Road Test: 2009 BMW 135i Cabriolet

[svgallery name=”09_BMW_135i_Cab”] Story and photos by John LeBlanc If the German automaker didn’t already use numbers to badge its models, the 135i Cabriolet should be called the “BMW Contradiction.” Share:

Road Trip: Autobahn bound in BMW’s M3 Sedan

Story and photos by John LeBlanc MUNICH– Dinner on the Italian Isle of Capri. Surfing the north shore Pipeline in Hawaii. Reading Ian Fleming’s Thunderball on the patio of the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau, Bahamas. Trust me: some experiences in life are better done on their home turf. Take, for instance, driving a German […]

2009 Frankfurt: Lapping BMW’s booth in an Isetta. Seriuosly.

FRANKFURT, Germany – Okay. At 280 metres, it’s about 20,520 m shorter than the Nurbrgring’s Nordschleife circuit. But the nice people at BMW let me hitch a ride in some of the BMW museum rides they brought to the show on their indoor track. Like this Isetta. Enjoy.

Comparo: BMW 335d versus Lexus GS 450h

Story and photos by John LeBlanc In the pursuit of lower fuel consumption ratings and tailpipe emissions, efficient hybrids and diesels are starting to filter into mainstream passenger cars. Even in cars that have sporty or luxurious pretensions. Right now, though, there are only two luxury rear-wheel-drive sports sedans that also take saving fuel seriously: […]

First Drive: 2010 BMW X6 M

Story and photos by John LeBlanc ROAD ATLANTA, GA.–Over the past decade, BMW has noodled with the idea of creating a high-performance M vehicle out of one of its X-badged all-wheel-drive off-roaders in various concepts and one-offs. Once the German automaker even admitted that combining its M and X badges would be like mixing oil […]

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