Is BMW E36 328i the Next Hot Youngtimer 3-Series?
The BMW E36 is often overlooked since it was bookended by two iconic generations of the 3-series lineage — the BMW E30 and the BMW E46. That’s not to say that the E36 was any less of an exceptional vehicle. By itself, the BMW E36 was a superb all-around machine and had an extensive portfolio […]
Yes, a BMW Pickup Exists and It’s Awesome
BMW and pickup trucks are two concepts that you will rarely find in the same context, let alone the same sentence. The Bavarians never really looked into such an idea on a commercial level. After all, BMW is all about style and performance — two attributes that have only recently appeared in the pickup truck […]
3 BMW Sports Cars That You Can Track on a Budget
For decades, BMW sports cars were considered to be among the most competent performance vehicles you can get your hands on. At least in the realm of regular production cars. With a large customer base, they are often seen on track days, where they achieve great times, especially considering that most of these cars didn’t […]
How to Build an E36 Drift Car? – Where to Start and What to Get
Drifting — the art of intentionally oversteering your car, so the wheels lose traction and carry you into a (hopefully) controlled and glorious slide. If you’ve watched the likes of Ryan Tuerck or Ken Block perform the maneuver, you know it’s a spectacle you won’t forget. As with most things automotive, the only thing better […]
2002 BMW 325i — A Fun Ride or a Far Cry From 330i?
Mention the BMW E46, and it immediately brings the generation’s most popular car to mind — the E46 M3. However, the fourth generation of the BMW 3-Series had some impressive non-M models in its portfolio as well. Take the 2002 BMW 325i, for example. It wasn’t nearly as capable as the E46 M3 or even […]
E46 Control Arm Troubleshooting Guide — Causes and Fixes
Many individual components make up the steering and suspension system on your BMW E46. The suspension alone includes shock absorbers, all kinds of joints and bushings, and of course — the control arms. The control arm consists of two main components — the control arm bushing and the ball joints — that will inevitably wear […]
4 Fast BMW Wagons You Can Get For Cheap
From the golden trio of German premium manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and Audi, BMW arguably makes the sportiest vehicles. For decades, the manufacturer has been producing BMW wagons that are not only practical and comfortable but also stunningly fast. It all started with the 3-Series Touring and decades later, the Touring models are some of the […]
BMW E30 Widebody Kits — Pros and Cons
The BMW E30 is one of the most sought-after machines ever produced by the German manufacturer. This second generation of the 3-Series has been around for nearly three decades now and even today is a favorite amongst Bimmer enthusiasts. Unsurprisingly, over this time, owners have experimented with modifying their cars extensively, both cosmetically and mechanically. […]
BMW 128i – The Last Naturally-Aspirated BMW
In 2008, BMW introduced the first generation of the 1-Series in the North American market. Only two models from the lineup made it to our shores — the BMW 128i and the BMW 135i. While the latter was the more powerful car with a turbocharged inline-six engine, it’s the BMW 128i that went down in […]
BMW Alpina B7, or How the 7-Series Got the Edge it Needed
For over five decades now, the Bavarian automotive manufacturer Alpina has worked closely with BMW to produce bespoke vehicles based on the latter’s existing models. At the very top of Alpina’s portfolio at the moment is the BMW Alpina B7 — a more capable and opulent iteration of the already phenomenal BMW 7-Series. The standard […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]