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Jaguar C-X16 Sports Car Production Concept Review

Jaguar C-X16 Sports Car Production Concept Review

The realm of concept cars has changed dramatically in recent years.  Concept cars used to be purely experimental.  Today, many concept cars are teasers, representative of a model that is soon to be introduced but has not yet been officially announced.
The Jaguar C-X16 is one such vehicle.  It’s Jaguar’s vision for the twenty-first century sports car and it will become available at your local Jaguar dealer some time next year.
At …

Photo Contest Winners: Car and Travel

Photo Contest Winners: Car and Travel

From scenic routes to winding roads, from the Großglocknerhochalpenstraße to the Stelvio Pass to the Col de Turini to the San Bernadino Pass, Executive Road Warrior readers love the classic road trip and took hundreds of pictures of the roads they drove on with their automobiles.
Based on the entries submitted for this contest, BMW drivers in particular like to take pictures of their cars.  All but one of the images …

2012 BMW 650i Convertible Review and Test Drive

2012 BMW 650i Convertible Review and Test Drive

The BMW 650i Convertible is all-new for 2012 and the drop-top version is being introduced in the U.S. a few months in advance of the coupe, to take advantage of what will hopefully be a warm and sunny summer.
Gone are the odd-looking eyebrows over the headlamps and the odd-shaped trunk lid as well as other design elements championed by BMW’s former chief designer, Chris Bangle.  While there is a strong …

BMW X3 xDrive35i Review and Road Test

BMW X3 xDrive35i Review and Road Test

First introduced in 2003, the BMW X3 is all new for 2011.  While over 600,000 original X3s were sold, including 150,000 in the U.S.  Production in Graz, Austria ended on August 31st of last year and production of the next generation X3 started the very next day, at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant.
The redesigned X3 neatly addresses the two criticisms that we had for the earlier version, namely insufficient …

BMW 535i GT Review and Road Test

BMW 535i GT Review and Road Test

To understand the BMW 535i GT, one must throw away several preconceived notions about cars and SUVs, including ride height, interior room, and handling.
One of the reasons that the GT may be confusing to some car enthusiasts is that it has a 5er Series designation, the driving position of an X5, the interior room of an extended-wheelbase 7er, and the driving dynamics of a 5er Sedan.
Indeed, the GT is built …

BMW 335d Review

BMW 335d Review

BMW introduced the 3er Series in 1975 as the successor to the 2002, the car that first defined the sports sedan.  Since its launch, the BMW 3er Series has not only consistently defined the prototypical sports sedan, but it is also the car that other automakers try very hard to emulate.
Now in its fifth generation, the 3er doesn’t pamper driver and passengers; instead, it fully engages the driver in the …