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Many car manufacturers see electric as the future of the automotive industry; BMW’s among the leaders. Their splendid new plug-in electric hybrid, the 2018 530e xDrive is the 5-series’ first foray into the company’s iPerformance portfolio. My family enjoyed one during the recent holidays, which were abnormally cold. It’s impossible to … Read More
German carmakers VW, BMW and Mercedes are facing backlash following reports that they gassed humans to demonstrate that the engines of their diesel vehicles were clean. According to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, the car groups exposed humans to the fumes during an experiment in 2013. The now dismantled group European … Read More
Be forewarned: even 4 years after its introduction, the first generation BMW i8 plug-in hybrid turns heads in the street, and vacuums up the attention of any gear-heads on the road. It’s simply gorgeous from every angle. With BMW’s almost messianic devotion to achieving both greenness and performance, the i8’s … Read More
Recently the MINI Countryman was completely redesigned, increasing what was already the brand’s biggest ever model by a whopping 205.7mm in length and 35.5mm in width. Sworn MINI enthusiasts may turn up their noses, writing the Countryman off as too big, but that new girth remains 104mm less long than … Read More
You begin to cross the road as two cars approach: a beater, and a luxury sedan. Which is likely to stop? According to new research, the beater will stop nearly ever time. The luxury sedan? Not so much. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of … Read More
