Luxury
Something For The Weekend?
So, you’ve got your daily driver but you fancy something for a bit of weekend fun. For, say, just £5000. Yes, there are plenty of cars out there that will fit in that price range but would you want one? Read more…
FUN Is back! Fiat Abarth 500
Fiat’s fiesty Abarth 500 brings the fun back to driving Tim Hutton samples the delights So here it is, Fiat’s sexylooking Abarth 500. Good times are happening at Fiat right now; dealer profitabililty is above average, Fiat’s market share is the best that it has been in seven years. Read more…
Capturing the Icon
One of the great myths about movie sets, photo shoots, four-star restaurants and backstage passes is that going “behind the scenes” is deliciously cool. Generally, it isn’t. Read more…
The New 3 Series – Bar, raised. Bench, marked.
Broader, sleeker, sportier – the all-new 3 Series isn’t just an elegant athlete. It’s also a world champion in EfficientDynamics. The 3 Series combination of performance and fuel efficiency is unmatched. Read more…
Scale Model by Alastair Gibson
Alastair Gibson has the world’s coolest door-stop. As you walk into his artists workshop it quickly catches your eye – a con rod from a Dakota DC-3. Read more…
Two Million-Mile Baby
Hilary Swank, about to turn the odometer on the BMW Hydrogen 7 fleet. Her portrayals of two strong, unconventional women in the films Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) wowed Hollywood and netted her two “Best Actress” Oscars. Read more…
Canadian Beauty
Canada has a lot more to offer than just ice hockey and pristine wilderness. The eastern part of this vast country boasts multicultural cities that have carefully preserved their unique charms. From Mugg’s Island in Lake Ontario, the view to the north encompasses blue sky and, beneath it, a sea of skyscrapers. Read more…
Up and Away
Six tips for pleasure seekers: bathroom with a view, world-champion pizza and a treetop hotel for those with a good head for heights. Nathdwara (Devi Garh). Vacationers tend not to spend too much time in the hotel room, and when they do, it’s usually in bed or in the bathroom. Read more…
Blue Ridge, Green Power
In the waning days of summer 2008, BMW undertook a Great American Road Trip. Its purpose: “real world” testing of the 2009 335d and X5 xDrive35d – BMW’s newest Advanced Diesel vehicles. Read more…
A Benchmark of Luxury and Iinnovation BMW 7 Series
Imposing and powerful on the outside, an oasis of comfort on the inside: the all-new BMW 7 Series is a triumph of technology. It embodies all the qualities that mark the world’s greatest automobiles: stunning design, expert craftsmanship, commanding performance. Read more…