Tonycocks - BMW cars

This 1994 BMW 3-Series, owned by poolboy69692003, has an estimated 0 horsepower.

Only a few months ago premium German car makers were in deep trouble with factories trickling down to almost a halt and job cutbacks and deep losses making the headlines.

FRENCH TWIST. Koons at the Paris unveiling of his BMW Art Car earlier this month.

It's a truth that is driven home to me as I ferry the family toward cottage country in the Grand Caravan , a trip replete with unearthly screams, bodily fluids emitted, agonized whining and food flung in anger, to say nothing of how the kids behave.

BMW is continuing the development of the new 3-series sedan, internally called the F30.

A few of us here at C/D headquarters think the BMW M3 is darn near perfect already, but for those who feel the car needs some carbon-fiber goodnessa 'or more carbon-fiber goodness, in the case of the sunroof-less coupea 'BMW has launched three new factory accessories for the car.

The vehicle that established the sporty-SUV subsegment bolsters its position for 2011 with a minor update that sends more power to the engine room.

And like its American counterparts, Alpina has made a business out of taking the best vehicles from one marque and making them substantially better than anything rolling off the assembly line.

June 29, 2010 - Irvine, Calif. - Irvine BMW confirms, BMW has reined success at the 'International Engine of the Year Awards' for 2010 in Germany.

As you've been reading this series, you might have noticed a trend in my car selections.A As I moved from one car to the next, there was always a bump in horsepower.A Plotting the horsepower versus the car number makes a tidy chart.A It also shows how well a second-order polynomial can fit.