BMW has a long and storied history of developing class-leading engines, to the point that even its headquarters in Munich, Germany is meant to represent the four cylinders of a car's engine. But while ...

Tracing the roots of an automotive manufacturer back to its genesis sometimes requires separating marketing spin from historical fact. Having a long-lived brand with an impressive history is one of ...

Our own Ed Loh called it "an idea so simple, so elegant, yet so powerful it was to change the way the world interacted with the automobile." Arthur St. Antoine said it was a "maddeningly convoluted ...

In 1987, BMW announced to the world that it was officially not screwing around anymore when it put a 5.0-liter V12 into production, setting a 300-horsepower standard for luxury and refinement. It was ...

Dmitry is a former Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider-Coach, a writer of several fiction novels, a travel junky and an occasional YouTuber. He's owned and ridden a lot of motorcycles, loves vintage ...

The 1988 model year brought an all-new, Ercole Spada-designed 7 Series to the U.S. market at the end of 1987, though the car had debuted in Europe a year prior. The E32 7 Series was another big step ...

Over the years, the M division of the Bavarian Motor Works has been responsible for a mighty number of vehicles that have played key roles in defining their categories. The M1 paved the way for the ...