March 15, 2025. BMW of North America recently issued an important statement regarding the implementation of new tariffs on vehicles imported from Mexico. This development could significantly impact consumers looking to purchase certain BMW models in the coming months. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve been eyeing a new BMW. The Tariff Change…
While gas-powered vehicles aren’t going away, Americans increasingly want electric vehicles, which have achieved greater range and charging infrastructure. American EV owners are quite satisfied. The evidence? The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Studysm (aka EV Ownership Satisfaction Study); the BMW iX is consumers’ top-rated luxury EV. Battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs)…
Here’s the problem: you’re finally ready to step up to a so-called “luxury” vehicle, but your family still hauls around a lot of stuff. The choices are bewildering! Turn to the automotive experts at Consumer Reports, the well-respected, nonprofit consumer testing and rating organization. Their 2025 Top Picks in the Luxury Midsized SUV category are…
The 2025 BMW X3 is building on its lead in the luxury SUV field – or, as BMW prefers to call it, SAV, for Sport Activity Vehicle. We’ll be seeing what AutoBlog calls “a head turner” in our showroom later this year. The redesigned 2025 X3 is now a little lower, longer, and wider than…
The BMW i5 was chosen by Edmunds’ as its Top Pick Electric Vehicle. But if you’re still not ready to take the leap to a fully electric vehicle , the BMW 2024 X5 and X5 Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) just got tapped by Consumer Reports as the “2024 Top Pick” Luxury SUV(s). Consumer Reports is…
When Christopher Walken proclaims BMW “The Ultimate Driving Machine,” he’s not just parroting automotive propaganda. According to Consumer Reports, BMW is its top-ranked brand among the 34 it tested in its annual rankings. Each year, Consumer Reports independently purchases vehicles from dealerships to conduct its extensive testing and then ranks them based on: Road-test scores…
With plenty of winter precipitation yet to come, it’s nice to have something to look forward to … the 2025 BMW 4 Series. We love that the redesigned 4 Series comes as a sporty coupe or the very sporty convertible, with an M version adding more muscle to the sportiness. Production starts in March, which…
Owning a luxury vehicle is one way Americans signal to others that they are successful and to signal to themselves that they deserve a slice of the good life. But what does “luxury vehicle” really mean besides a brand name- such as BMW? Per the Wikipedia: A luxury car is a car that provides above-average…
Heading into the shorter, darker days of winter, we’re already beginning to look forward to spring. Sure, there will be green grass, flowers, and milder temperatures, but auto enthusiasts are excitedly anticipating the launch of BMW’s spanking-new 2024 BMW X2. It’s a fabulous, redesigned Sports Activity Coupe (SAC), scheduled for early March. BMW just made…
BMW is charging (pun intended) into electrification with a quartet of all-electric vehicles ranging (pun also intended) from the BMW i4 on the lower end of the price spectrum to the BMW i7 at the top end. With all four vehicles drivers who lease or purchase get the legendary BMW handling, safety, technology, style and…
