European cars of the eighties and nineties offered a lot more than anything stateside manufacturers could offer. While we fell into despair during the “malaise era” and the decades following that,...
While not a successor to the E24, the BMW E31 8-series was still built to be a grand touring car. Its technological firsts and futuristic design have since made it into a collector. It’s amazing to think that the E31 started development in the 1980s and debuted in 1989–just in time for a new...
When everyone else in this brave new world seems to be focused on flash and floss, this E3 BMW Bavaria reminds us to respect our elders. Sound advice. The BMW E3 Bavaria (aka New Six) was introduced in 1971 specifically for the American market. It was a hybrid of the no-frills 2500 chassis and...
Interior designers have the difficult task of finding a balance of modern design without being too far detached from that which we've become familiar with. This is exacerbated by the heavy use of touch displays and new alternative sustainable materials. Over the last decade, designs have gone...
Over the last decade, strict regulations have made cars safer and more efficient. This does, however, bring with it the challenges of cars getting larger and the exterior design dictated heavily by aerodynamics. There were a number of cars that looked better than the rest over the decade—five of...
Unlike many other cars bearing Hartge badges, this BMW E28 H5S was actually built at Hartge's headquarters in Merzig, Germany. That makes this rare gem even more valuable to collectors of rare BMWs. It’s not often that you see a real Herbert Hartge-built BMW here in the US. Most of the time, the...
The last decade has brought with it many challenges in the automotive design & engineering world. One of the biggest is the increasing emissions regulations and concerns. Since 2010 and even earlier, we've felt the crunch of those regulations in the form of uninspiring engines. However, there...
The year is quickly coming to a close, and that means the end of a wild decade in the automotive world. Looking back across the last ten years, there have been a number of influential designs that are shaping what this next decade is going to become. If there's one feature that can make or break...
It's not news at this point, but there's another car coming out of the BMW M stable—the BMW M2 CS. A handful of features set the CS apart from the now-standard BMW M2 Competition, but are these features enough to make up for the massive difference in price? When comparing the M2 CS to the...
The BMW N55 engine has a much more robust valve cover than that of earlier generations such as the N54. However, many systems were integrated into the valve cover itself, which means that there is more to go wrong. This valve cover comes out of the box, ready to install, with all of the hardware...
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