Issue 101

October 2011

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E82 128i Coupe: The Ultimate Handling Machine

Can’t get your hands on a 1 Series M Coupe? A carefully tuned 128i Coupe is almost as fun, as we find when driving TC Kline’s car.
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Production: Better Automobiles Through Automation

BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC is putting robots to unprecedented uses and building better cars along the way.
F25 X3 xDrive 28i: An SAV With Soul

With superb ride quality and great handling, this is an SAV that even a dedicated car guy can love.
Buyer’s Guide: Bargain 2004-2010 E60 5 Series

As prices for early examples of the 2004-2010 5 Series start to touch bottom, it’s time to go shopping for a used E60 sedan or wagon.
E82 128i Coupe: The Ultimate Handling Machine

Can’t get your hands on a 1 Series M Coupe? A carefully tuned 128i Coupe is almost as fun, as we find when driving TC Kline’s car.
E36 M3 & E36/8 M coupe: Sunbirds

Following engine transplants at Bimmersport in Ontario, two M cars head south for winter—and Active Autowerke supercharging.
E31 M8: The Missing M Car

With 550 horsepower, the race-ready 1990 M8 would have been the fastest BMW of its day had it gone into production.
Driver Training: ’Ring of Fear

Two days on the Nürburgring in an E92 M3. What could possibly go wrong? A lot, as it turns out, but the experience is still magical.
E30 M3: Faithful Imitation

Stephen Valeski loved the look of Armin Hahne’s Jägermeister race car so much turned his own E30 M3 into a DTM replica.
E30 323i Baur Cabrio: The Keeper

They’ve been through 26 years and three engines together, and Harald Ertelt still loves his grey-market Baur Cabriolet.
E9 2800CS: High Fidelity

Meet the stars of BMW Unscripted: Murray Fowler and his 417,000-mile CS coupe, the lovingly maintained Blu Max.
Paddock Pass: M3s Battle American Iron

The rules shift in Grand-Am, Z4 wins in FIA GT3, S1000RR superbikes struggle in WSB, Paul Dalla Lana interview.

Issue 101

October 2011

E82 128i Coupe: The Ultimate Handling Machine

Can’t get your hands on a 1 Series M Coupe? A carefully tuned 128i Coupe is almost as fun, as we find when driving TC Kline’s car.

Production: Better Automobiles Through Automation

BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC is putting robots to unprecedented uses and building better cars along the way.

F25 X3 xDrive 28i: An SAV With Soul

With superb ride quality and great handling, this is an SAV that even a dedicated car guy can love.

Buyer’s Guide: Bargain 2004-2010 E60 5 Series

As prices for early examples of the 2004-2010 5 Series start to touch bottom, it’s time to go shopping for a used E60 sedan or wagon.

E82 128i Coupe: The Ultimate Handling Machine

Can’t get your hands on a 1 Series M Coupe? A carefully tuned 128i Coupe is almost as fun, as we find when driving TC Kline’s car.

E36 M3 & E36/8 M coupe: Sunbirds

Following engine transplants at Bimmersport in Ontario, two M cars head south for winter—and Active Autowerke supercharging.

E31 M8: The Missing M Car

With 550 horsepower, the race-ready 1990 M8 would have been the fastest BMW of its day had it gone into production.

Driver Training: ’Ring of Fear

Two days on the Nürburgring in an E92 M3. What could possibly go wrong? A lot, as it turns out, but the experience is still magical.

E30 M3: Faithful Imitation

Stephen Valeski loved the look of Armin Hahne’s Jägermeister race car so much turned his own E30 M3 into a DTM replica.

E30 323i Baur Cabrio: The Keeper

They’ve been through 26 years and three engines together, and Harald Ertelt still loves his grey-market Baur Cabriolet.

E9 2800CS: High Fidelity

Meet the stars of BMW Unscripted: Murray Fowler and his 417,000-mile CS coupe, the lovingly maintained Blu Max.

Paddock Pass: M3s Battle American Iron

The rules shift in Grand-Am, Z4 wins in FIA GT3, S1000RR superbikes struggle in WSB, Paul Dalla Lana interview.