Originally published in the June 2015 issue of Road & Track. I have lots of friends who work on cars for a living. You could call them mechanics, but I think of them as supersleuths. I could write a ...

A former Mercedes-Benz technician bought a 2009 BMW X9 sight unseen at an online auction while he was on holiday in Italy. His wife tried to talk him out of it. The vehicle had a "cracked" engine, or ...

It was a red Lamborghini Countach, parked with its scissor doors open to let the sunlight in, what most probably sparked Alex's love for cars. Even though he was less than three years old when he saw ...

The Competition package, which takes performance even further, has been offered as standard since the 2022 model year, adding ...

Modern cars are asked to excel at many things, some of which are at cross purposes. The buying public demands vehicles that are sporty and luxurious, but regulations require them to be increasingly ...

The 2012 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo might be a slow-selling car, but it isn't slow. And the German automaker's 5 Series wagon substitute is about to get quicker: new changes to the model's powertrain ...

This sleeper sports sedan packs twin turbos and 400 horsepower for less than the price of a base SUV and hardly anyone knows ...

Ever since Paul drove the the twin-turbo BMW 335i, he has been unable to contain himself so news of a twin-turbo V8 has got us all excited. The German kings of engine technology are at it again, this ...

Vehicles affected by service bulletin: The problem: Timing chains on N63 engines have been found to stretch and wear out prematurely, resulting in premature valvetrain wear and reduced engine ...

BMW's M performance division has devised an exhaust manifold so clever that they've patented it. The manifold helps to reduce turbo lag, and here's how it works. BMW's N63 engine--the 400-hp 4.4-liter ...