalist is that it takes time to appreciate the little things in a car ne more
Long-term Update: 2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG
One of the first lessons I learned as an automotive journalist is that it takes time to appreciate the little things in a car new to my experience. Perhaps it's just human instinct that makes me notice, at first, every little detail that I dislike, and it's on more
Long-Term Update: 2003 BMW Z4 2.5 SMG
I was a bit worried. As the magazine's most enthusiastic fan of our long-term Z4, I've frequently had to explain (read: defend) the SMG to the unbelieving. I told all who would listen that the SMG was a very good transmission; you just needed to learn the shif more
2003 BMW Z4 2.5i
New release or rerun? Since Exec. Ed. Sherri Collins hit the Wayback Machine for the landshark skit on "SNL," I recall one episode where Chevy Chase replied to Lorraine Newman that he was only a dolphin, and then on cue she opened the door. In order to properl more
Long-term Intro: 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i
The advertisements call it a land shark. As someone old enough to have watched the original episodes of "Saturday Night Live," I can't help but link "land shark" with "candygram" (and Chevy Chase and Lorraine Newman). The association is probably unintended--I' more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible: Long-term Wrapup
The M3 is the brawniest-looking car you're likely to see on the road today. Take it up a mountain road loaded with sightseers who insist on doing exactly the speed limit, or slightly under. Normally, they will drive for miles before letting you by, if they eve more
2001 BMW 330i Part 1: Intro
As automobile manufacturers scramble to devise the next Big Thing--lately, it's taken the shape of a hybrid truck/car, car/van, van/truck or a hideous amalgam of all three--it's easy to forget about the vehicle type which has endured over the years because of more
2001 BMW 330i Part 4: Update
This BMW is the perfect car for hauling heinie. It is invisible. The collection of automotive urban legends that lives around our offices includes one about a manager who was nearly fired from a Mazda dealership for ordering a gold (metallic beige--you decide) more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible Part 2: Update
One of the major tenets of the Shaker communal groups whose innovative farms once flourished in America was, "Every force evolves a form," and I think this phrase neatly sums up a dynamic at work within BMW. The "force" in this case radiates from BMW's 30-year more
2000 Porsche Boxster S Part 6: Wrap-up
Over the last year, the Boxster S has been living in our stable of long-term cars, and it's been like owning a powerful, well-mannered thoroughbred. It never tried to kill me despite occasional asinine behavior behind its wheel. I'd watch people pass the S in more
2001 BMW M3 Convertible Part 4: Update
It was Friday, a good day for Thai food, and I knew this great place across town with gorgeous waitresses and Singha on draft. I took a bunch of IT guys to lunch in an effort to shake a new iMac from their budget. Ply 'em with noodles and beer. We piled in the more
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