Reviews

While the 520i sedan is a crucial volume seller in BMW’s Singapore lineup, it’s not exactly the sort of car that sets hearts on fire. Sensible? Yes. Important? Absolutely. But exciting? Maybe not quite. Which is why BMW Asia, in a move I suspect is entirely deliberate, handed us something …

BMW has had a particularly storied history of producing some of the finest engines to ever grace our streets. Take the M10 from the 1960s: a simple, over-engineered four-cylinder that powered everything from the everyday 1502 to the 2002 Turbo. It wasn’t the biggest or flashiest engine, but it was …

When we wanted a Mini Cooper with a bit more space in the past, we could have the Countryman, which solved the space problem but changed the Cooper’s attitude entirely, and while the slightly longer Cooper 5-Door offered marginally more room, it still felt a tad tight in the rear, …

Huge smiles, trembling hands, sore knees and with adrenaline still coursing through our bodies as we stepped out of these iconic cars, the verdict was unanimous: what a car, what a drive. But first, you might be wondering how we got here, flown all the way to the United Kingdom …

The latest BMW 1-Series (offered locally as either the 116 or the full-blown M135 xDrive) might not fit everyone’s idea of an “entry-level” car — at least when it comes to the wallet. But that’s the reality in Singapore these days. With COEs at sky-high levels and taxes pushing up …