Vehicle: 2012 BMW X1 XDrive 28i with BMW Apps Pkg, Sport Pkg, Premium Pkg, Convenience Pkg, Lighting Pkg and Navigation Pkg Price as tested: CDN$46690 Over the years, we have tried to learn to like the original X3. Just when the second attempt of the X3 is a huge improvement over the completely garbage predecessor. [...]

Vehicle(s): 2011 BMW X5 XDrive 35i with Premium Pkg and Rear View Camera with top view 2011 BMW X5 XDrive 50i with 3rd row seats Price as tested: CDN$66140 (35i) CDN$76400 (50i) Without a doubt. The BMW X5 has always been judged as one of segment’s benchmarks when it comes to performance and handling. For [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe with Executive Pkg Price as tested: CDN$58500 Performance: If this 1M (this is what we will be referring to 1-Series M Coupe) is any indication of BMW Motorsport Division’s direction, all of them will be powered by forced induction engine instead of normally aspirated powertrain one associates with awesome [...]

Vehicle: 2012 BMW X1 XDrive 28i with Lighting Pkg, Premium Pkg, Sport Pkg and Convenience Pkg Price as tested: CDN$45190 Performance: What’s the price of going further downmarket? The X1 is the perfect answer to this frequently asked question by most luxury carmakers. While BMW has never known for producing any decent 4-cylinders in history, [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 528i with Premium Sound Pkg, Sport Pkg, Technology Pkg, Navi Pkg and Premium Pkg Price as tested: CDN$63700 How do you make an underwhelming sedan, which is neither sporty to drive nor ride comfortably? All you need to do is to based on your company’s flagship sedan. Softening up the suspension while [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW X3 XDrive 35i with Sport Pkg, Dynamic Comfort Pkg, Technology Pkg and Panoramic sunroof Price as tested: CDN$54200 Performance: I had the misfortune to drive the original X3. As it had sluggish engines, it handles unremarkably and ride like a truck without suspension in between. Yours truly also needed to have some [...]

Vehicle: 2012 BMW 650i Convertible with Dynamic Handling Pkg, Premium Seating Pkg, Technology Pkg and Executive Pkg Price as tested: CDN$127000 Performance: Back in the 70s and 80s, 635CSi was considered as one of the premier sports car with exceptional GT status. Then came the Banglized version in 2004, when BMW completely messed up its [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW X1 XDrive28i Price as tested: CDN$38600 Performance: In just a few years ago, I had the misfortune to drive this Bavarian carmaker’s first foray into the compact crossover segment, X3. Its not only the interior finished with a sense of “Rubbermaid” on it, it has the power of a lawnmover, handles with [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 523i Touring with M sports suspension and Panormanic sunroof Price as tested: CDN$65500 (Estimated) Performance: Does grass really greener on the other side? Our latest tester seems to think that way. The subject to our latest test drive. BMW’s latest 5-Series Touring, a version of the 5-Series which unavailable Stateside. Despite of [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 335iS with 7-speed double clutch gearbox Price as tested: CDN$61550 With 320 horses and 332 lb/ft of torque through a 3.0 liter straight-6 turbocharged engine, the 335iS has exactly 20 more hp and, more importantly, 32 more lb/ft of torque than standard 335i. While we felt the original twin-turbocharged engine has slight [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 550i XDrive sedan with M Sport Pkg, Technology Pkg and Dynamic Handling Pkg Price as tested: CDN$85300 What a difference a decade make. Just a short decade ago, E34 and E39 were our favourite cars in their respective mid-size luxury sedan segment. BMW 5-Series was the sports sedan trendsetter which set a [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW Z4 SDrive 35iS with 7-speed double clutch gearbox Price as tested: CDN$77900 Performance: After the demise of the M Roadster and M Coupe, BMW has come out with this answer. The iS version of the Z4 roadster. Does this “S” live up to its billing as the most dynamic roadster in the [...]

Vehicle: 2011 BMW 535i with Sport Pkg, Technology Pkg and Dynamic Handling Pkg Price as tested: CDN$77100 Performance: As with all the 5-Series has gone before, its available with 3 different powertrains. The mild 240hp 3.0 liter straight-6 DOHC with 240 horses, the spicy 300hp 3.0 liter with twin-scroll turbocharger and the extra spicy 400hp [...]

Vehicle: 2010 BMW 118i with Steptronic, Xenon headlights, Boston leather seats and Park Distance Control Price as tested: CDN$26000 (Estimated) If you thought BMW’s previous attempt on producing a proper 4-cylinder wasn’t a good one, their latest effort with this 118i isn’t exactly anything to write home neither. This 118i shares the same engine block [...]

Vehicle: 2010 BMW X5 M with Executive Package Price as tested: CDN$103400 Performance: Unlike all the previous BMW M cars have gone before, this Bavarian company’s 1st ever M badged SUVs are powered by forced induction engine. As we have witnessed on this subject of test drive. The X5 M is only powered by a [...]

Vehicle: 2010 BMW 550i GT with Technology Pkg, Sport Pkg, Dynamic Handling Pkg, Executive Pkg and Rear Comfort Seat Price as tested: CDN$95750 Peformance: The 5-Series GT is currently only powered by one powertrain in Canadian market, until the turbocharged 3.0 liter straight-6 comes along as 535i with its sedan silibing. This is the same [...]

Vehicle: 2009 BMW Z4 SDrive 35i with 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, sports pkg, executive pkg, Exclusive Ivory leather and servotronic steering Price as tested: CDN$72400 Performance: The Z4, just like the 3-Series, which is loosely based on. Got both normally aspirated DOHC 3.0 liter straight-6 or twin-turbo straight 6 depending on whether you opt for 3.0 [...]

Vehicle: 2009 BMW 335d with 6-speed Steptronic, Sport Pkg and Executive Pkg Price as tested: CDN$58200 Performance: Unlike all the 3-Series we have driven before, the subject of our tester is the one powered by a clean diesel unit. Although its desingation is 335, its actually a 3.0 liter twin-turbo diesel engine with BMW’s legendary [...]

Vehicle: 2009 BMW 750i with Dynamic Handling Pkg, Sport Pkg, Multimedia Pkg, Technology Pkg and Executive Pkg Price as tested: CDN$130000 Performance: During initial launch, the new 7-Series will only be available with one engine until the arrival of the flagship V12. Unlike the 7-Series of yesterday, this V8 scores twin-turbochargers which is the same [...]

Vehicle: 2008 BMW M3 Coupe with Executive Pkg, M Drive Pkg and high gloss shadow line Price as tested: CDN$81695 Performance: After a decade with the lengendary straight-6 powertrain in E36 and E46 generations of M3s, BMW decided its time to opt for V8 to challenge the best compact supersedans which have the similar powertrain [...]