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Official Details on 2014 5-Series Lineup

The 5-series is getting a mild refresh throughout the line, along with a new diesel and a small price increase. The update includes some tweaks to the sheet metal, with “fresh contour lines” around the grille, plus redesigned lower air intakes. The new 535 Diesel is powered by a 3.0 liter twin turbo inline six [...]

EV West’s Pikes Peak E36 M3

So what does 400 Kilowatts mean to you? Well how about 850 lb-ft of torque? It means a Bimmer M3 that eats trannies alive and is not adversely affected by the altitude at Pikes Peak. This is no Leaf! Matt Farah of the Drive checks it out after the jump!

Toyota and BMW Joint Venture May Result in New Sports Car

Back in January Toyota and BMW announced a joint venture with an emphasis on developing new green technology. Well turns out they are also looking at building a midsize sports car together. Exciting? I think so. Motor Trend says to expect a hybrid drive train and the return of the Supra nameplate is a possibility. Look [...]

Matt Farah Reviews the 430 HP Crawford Performance Turbo BRZ

Take a BRZ, double the horsepower and triple the torque, and you’ll have something that can run with Corvettes and Porsches. For the latest episode of Drive, Matt Farah reviews the Crawford Performance Turbo BRZ and comes away very impressed. Peak boost comes on at 3,500 rpm, so you gotta be careful with this thing! [...]

Fredric Aasbo Qaulifies First, Then Places 6th at Road Atlanta

Speedhunters has a great writeup on Fredric Aasbo qualifying 1st at Road Atlanta on Saturday. I love Larry Chen’s pics of that little RWD Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC smoking tires! Sadly, when Sunday rolled around Aasabo ended up with sixth place overall after a mishap with Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Mustang. Overall, first place went to [...]

E30 BMW M3: Overhyped?

Seems like E30 mania has hit fever pitch, and clearly the E30 M3 is the pinnacle of that generation. Values of these cars are starting to get out of control. So is the E30 M3 really all that? Mike Spinelli decided to find out, and rounded up a bunch of E30 experts to discuss this [...]

2014 Scion tC Priced at $19,210

Scion has announced pricing for the refreshed 2014 tC. The base manual transmission car will list for $19,210, not including $755 for destination. Add $1,000 if you want the auto. This represents an $485 increase over least year’s car. Besides the obvious visual changes, Scion says that tweaks to the suspension and electric power steering [...]