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Audi A4 Vs. BMW 3-Series: Compare Cars
While the front-runners in the luxury segment–BMW and Mercedes-Benz–continue to be close rivals despite very different paths to their destinations, Audi’s cars often sit aside, somehow competitive without seeming to care about the race. Perhaps that describes the Audi buyer...
2012 Toyota Prius C, Shelby Mustang Photos Faked: Car News Headlines
Today at High Gear Media, we spied the 2014 BMW i8 supercar and Honda issued a recall. Toyota is targeting Gen Y and one city bans the use of cell phones behind the wheel. All this and more in today’s car news, right here on The Car Connection. We compared the Honda Odyssey against...
The M Festival 2012 – 18-20 May @ Nürburgring 24h Race
The M FESTIVAL 2012 will last three days and takes place Friday, May 18th throughout Sunday, May 20, at the Nürburgring/24h Race Soon the hearts of all BMW M fans will be beating faster: this year, The M Festival will be launched for the second time. With a thrilling race and an unforgettable programme,...
The M Festival 2012 – 18-20 May @ Nürburgring 24h Race
The M FESTIVAL 2012 will last three days and takes place Friday, May 18th throughout Sunday, May 20, at the Nürburgring/24h Race Soon the hearts of all BMW M fans will be beating faster: this year, The M Festival will be launched for the second time. With a thrilling race and an unforgettable programme,...
Ruminations On the Production BMW i8
The production i8 is about a year plus away from being unveiled. There’s a chance we’ll see first drive reports sometime in mid 2013. And of course the speculation regarding the production specs has started. The question is, how far from the concept i8, being shown now, will the production...
BMW M135i undisguised in Estoril Blue
Our sister-magazine BimmerToday brings us photos of a fully unveiled BMW M135i prototype. The F20 M135i was spotted in a parking lot in Germany and it featured the Estoril Blue paint. Apart from the metallic blue, the car also has black-masked mirror caps and black inserts in the outer air instakes....
Toyota and BMW Move Forward Developing Lithium-Ion Batteries
Toyota and BMW today announced that they have begun developing next-generation lithium-ion batteries for use in hybrid-electric and full-electric vehicles. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding back in December —essentially an agreement that they’d work on a formal contract—and...
BMW 5 Series and 6 Series cars recalled due to a battery cable problem
German luxury car maker BMW AG is recalling about 1.3 million BMW 5 Series and BMW 6 Series vehicles worldwide due to an issue with the cars’ battery cable covers. The recall affects approximately 367,000 BMW cars in the U.S. According to BMW’s statement, the issue regards an incorrectly...
2013 Lexus GS 350 Reviewed, Porsche Recall, Chevy Camaro 1LE: Today’s Car News
Today at High Gear Media, Porsche and BMW issued recalls while Lexus considers production of the LF-LC Concept. Ford teased a new Explorer model for 2013 and the Opel Ampera won a road rally. All this and more in today’s car news, right here on The Car Connection. Here’s why texting isn’t...
2004 – 2010 BMW 5-Series & 6-Series Recalled For Battery Flaw
According to a report in the New York Times, BMW is issuing a major recall for 5-Series sedans and wagons and 6-Series sedans and convertibles from the 2004 – 2010 model years. Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn’t yet posted a notice about the recall to its...
BMWBLOG gets dirty!
Yes there’s a second BMW 1M in the BMWBLOG family ! This one belongs to my stepfather. It’s absolutely gorgeous, a blast to drive and has every option including the 6NR BMW apps. It’s mighty cool to make the thing tweet. I am not one who believes in BMW’s prolonged oil change intervals, so for...
BMW USA Opens Public Voting for “0 to Desir3 in 5.9 Seconds” Contest Finalists
One lucky BMW fan is only two weeks away from driving off in a brand new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan as the top 30 entrants in the automaker’s “0 to Desir3 in 5.9 Seconds” contest are put up for public vote tomorrow.  Voting will officially open via facebook.com/bmwusa and youtube.com/bmwusa on Tuesday,...
BMW Introduces 3-Series Race Car in South Africa
BMW Introduces 3-Series Race Car in South Africa
Racing today has very little to do with production cars. That is never more true than in the United States with NASCAR. With race cars featuring carbon fiber bodies that bear little resemblance to their namesake production cars, it has drifted far from where it began. Ford has broke the trend somewhat...
BMW Recalls 1.3 Million Cars Worldwide
BMW today announced the recall of 1.3 million vehicles. The cars effected by the recall are 5 and 6 series models built between 2003 and 2010. The recall does not apply to any current production model BMWs. Based on the given description of the problem, it sounds like a quick and inexpensive fix and...
2012 Cadillac CTS Coupe Premium
Introduced in 2002, the Cadillac CTS (Catera Touring Sedan) has been a wildly successful competitor in the mid-size luxury car segment. Cadillac has now supplemented the original CTS with performance oriented variants (CTS-V) and most recently, has added a coupe trim level. For the 2012 CTS Coupe, Cadillac...