The BMW coupe with the prominent grille now has more doors for added practicality. Meet the all new 4 Series Gran Coupe. If you’ve been following the Burnpavement.com Facebook page (well done you!), you’d probably have seen our post brought to you live from the media preview of the new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. A year after the two-door variant nosed into the market, its more practical sibling has arrived! So, ...
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The BMW 420i M Sport gives the term ‘personal mobility’ a whole new meaning. A drive around Singapore proves that even the entry point to the two-door range has an appeal that is all its own. Beauty can be a fickle thing. For starters, it is completely subjective. Remember the rom-com Shallow Hal? The horribly superficial Hal Larson (Jack Black) gets hypnotised to appreciate the inner beauty of women rather than ...
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Want a large luxury sedan that can do it all? The cleverer and ostensibly greener facelifted BMW 5 Series takes some beating. The BMW 5 Series - has there ever been a more complete car in the history of the automobile? Posh, yet not ostentatious; techy, yet not gimmicky; handsome, yet practical and spacious. It’s a reputation that goes back further than any BMW you’d recognise today. Nearly 50 years ago, ...
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With a willing engine, lively handling, and a good bit of kit, entry level doesn’t feel quite as such in the new BMW 318i. Buying a car is a bit like portion sizing your lunch. Do you saunter up to the aunty at the counter and ask for the basic $3 bowl of fishball noodles? Or do you go all out and ask for the $6 bowl with more noodles, more ...
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BMW Luxury motoring is defined in 3 different ways as shown by these flagship models. Depending on your disposition, the idea of a luxury vacation for example, can take different forms. For some, their ideal holiday might be a stay in a 6-star resort in the heart of a mega-city that never sleeps, with hi-speed WiFi and the latest technology to automate their rooms. On the other hand, others would happily ...
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Over the decades, BMW has produced some truly inspiring coupes. How does the all-new BMW 4 Series Coupe build on the legacy of its forebears? There is no denying that the all-new BMW 4 Series Coupe is a car that grabs everyone’s attention. Its design has generated countless conversations and it evokes emotions all across the spectrum. This is precisely what a sporty coupe should be. If it doesn’t excite, set tongues ...
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With both cars featuring a host of styling and technology updates, the only hard choice left is to decide between the new BMW 5 Series sedan or BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo fastback. Although the BMW 5 Series is still regarded as the benchmark of executive sedans, the Bavarian carmaker has once again, raised the proverbial bar to new levels of design, technology, efficiency and dynamism. Known internally as a Life Cycle ...
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420i and 430i models are the launch variants for BMW’s new coupe, which sports a controversially bold new design SINGAPORE - BMW’s reputation was built on the desirability and performance of its sporting coupes, and the new 4 Series is the latest entry in a long lineage. It’s also just been launched in Singapore, less than half a year after its initial global debut. If you want to read all about the ...
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It’s mid-life update time for BMW’s big saloon, making it smarter and greener than ever before. SINGAPORE - You may have heard some rumblings on social media recently that there was a new BMW in town, and in case you hadn’t, well here it is: the facelifted 5 Series is now in town. Though the official live reveal is on Facebook and YouTube, we had the opportunity to check out the car ...
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The ultimate performance saloon (and coupe) icon returns, with 510hp, all-wheel drive, and rather challenging looks There's no amount of sugar coating or word mincing that can really soften the visual assault of these images, so we’ll just get straight to the point: yes, this is really what the new BMW M3 and M4 look like, and no, we don’t really want to believe it either. We’re not too shocked about the ...
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Interested in the BMW 118i M Sport? We give you the low-down on all the things we love, and the things that we don't. We first drove this in Germany and Austria last year, so getting behind the wheel of the BMW 1 Series is a familiar feeling. After living with it for a few days on Singapore roads, I’ve come to really love some things about it, but have also ...
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The über-saloon power war between M and AMG rages on, as both sides bring new 600+hp superweapons to battle GERMANY - The course of human history has seen countless epic rivalries - Capitalism vs Communism, Microsoft vs Apple, Manchester United vs Liverpool; and in the car industry, things are no different. Going on for nearly half a century now, the BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes-Benz E-Class rivalry is one of the ...
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The controversial coupe that drew polarising opinions across the internet is now ready for showrooms MUNICH, GERMANY – BMW has just unveiled their new 4 Series coupe, and to boot the proverbial elephant straight out of the room, yes, this is really how it looks. https://youtu.be/aSROi03-rxE The company had promised that the look previewed by last year’s Concept 4 was 85 per cent production-ready. Despite the hopes of many car enthusiasts, it has ...
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The covers have come off of BMW’s facelifted mid-sized luxury offerings, the 5 and 6 Series, in an online reveal the company held yesterday. Both models were brought to market in 2017. Now three years is slightly shorter than the norm for mid-life cycle refreshes, but then both cars would have lagged behind rivals in terms of technology if not for the changes made. So what’s new? Quite a lot actually, ...
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With almost all public events unable to take place due to COVID-19, car companies are taking to the internet for their live product launches. The latest two are the German luxury giants BMW and Mercedes. They will be livestreaming their events on the two upcoming Wednesdays. 27 May, 2pm SGT: BMW 5 Series and 6 Series Gran Turismo facelifts BMW hasn’t officially announced any details of the updated 5 Series, apart from ...
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