Over the years, the BMW M3 has grown in size and packed on a few kg resulting in the current version of the car not feeling quite as dynamic as the original. BMW have recognised this and their latest M series monster, the M2, goes back to where the M3 started with huge rear tyres […]
In the past I have owned a BMW 520d MSport. That particular car was a UK import with a 2009 reg, making it the E60 generation with the N47 diesel engine. Yes, that diesel engine with the timing chain issues … I owned that car for about 18 months or so and quite liked the […]
The BMW Z8 was officially launched to the public in 1999 with a design that was almost identical to the concept that had been previewed at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. With only 5,703 models sold from 2000 to 2003, the Henrik Fisker designed car never really sold in the quantities expected by BMW. Design […]
July 1976 saw BMW begin to develop the second generation of the 3 series, internally codenamed the E30 and intended to replace the E21 series. The final design was signed off in 1978 and the car was launched onto the market in November 1982. Improvements over the E21, apart from the obvious external styling differences, […]