Comparo: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive 35d vs. Porsche Cayenne Diesel

Story by John LeBlanc Conflicted may be the best way to describe the diesel versions of the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne.

Buh-bye BMW 3 Series Coupé. Hello 4 Series.

By John LeBlanc for MSN Autos Canada According to BMW’s new naming gospel, some four-door models are odd-numbered, while coupés —whether they have two-doors or four— are even-numbered, which means what we used to know as the 3 Series Coupé is now called the 4 Series Coupé for 2014.

Comparo: 2013 BMW 328i xDrive vs. Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro

Story by John LeBlanc It’s raining felines and canines. Or there’s mud clogging your lane to your favourite weekend getaway. And here you are with one of those fancy, German sports sedans you carve corners with during drier road conditions but are now faced with less-than-perfect pavement or grip. What’s a Canadian driving enthusiast to […]

New 2014 BMW X5 takes one step further towards automated driving

By John LeBlanc BMW revealed images and details of its forthcoming all-new, third-generation X5 mid-size crossover that will arrive in Canadian showrooms this fall. As an already very successful (and profitable) model for the German automaker, most of the changes can be filed under “evolutionary”. But a new feature called Traffic Jam Assistant brings the […]

Is the BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept the next 8 Series?

By John LeBlanc For those pining for the return of a large, BMW coupe, the new BMW Gran Lusso Coupe concept gives plenty of ideas if the German automaker ever decides to do so. Unveiled this past weekend at Italy’s annual Ville d’Este concours, officially, the Gran Lusso Coupe is a co-production between BMW and […]

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