Dead Set On Air - BMW E39 525i Touring

This DIY is going to be centered around handling the replacement of a valve cover gasket (and associated gaskets) on N51 and N52N engines. Unlike early N52 engines, which used a magnesium valve cover and had an external crankcase vent valve, the updated version features a plastic valve cover with...

There's a lot to consider after graduation—where you're going to work, where you're going to live, what your friends are up to, and much, much more. I found myself asking a lot of the same questions yet one question kept coming to mind. Over and over again, it was, "What car should I buy?" For...

Ray Yuson’s Alpine White BMW E36 328i sedan is a shining example of how combining a broad spectrum of influences can be used to improve upon an original. The owner of this immaculate 1996 BMW 328i, Ray Yuson, officially joined the ranks of automotive enthusiasts back in the early 90s with his...

From the outside, this ultra-clean E32 BMW 750iL may look average. However, this AC Schnitzer-equipped sedan packs a complete six-speed manual swap. While later iterations of BMW’s venerable seven-series sedans tend to steal the spotlight in terms of popularity, old-school examples, like Jordan...

Sometimes, you stumble into your next car, as Ryan Castro of Motorsport Hardware did with his 1989 BMW 325is. After all, it's hard to turn down a dual-purpose E30. “I happened to be joking with my friends at JMP Auto about buying their 325is,” said Ryan Castro of Motorsport Hardware, “but I...

European cars of the eighties and nineties offered a lot more than anything stateside manufacturers could offer. While we fell into despair during the “malaise era” and the decades following that, the European engineers went crazy developing cars and technology for rally and endurance racing....

While not a successor to the E24, the BMW E31 8-series was still built to be a grand touring car. Its technological firsts and futuristic design have since made it into a collector. It’s amazing to think that the E31 started development in the 1980s and debuted in 1989–just in time for a new...

When everyone else in this brave new world seems to be focused on flash and floss, this E3 BMW Bavaria reminds us to respect our elders. Sound advice. The BMW E3 Bavaria (aka New Six) was introduced in 1971 specifically for the American market. It was a hybrid of the no-frills 2500 chassis and...

Interior designers have the difficult task of finding a balance of modern design without being too far detached from that which we've become familiar with. This is exacerbated by the heavy use of touch displays and new alternative sustainable materials. Over the last decade, designs have gone...