This was in the parking lot this morning as I was walking into work, and I couldn’t help but notice that one special word on the trunk lid: “DIESEL”.  Is this really a MINI Cooper S convertible with a Diesel engine, here in the U.S.?  The only Diesel MINI I know of that’s slated to …

The track design for the Formula 1 Austin Grand Prix has been unveiled, and it looks very promising.  According to the American Statesman, the designer says it takes inspiration from some of the world’s best Grand Prix circuits and will offer good visibility for fans throughout the track, due to elevation changes & turn arrangements. …

Since the Z series vehicles don’t follow the standard BMW naming convention, I had to come up with a way to accomodate them.  So, since “Z” is the 26th letter of the alphabet they’ll be celebrated on the 26th day of their respective number month.  So since today is the 26th day of the 4th …

I missed last week for a Case of the Mondays question, sorry about that.  I’m back this week though, so let’s get to it!  This week I’ve decided to make the question more personal.  What’s your favorite picture of your own BMW? Everyone loves to show off their cars, let’s be honest.  We put a …

  Last night’s BMWCCA National Capital Chapter social turned out another beautiful restoration: a 1956 BMW 502 Cabrio with a 2.6L V8.  The owner actually has his own BMW shop and is very experienced so the end result is pretty much perfect. The 502 was first launched in 1954, and took the title of Germany’s …

BMWBlog posted today some spy photos of the upcoming BMW 1M in typical prototype camouflage.  Even with the disguise the car looks good and evident of some ///M tuning.  It’s also evidence of BMW acknowledging the enthusiast community and the complaints about cars getting too big.  It’s an important piece in BMW moving into the future without …

This past Thursday I was at a social for the BMW Car Club of America National Capital Chapter.  Now that the weather’s getting nicer the turnout is getting larger, the more exotic/classic Bimmers are showing up.  This week was one I’d never seen before: a 1972 2000tii Touring.  It was fully restored, complete with Colorado …

This was published on Jalopnik, and was such a cool statistic that I just had to reblog it.  Apparently in response to the recent Toyota recall situation, BMW engineers decided to calculate the braking power of the 3 series.  According to Jalopnik: “The engineers arrived at the 2,500 HP number after measuring the car’s 60-0 …

For this week’s “Case-of-the-Mondays” question, we get a bit more technical.  Last week was a simple question of what your favorite BMW vehicle is.  This week I’d like to drill a bit deeper into the build of BMWs, and focus on engines. What do you think is the best production BMW engine of all time? …

BMW announced today that they’ll be cancelling their iconic high-performance vehicle, the M3.  The company plans to end production of the car at the end of this year, and has no plans to restart production or roll out a new version. Citing declining sales and a poor economy with an unsure future, along with an …