2012 bmw 650i Cabriolet


Even after seven full days behind the wheel of BMW's 650i Cabriolet - it still felt special to get inside. A swoopy and elegant interior molds around your body, wrapping you in modern luxury. Illuminated kick plates remind you of the top-shelf quality you're about to enjoy.

A new high resolution info-tainment screen juts out from the middle of the dash. In many ways a center piece, all on-board systems can be manipulated through this screen. A couple of passengers asked me to retract the screen and twisted their face with confusion when I replied that it wasn't…

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2012 BMW X3 xDrive 28i

I was a decided nonfan of the last generation X3--I thought it was far too unrefined to be a BMW.

I do like this 2012 BMW X3 xDrive 28i better. It's not a bad little scooter, though I submit that this car, like other BMWs that I've driven, is let down by its run-flat tires, which make it ride too harshly in my opinion and leads to an unrefined feeling. As I said, it's better than the outgoing model but it isn't a BMW to me.

The interior of this new car is way better…

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2012 BMW 3 Series Review: Better Than Ever


The BMW 3 Series is the benchmark by which pretty much all other sport sedans are measured for a reason … well, for several reasons, actually. They're fun to drive. They're well-appointed. They're priced such that mere mortals (albeit successful mere mortals) are able to afford them. And that's just to name a few.

All of which is to say, it's a big deal when BMW redesigns the car. And so before updating the 3 Series, the clever suits in Munich clearly made a cagey decision: To make the car better. And so the sixth-generation 3…

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BMW Drive for Team USA at Grayson BMW

BMW is the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams through the 2016 Olympic Games. Our commitment to performance and striving to be the best includes partnering to support US Speedskating, USA Bobsled and Skeleton, USA Swimming and USA Track & Field. As part of this partnership, BMW has assembled the BMW Performance Team to support Team USA athletes and help them realize their Olympic and Paralympic Dreams.

Grayson BMW in Knoxville, TN will have it's Drive for Team USA event on Mary 19th, 2012 from 9:30am to 4:30pm. 

You will be able to…

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2012 BMW 328I LUXURY REVIEW

It's simply fact that BMW builds some of the best sporting sedans in the world. Rear-wheel configuration, six-cylinder engine and the BMW roundel on the bonnet have been almost unassailable as the pinnacle for mid-size premium transport.

Now though, the 328i is missing two cylinders and in their place is a twin-scroll turbocharger.

In the 328i, the 2.0 litre turbo-charged 'four' is tied to an impressive eight-speed transmission. With a suite of Efficient Dynamics technologies managing its performance, it's a thoroughly sophisticated and powerful package that symbolises the new guard of BMW drivetrain systems.

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Quality: The…

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BMW 3 SERIES SETS BENCHMARK


Where do you even start with BMW's all-time-favourite 3 Series?

Bring up BMW and it's the first vehicle you think about. Talk about sports sedans and the conversation is more likely than not to include it. Discuss the most balanced and rewarding cars to own, and there it is again. The 3 Series is a benchmark for intelligent automotive design, and the standard against which all other cars in its class (and others) are compared.

With this in mind, it's an understatement to say that the 3 Series is an important vehicle for BMW. As the German…

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2012 bmw 5 series

The BMW 5 Series is a four door five passenger mid size luxury sedan with variants ranging from a fuel-efficient turbocharged four cylinder to a four door fast back Gran Turismo version all the way up to the tail-wagging tire shredding M5 high performance machine.

The entry level model in the BMW 5 Series lineup is the 528i Sedan, starting at $46,700 and powered by a gas sipping 2.0 Liter TwinPower Turbo four cylinder producing 240 HP and 260 lb-ft of torque mated to an efficient 8 speed steptronic automatic gearbox complete with paddle shifters that returns an…

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2012 BMW 5-Series Sedan


The BMW 5 Series is a four door five passenger mid size luxury sedan with variants ranging from a fuel-efficient turbocharged four cylinder to a four door fast back Gran Turismo version all the way up to the tail-wagging tire shredding M5 high performance machine.

The entry level model in the BMW 5 Series lineup is the 528i Sedan, starting at $46,700 and powered by a gas sipping 2.0 Liter TwinPower Turbo four cylinder producing 240 HP and 260 lb-ft of torque mated to an efficient 8 speed steptronic automatic gearbox complete with paddle shifters that returns an…

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2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan

When BMW rolls out an all-new 3 Series, it's big news, since these have been the benchmark of German sedans for the last 30 years or more. It also sets off a tectonic shift in the entry-level luxury market, with the Mercedes-Benz C Class, Audi A, not to mention the Cadillac CTS, Infiniti G and the Lexus GS suddenly called upon to step up their game to follow along.

This automotive war of attrition becomes a win for the consumer, as the arms race among the automakers gives the consumer a lot more choice. Really, who can argue with…

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2012/2013 BMW 3-SERIES

There's no sedan quite like the BMW 3-series. Yes, it needs to shed some pounds and its styling is certainly debatable. But it drives with such precision and offers such delicate feedback that we still regard it as the benchmark in its segment. For 2012, BMW faces the difficult task of replacing the current car with a completely new, sixth-generation model.

Captured by our spy photographers in Munich, Germany, this four-door is internally called the F30. There's a lot to come: The next-generation 3 will again be offered in number of body styles, including a wagon, coupe, and…

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