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...
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...
Non-M versions of the E36 serve as introductions to BMW performance. Now, after owning several E36s, does the owner of this E36 M3 feel it truly fits the bill?Cecil Perez of Motorsport Hardware has owned many 3-series BMWs in his lifetime—enough to know that E36 BMWs are great driver's cars....
This widebody 1971 BMW 2002 tii Touring is a pure racing-inspired BMW from the 1970s, and you’re not going to find another one that looks anything like it. People building street-legal replicas of their favorite racing machines isn’t a new thing. Even as early as the 1960s, enthusiasts have taken...
Even though AC Schnitzer never actually had a tuned E34 estate available for sale to the public as a complete car, that didn’t stop the owner of this BMW 540i Touring from creating one from scratch. When it comes to BMW tuning houses, there might not be another brand more recognized than AC...
A day ahead of the official debut at the LA Auto Show, MINI pulled the veil off of their fastest model ever—the 2020 John Cooper Works GP. Since earlier this summer, the 2020 MINI JCW GP has been out testing in the wild (including timed laps around The Ring) sporting some unique track-themed...
It’s great to catch a build as it’s happening and admire its direction. With this BMW E30 318i sedan, we can’t help but admire its garage-built roots. At first, Dustin Heffington didn’t want us to feature his E30 sedan because it wasn’t ready yet in his eyes, but we just had to present this...
The 2020 BMW X3 M Competition isn't exactly news at this point; it was unveiled earlier this year. It was ripped around Monticello Motor Club by all of the usual suspects for the initial round of reviews. However, Car and Driver just published their "Instrumented Test" of the X3 M Competition,...