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From the April 1998 issue of Car and Driver. “This is a car you could live with forever,” writes Phil Berg in the long-term logbook. A glance at the spec sheet or a 10-mile test drive suggests he’s right. BMW’s 540i six-speed sedan has it all—room for five, aggressive good looks, and a tantalizingly smooth […] More
From the July 2013 Issue of Car and Driver. At roadside cafeterias in France, next to the napkins, cutlery, and plastic trays, are baskets of free dinner rolls. Hungry? Take as much as you want; bread is as free as air. We have to assume that this is a legacy of the French Revolution. No […] More
From the Archive: Twenty-four hours in sports-car heaven. More
From the Archive: BMW’s new V-8 M5 squares off against high-powered challengers from Mercedes and Jaguar for fast four-door supremacy. More
From the August 1967 issue of Car and Driver. We don’t know what’s going to happen when Dr. William Haddon and his auto “safety” experts come face to face with the Lamborghini Miura. For starters, “Miura” is a breed of Spanish fighting bull, and the wild Miura, with its 430-horsepower, V-12 engine mounted transversely in […] More
From the April 2005 issue of Car and Driver. To be writing about a new BMW without first questioning the way it looks is a welcome change from recent history. The design revolution of BMW’s Chris Bangle has polarized opinion on everything from the blocky 7-series to the banana-curved 1-series. But for the company’s most […] More
From the Archive: The fastest production car on the face of the Earth also comes with the fastest sticker price: $815,000. More
