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2010 BMW X1 Review
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2010 BMW X1 Review

The niche-filling continues as Munich milks the X factor

2011 BMW X1 28i Review
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2011 BMW X1 28i Review

New turbo four delivers a hit like a six

Wheels magazine, BMW X5, SUV, first drive
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First drive: BMW X5

The golden goose of the large SUV segment, the BMW X5 has been preened for yet greater refinement into 2014.

Wheels magazine, first drive, Jaguar, F-Type, coupe, Spain
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First drive: BMW M235i

Never in the history of automotive journalism has a road loop done less justice to the launch model.

BMW M3
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First drive: BMW M3 & M4

Highly anticipated duo will restore M division’s stellar reputation

Review: New, BMW, X1, Wheels magazine, new, fast
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Review: BMW X1

WITH Audi’s Q3 premium compact and smart, affordable crossover alternatives such as Kia’s Sportage, Mitsubishi’s Outlander and Subaru’s XV stealing customers, BMW is fighting back with a wide-ranging mid-life upgrade of its X1.

Review: BMW Active Hybrid 7 2013, wheels, magazine, review, price
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Wheels Review: BMW Active Hybrid 7

Is the $222,000 BMW Active Hybrid 7 more about polishing owners’ neighbourhood environmental credentials or BMW’s?

Review: BMW Active Hybrid 7 2013, wheels, magazine, review, price
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Now the wealthy can play the enviro card

Is the $222,000 BMW Active Hybrid 7 more about polishing owners’ neighbourhood environmental credentials or BMW’s?

In pics: Wheels review BMW's new M6
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In pics: Wheels review BMW’s new M6

There are many things in this world that seem to have little or no reason to exist; mosquitoes, Delta Goodrem, jazz, and BMW’s M6. Until you drive it, that is.

Wheels Magazine BMW 528i
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Wheels magazine: BMW 528i

Wheels magazine: BMW 528i

BMW Z4 20i/28i
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BMW Z4 20i/28i

IT MAY be overstating the local arrival of BMW’s turbocharged, four-cylinder N20 engine as a ‘new dawn’ for the Munich brand, but its debut in the Z4 roadster took place at Mt Warning in north-eastern NSW.

BMW M5
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Wheels review: BMW M5

At 250km/h the big BMW is covering 67.5 metres every second. The 200 metre braking marker flashes by in my peripheral vision as the speed limiter finally softens the mighty twin turbo V8 at an indicated 267km/h.

BMW M5 – track review
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BMW M5 – track review

Curiously for a drive program conducted exclusively on a race circuit, three BMW staff make asides that the M5 isn’t really a track car. But despite the veiled concern, it’s little wonder the M5 feels at home on a fast circuit.

BMW M3 Pure Edition
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BMW M3 Pure Edition

OF ALL the marketing-bullshit-soaked labels BMW hurls around ‘Pure’ is by far the most meaningful for drivers

Mercedes C-Class
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Mercedes C-Class

AT FIRST glance the 2011 Mercedes C-Class looks much the same

FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li
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FIRST DRIVE: BMW 760Li

Wheelsmag’s US correspondent John Lamm plays chauffer for the day in the biggest Beemer sedan.

LAUNCHED: BMW Z4
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LAUNCHED: BMW Z4

Roof now hard, but character is softer.

Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish ...
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Fatter, bigger, more comfortable, more stylish …

It’s a bigger car for a big country. Here’s our first local drive of BMW’s next-gen Z4.

Audi TTS v BMW 135i v Mazda RX-8 GT v Nissan 350Z
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Audi TTS v BMW 135i v Mazda RX-8 GT v Nissan 350Z

Japan takes on Germany in this shootout of compact coupes. Their differences are many, but their goal is the same: max attack for under $100K.

This week's Wheels - Mazda 6 Diesel Sports hatch
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This week’s Wheels – Mazda 6 Diesel Sports hatch

The 6 fills a Japanese-branded gap in the diesel passenger market.

Axles of evil - M3 v C63 AMG v IS F
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Axles of evil – M3 v C63 AMG v IS F

There’s a new threat to the world order of compact sports sedans – a made-in-Japan missile with M Division and AMG in its sights…

Lexus IS F vs Mercedes-AMG C63 vs BMW M3
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Lexus IS F vs Mercedes-AMG C63 vs BMW M3 review

Can Japan’s samurai sedan carve up Germany’s elite?