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BMW Planning 5 Series ActiveHybrid
Mild Hybrid System Coming for New 5 Series more
First Look: 2011 BMW 5 Series
Photos and Information on BMW's Latest 5 Series Sedan more
First Drive: 2010 BMW 550i GT
Alien Fashion: Like Some Euro-Style Trends, We Just May Not “Get” This One more
Under The Hood: The Technology of the 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
Deep Diving Inside The Latest Bavarian Segment Bender more
First Drive: 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
Car or Crossover? Doesn't Matter What You Call It, It Works more
2010-2011 New Cars: The Ultimate Guide
Looking to Buy? Check Out Our Guide more
First Look: 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo
BMW Carves Out Yet Another Niche with New Grand Tourer more
Comparison: 2009 BMW M5 vs 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
Mirror, Mirror: The $89,325 Munich Benchmark vs. the $60,700 Motown Doppelganger. Which is the Fairest Supersedan of Them All? more
2011 BMW 5 Series Details Emerge
Range-topping V-8 to Replace M5's V-10, Hybrid Options Likely for Next-Generation Model more
Spycam: 2010 BMW 5 Series
Another prototype of the next-generation 2010 BMW 5 Series has been caught, this time while running laps around the Nurburging. more
Comparison: 2008 BMW 550i vs 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged vs 2008 Lexus GS 460 vs 2008 Mercedes-Benz E550
Private Reserve Cabs: Intoxicating the Senses With Luxury, Sport, and V-8 Power more
Quick Test: 2008 BMW 550i
The 550i blitzes to 60 in 4.8 seconds and the quarter in 13.3 at 105.1 mph more
This Much I Know: Adrian Van Hooydonk
Not many people have produced a car design that shook the world, but Dutchman Adrian Van Hooydonk did with his 2001 7 Series. more
Road Test: 2005 BMW 545i vs. 2005 Cadillac STS V8 vs. 2006 Infiniti M45 Sport vs. 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500
"So you really think you can match each of these four sedans with specific wines?" I ask EOS Winery managing director Kerry Vix. more
First Look: 2006 BMW 530xi Sport Wagon
This June, BMW's 5 Series gets three major enhancements--and none of them is controversial: the high-tech 3.0-liter six we sampled in the new 3 Series, xDrive AWD, and svelte wagon bodywork. more
First Look: 2006 BMW 530xi Sport Wagon
This June, BMW's 5 Series gets three major enhancements--and none of them is controversial: the high-tech 3.0-liter six we sampled in the new 3 Series, xDrive AWD, and svelte wagon bodywork. more
Six Degrees of Separation: Tech Chart
Like you, we frequently encounter disconnects between perception and reality when it comes to the driving experience. more
Road Test: 2005 BMW 530i vs. Jaguar S-Type 3.0 vs. Audi A6 3.2 quattro vs. Cadillac STS V6 vs. Infiniti M35 vs. Acura RL
Six Degrees of Separation: Like you, we frequently encounter disconnects between perception and reality when it comes to the driving experience. A flog can be a slog unless you're in the right car more
Road Test: 2005 BMW M5 vs. 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
Full Metal Rockets: Stand back--when BMW's awesome new, V-10-powered M5 takes on the supercharged Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG...well, let's just say Werner von Braun would be impressed. more
Consumer Feature: BMW M5 Ride
Now there's only the Döttinger Hoehe ahead of us, the long straight that gives the driver a chance to recover from the 179 corners that make up the 14-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife. more
First Look: 2006 BMW M5
It sounds like Sunday morning on Speed, this 1/20nd-of-an-F1-grid for your driveway. more
2004 BMW 545i vs. 2005 Cadillac STS - Road Test - Motor Trend
Executive Privilege: The Standard of the World takes a midsize luxury/sport sedan crack at the Ultimate Driving Machine more
2004 Car of the Year Testing
How dare we compare the Pontiac GTO, BMW 5 Series, Acura TL and TSX, Nissan Quest and Toyota Sienna minivans, the premium-luxury Jaguar XJ8, Audi A8 L, and Volkswagen Phaeton, Chevy's Aveo and Malibu, the Suzuki Verona, and the Toyota Prius, all in the same race for the Golden Calipers? We do it bec more
2004 Car of the Year Specifications
Photos and specifications on all the cars considered for the 2004 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award. more
Road Test: Audi A4 1.8T Avant, BMW 540i Sport Wagon, Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon, Saab 9-5 Wagon, Volvo V40
If you think of a wagon only as a "stationwagon" with fake wood on the side and ocean-liner handling prowess-theho-hum precursor to sport/utilities and minivans-you've got a lot tolearn. more