Tag: bmw

BMW Alpina B7 – Short Drive

If you’re one to enjoy the larger and more luxurious things in life yet still want to go fast, the BMW Alpina B7 is for you.  As we reported when the refreshed B7 was released, the Alpina is enhanced for the 2013 model year; some more horsepower and […]

2013 Saratoga Invitational & Auto Show

Car show season is here and perhaps the best in the Capital Region is the Saratoga Invitational & Auto Show hosted by the Saratoga Auto Museum.  Held each Spring, it celebrates the debut of a new museum exhibit.  This Summer’s exhibit is BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine, featuring […]

CarCovers.com Product Review

Recently, the team at CarCovers.com reached out and asked us if we’d be interested in doing a review on one of their latest products.  We’ve never done a product review, so we were hesitant at first.  After hashing out the details, a brand new car cover was in […]

5 Best/Worst of the 2013 NYIAS

Today officially marks the anniversary of Limited Slip Blog’s first post.  To commemorate, we’ve picked what we think were the 5 best things, and the 5 worst things, from the 2013 New York International Auto Show. Five Worst 1. Kia’s DC Comic-inspired cars Kia and DC Comics are […]

5 Best/Worst of the NAIAS

As the North American International Auto Show rolls into it’s last week, we’ve compiled a list of the 5 best and 5 worst things from the show floor. 5 Worst 1. Chrome Wheels Chrome wheels were, by far, the worst thing at the Detroit Auto Show.  For some […]

NAIAS 2013 Day 1: The Reveals

Day 1 of the 2013 North American International Auto Show is over, and there’s far too much sheet metal for one man to cover.  Rather than cover everything at once, I’m just going to cover the big reveals of the day that you wanted to see, according to […]

An Engine for All Seasons: BMW’s N55

Chances are, if you’ve been near a BMW dealership in the past few years, you’ve come across a car powered by the N55.  That’s manufacturing code for what BMW calls their TwinPower Turbo inline six cylinder engine.  That’s BMW-speak for a 3.0 liter engine with a single twin-scroll […]

Fresh Faces: BMW 328i vs. Audi A4

-Christopher Little There’s a bit of a war going on in Germany, and it’s been going on for quite some time.  For years, the BMW 3 Series and the Audi A4 have challenged each other over bragging rights to be the top German sports sedan.  85 kilometers separate […]

BMW X1 Short Drive

-Christopher Little Back when we were first introduced to the US-spec BMW X1 at the New York International Auto Show, I wasn’t so sure it would be a good idea.  After driving it, have I changed my mind?  Maybe.  I’m still not sure why someone in the market […]

2013 BMW 3 Series Sport Wagon

-Scott Villeneuve It’s officially back, the new 3 Series Sport Wagon debuted yesterday, and will be in showrooms this coming spring.  This model will have the new 4 cylinder turbo engine mated to an 8 speed automatic transmission and comes in all the trim forms of the current […]