In normal driving, the seven-speed transmission is just as smooth and benign as any other automatic offered in BMW's portfolio. Tap the shifter over into the manual mode and punch that sport button, ...

Though the BMW 135i earned a five-star overall Euro NCAP rating in 2012, the US NHTSA testing was limited to frontal crashes.

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: The price of this car is a joke. I'm not saying it's not a fun little scooter, because it is. But I don't really see the difference from a performance standpoint between this and, ...

We’ve got to admit the 1 Series M Coupe made every other car around, as well as allthe other people, dissapear for a few moments, allowing us to enter a state of automotive trance at this year's NAIAS ...

EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This 2011 BMW 1-series M coupe is a honey--one of the best-balanced, best-handling cars on the planet. It has everything you want in a sports car: the great handling, a ...

Dual-clutch gearboxes. Not yet common parlance for the average buyer, but a frequent topic of debate among enthusiasts. The rift: rowing your own cogs versus having a computer do it for you. There's a ...

The 2011 BMW 135i promises to become a little bit sportier. The athletic sports coupe will receive a heart transplant, as the current 3.0 liter twin-turbo straight six will leave the engine ...

BMW's venerable N54 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine is one of the most-loved of the Ultimate Driving Machine's current crop (the M Division's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 being ...

For drivers whose definition of Joy includes wind in the face and sunshine above, the BMW 1 Series Convertible continues the tradition established by the iconic BMW 2002 sport sedan. The essence of ...

BMW launched the 1-series just a few years ago, but the company's smallest current model isn't immune to the engine update that is spreading across the BMW lineup for the 2011 model year. Accordingly, ...