DieselDrive Magazine

When BMW launched the X3 in 2003, I, like most other people I have encountered, was convinced not only that Chris Bangle was smoking more than his socks, but also that BMW had lost the plot. After all, the X5 was a car for which people seriously considered selling their organs on the black market [...]

Never has the adage that times flies when you’re having fun been truer than over the past six weeks. It feels like just the other day that I collected the first car of our new Owning It segment, a Vermillion Red BMW 320d EfficientDynamics, from BMW South Africa. Today, as I’m writing this final installment [...]

When we tested the entry-level BMW X1 sDrive20d in 2010 (read our full test here) we were impressed with how BMW managed to create a vehicle that manages to combine elements estates, SUVs and MPVs in a premium package SAV – a niche BMW created. The entry-level baton has since been passed to the sDrive18i, [...]

In 1972, when the first BMW 5-series was launched, BMW undoubtedly got off on the right foot, building a trust in the hearts and minds of their owners that would span more than three decades, with every subsequent 5-series earning a reputation of being arguably the best car in the world. Based on our first [...]

With Mercedes-Benz having recently refreshed their quirky R-class, it again reminded us of the race a few years back between the premium German manufacturers to create as many different cars in as many different niches as possible. This is why cars as initially quirky as the Mercedes-Benz R-class made it into production, not to mention [...]

In the past decade, BMW has been known not only for their often polarizing designs, but also for trying to fill every segment of the premium market. For their cars, there’s now a 1-, 3-, 5-, 6- and 7-series, with various derivatives grouped under each. With the launch of the X1 a few months ago, [...]