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Has any automotive brand delivered more consistent messages over decades than the Bayarische Motoren Werke AG? The latest X3 is instantly recognisable as a BMW from most angles. Equally important is the fact that the driving experience also stamps it ... Read More
The world was not prepared for BMW's X6. Perhaps we should all have thought more carefully about where BMW's reworking of Sports Utility Vehicle to Sports Activity Vehicle might lead. The X5 came first, arriving locally in November 2000. This car rew ... Read More
Oh, the headaches of nomenclature. I worried only for the briefest of moments why BMW did not call this sensational little coupe which has received the famous M Division treatment the BMW M1. It is because of history. After the formidable M1 supercar ... Read More
In October 2004 the first BMW 1-Series was introduced in Australia. It was the first time BMW had ever offered a vehicle line sized and priced below the 3-Series (although it must be remembered that the 1967 BMW 1600 was physically smaller). Apart fr ... Read More
The X1 completes BMW's trifecta of SUVs, following the X5 (2001 in Oz) and X3 (2004). It was unclear in the mid to late 1990s when the X5 was on the drawing board how much buyers would expect of their SUVs and in some ways the X5 was a rival to the R ... Read More
BMW claims to have invented the compact sports sedan segment with the original 3 Series in 1975. Whether or not this claim stands up to scrutiny is almost irrelevant in the light of the iconic status achieved by these vehicles. The 3 Series set the s ... Read More
What an exercise in time travel it would be to take a citizen of Münich from 1960 and transport him or her to 2011. Back then, as Germany battled to recover from World War II, The Bavarian Motor Works Pty Ltd (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) was manufa ... Read More
Baby boomer car enthusiasts might be surprised to realise that the original BMW 5 Series is now 34 years old. Since the 528i made its Australian debut in August 1977, the midsize Bavarian sedan has gone through four more generations, meaning the curr ... Read More
