BMW Reviews

Very German and the brand includes Mini. Snob value AND engineering some would say! Are they as good as they say they are or is it all pi$$ and wind?

5 02, 2016

BMW 330i is a lot of car for the money

By |2023-04-07T16:43:34+10:00February 5th, 2016|BMW Reviews|0 Comments

Likes: Loaded with standard features, precise drive feel, well designed interior Dislikes: Still a long list of options Each new model raises the bar. Like the other prestige German car makers, BMW has given their range a corporate look so the 3, 5 and 7 series has a common look both inside and out. Even the magnificent i8 has [...]

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28 09, 2015

BMW 1 Series: Maybe entry level, by no means poverty stricken

By |2017-03-10T14:29:52+11:00September 28th, 2015|BMW Reviews|0 Comments

      The round badge is a favourite of many, and for good reason. The 3 series started the world’s now familiar obsession with compact sporty German cars that drive like go-carts. As the 3 series got bigger and more expensive, it soon became obvious that a gap between the 3 series and BMW’s youth brand, Mini, was too [...]

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15 01, 2015

BMW M235i: The Goldilocks car – not too hot, not too cold, just right

By |2023-04-07T16:52:26+10:00January 15th, 2015|BMW Reviews, Coupes, Hot Hatch|1 Comment

Yes Yes Yes oh YES!: good looks, good ride, superb engine Oh dear me no: long expensive list of options A 6 cylinder BMW is one of life’s little pleasures. A 6 cylinder BMW engine that’s been fettled by “M” falls into the realms of shear smut. It sounds rather like she has been gotten at while parked inadvertently [...]

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23 11, 2014

Battery Beemers Looking Sexy

By |2017-03-10T14:39:39+11:00November 23rd, 2014|BMW Reviews, Coupes, Hot Hatch, Hybrid, Super Cars|0 Comments

ABOVE: BMW I8 at predelivery I had to poke my nose in it   It doesn’t happen often, but there are times when collecting cars for evaluation reveals more than a slightly jaded writer bids for. A Beemer is a Beemer right? No, not when it has a boot full of batteries. The new hybrid models show a new direction [...]

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21 11, 2014

BMW X3 28i and X1 20i: Soft Roaders for the Gravelled Drive Brigade

By |2017-03-10T14:39:43+11:00November 21st, 2014|BMW Reviews, SUV|0 Comments

We normally drive a car for a full week, but offered a chance for a spin in a couple of updated BMW SUVs we thought a couple of mini-reviews would be in order. That is, mini-reviews of BMWs not mini reviews of Minis. Hope that’s as clear as mud. First, the updated X3 28i. Remember when 28i meant 2.8litre injected [...]

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3 11, 2012

The 520d: A Frugal Foray Into The World Of Oilburners

By |2017-03-10T15:12:46+11:00November 3rd, 2012|BMW Reviews|0 Comments

    Overseas model shown BMW 520d: Sounds Like A Tractor, Goes Like A Subdued Rocket QUICKIE TEST OK not a rocket, but the 520d gets a long at a decent rate. The slightly industrial sound outside doesn’t interfere with a decidedly business-like feel of the white sedan. You know my feelings about the prices we pay in Australia so [...]

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15 08, 2011

Looks like an SUV, drives like a BMW: The new BMW X3 2.8i is rather yummy

By |2023-04-07T17:40:39+10:00August 15th, 2011|4WD, BMW Reviews|4 Comments

Isn’t she pretty? That’s something you couldn’t say about the previous model. The proportions are more pleasing, indeed more BMW-like. In fact compare the sizes and you find the new X3 is almost the size of the original X5 so  she has also  put on a touch of weight. All  in all quite a good package. The other thing [...]

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20 07, 2011

Gay Icons: The mini, 50 years young. New Countryman, the best thing since, well, the old Countryman

By |2023-04-07T17:44:08+10:00July 20th, 2011|BMW Reviews, Executive Saloons, Mini Reviews|4 Comments

Ah the 60’s. a time of enduring classics, sexual freedom and Woodstock. It has been said that if you remember the 60’s, you weren’t really there, but plenty of evidence remains today to elicit a misty-eyed response from all but the Gen-Y-bothers. Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton were fashion’s face of the 60’s. They both regularly modelled Mary Quant’s famous [...]

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