This next car comes as a tip from MCB who writes: LS swapped manual transmission longroof. Price seems a little steep, but the heart wants what it wants. I can’t tell for certain, but while this keeps a BMW transmission, it appears to have given up the all-wheel-drive system for a rear-drive burnout setup. Find […]
This 2011 BMW 328i Sport Wagon (E91) is one of the rarest kinds of practical fun money can buy — a rear-wheel-drive long-roof that BMW somehow convinced accountants to build during the crossover onslaught. Now, if this were a manual, it would be the unicorn of E91s — only about 400 made that way for […]
If you wanted to buy the last of the naturally aspirated inline-6 from BMW you might think it is the S54 that comes in the 2000-2008 M-cars…but there is another Skywalker. BMW’s has a long history of harmonically balanced 6-cylinder engines and the first non-turbo inline-6 was the M78 built in 1933. Fast forward almost […]
The E91 geThe E90 generation BMW 3-series (E90 sedan, E91 touring, E92 coupe, & E93 vert) was first launched for the 2005 model year and continued production through 2013. It was the first 3-series to have a turbocharged gasoline engine and it was quick in 335i trim…but if you wanted a wagon with a manual […]
Yeah…I know. You could get an E46 M3 with fewer digits flipped on the odo, and you could get a high mileage STI or Legacy GT Wagon for the same pile of dough…but this car calls to the people who remember when BMW built the best luxury/sport wagons with manual gearboxes on the planet. Those […]