By Don Hammonds
The Legend is Back.
     Few cars on planet Earth enjoy the awesome performance and handling props that the BMW M5 enjoys.
Now, BMW has unveiled the fifth generation of what is arguably one of the top cars on every enthusiast’s wish list–including those of us at Automobile Journal: The 2012 BMW M5.

In case you don’t rememember, by the way, the first one was introduced way back in 1984.
  So let’s get down to  it.  What’s this one bringing to …

      By Don Hammonds
     If you have never driven a BMW, it’s very easy to scoff at the sterling claims made about the performance, quality and superb handling of this legendary brand’s products.
   How can any car be that good? skeptics might ask.  Two words: Drive it.  And you’ll be a scoffer no more.
     The latest example of our theory is the  BMW X5 xDrive35d, an all wheel drive,turbo diesel powered version of BMW’s largest SUV.

    There are plenty of …

By Don Hammonds
Lives there a man or woman who hasn’t dreamed of driving a BMW?
We at Automobile Journal have our favorites, too.  One of us owns 3 Series, another craves the big 7 Series. And me?  I have a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible, which you will never, ever get me to give up, short of death.
But it happens that I also love the 6 Series models too.  So you can imagine my–and our whole staff’s joy–at word that a new …

Don’t pay any attention to the calendar.

It’s 2011 already for car buyers, car nuts and everybody else who ever loved a set of new wheels.
And we at Automobile Journal have something new for you, starting with the new model year. It’s the Automobile Journal Buyer’s Guide, chock full of information, pictures, and lots of interesting news about all the new cars and trucks for this season.
 Over the next week or two, you will see batches of new stories about the …

Fresh on the heels of introducing a slew of new models including six cylinder Seven series sedans at the recent North American International Auto Show Press Days event, BMW now turns its attention to everybody’s favorite sports models, the BMW Three Series.

The models involved include the 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible, style changes for the 328i and 335i models and a new engine for 335i models. The 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models will go on sale in …

This year’s North American International Auto Show, while subdued in energy, still popped with unveilings of cars that could figure largely into the upcoming sales year.

Chief among those cars was the all-new Ford Focus, expected to hit the sales floor in 2011 as a 2012 model.  To say that the new Focus is dramatically different from the current model is an understatement of the first order. The new model is snappy and hip looking, and a good example of Ford’s …

If I told you I had a luxury sport utility vehicle that gets the same gas mileage as a Toyota RAV4, would you be interested in taking a look?
If so, BMW’s 2009 X5 xDrive 35d Diesel is for you. It boasts a 3 liter, double overhead cam turbocharged diesel, in line six cylinder powerplant that can travel more than 580 miles on a single tank of gas.
Fortunately, a round of test driving proved to us that the mileage estimates are …

There are always two sides to everything, right? Well, the truth is there are many more than that! To keep our car reviews innovative and well-rounded, we are providing you with not just one, but two points of view on the same exact vehicle – Her and His perspectives.
Her: Anne Fleming, Car Buying Advocate, women-drivers.com
His: Chuck Kerber, Writer, AutomobileJournal.com