Question: What is the easiest way of ruining what is otherwise a spectacularly good motor car? Answer: Make it ugly, says Declan Colley.

Looking desperately for a Christmas present for a petrolhead loved one? What about a driving experience they’ll never forget?

Declan Colley gets to grips with the new BMW M850i xDrive Coupe.

The first set of civil actions against BMW over a serious design fault in a range of their cars has been adjourned.

Next month’s Paris Motor Show is set to feature a whole host of new and exciting machines, not least of which will be the new BMW Z4 roadster.

The new BMW M5 offers a V8 engine and an astonishing 592 bhp that can get speeds of up 305kph on its AWD ‘xDrive’ system, writes Declan Colley

China’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods struck just as one of its biggest meat importers was rushing a shipment from California through Shanghai customs.

BMW Ireland has been ordered to hand over evidence in the first batch of civil actions taken by motorists suing over an alleged serious design fault in a range of their cars with N47 engines.

For BMW, Tesla and other global car makers whose future is ever-more dependent on China’s burgeoning market, any gains from lower import tariffs this week will likely be short-lived — thanks to President Donald Trump’s trade war.

This week, we’re looking at two very different cars — they’re both compact SUVs but at very different ends of the food chain in that particular segment: The Volkswagen T-Roc and the BMW X2

Declan Colley goes on the road and tests the news BMW X3.

Potentially thousands of Irish BMW drivers could be affected as the German car giant said it was including the Republic in a recall that will see 312,000 vehicles returned in the UK.

BMW is extending a recall of its cars in the UK after it was found that vehicles could cut out completely while being driven.

If last year’s BMW M2 was something to get terribly excited about —and it was — then the new Audi RS3 has to be considered in the same brilliant bracket.

BMW, the car maker struggling to propel sales that are rising at less than half the rate posted by rival Mercedes-Benz, is counting on a delivery boost later this year from high-volume models like the revamped X3 and all-new X2 sport utility vehicles.

Diesel car sales in Ireland will decline like the UK’s but not nearly at the same pace, according to a motoring analyst.

There are calls for an inquiry into tests at Volkswagen which reportedly involved exposing monkeys to toxic diesel fumes.

Powerful German union, IG Metall, will hold last-ditch talks with employers, over higher wages and the right to shorter working hours for industrial workers.

BMW reported record sales last year, on strong demand for its sport-utility vehicles and the overhauled 1-Series compact, writes Andreas Cremer.

BMW drivers are the UK's rudest road users, a survey has found.

The all-new BMW M5 is the latest in a long line of super-saloons. Jack Evans heads to Portugal to see how things have moved on

An ad for BMW has been banned for falsely claiming that its i3 is a zero-emissions "clean car" that "helps to give back to the environment".

BMW is targeting another ambitious hike in plug-in hybrid and battery car sales next year to defend its position in the electric-car shift as competitors like Volkswagen ready their own battery lineups.

TIME was when motor companies offered us cars that came in three sizes — small, medium and large.

BMW has created some of the world’s most iconic vehicles. Many of these are within the M5 family, and it was these that we were recently privileged to drive, but peppering them was a variety of other BMW legendary vehicles.

reland boasts some of the world’s best roads. John O’Mahony went exploring in the spectacular new BMW 5 series

BMW will build an electric version of the Mini in the UK, choosing its factory in Oxford, over alternatives in Germany and the Netherlands despite risks associated with Brexit.

The BMW M2 with its three litre straight six turbo produces 370bhp and is an instant classic and gets a deserved five-star rating from Examiner Motoring, writes Declan Colley

Workers at car giant BMW have voted overwhelmingly to accept a revised offer over the closure of their final salary pension scheme, ending the threat of more strikes.

BMW have taken a clever approach to their electric car range, and the i3 with range extender technology is among the best on offer, says Declan Colley

Details have emerged of the new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo, which the Munich company says sets a new level of comfort and elegance wrapped in a sporty coupé design, with superior driving dynamics and efficiency.

HOW do you make a good thing better? Well, by improving it, of course. In the case of the BMW 440i which we’ve had the pleasure of tooling around in recently, even the famously short-sighted cartoon character Mr Magoo, might have problems actually outlining what exactly BMW has done to improve the latest version over the last one, writes Declan Colley.

BMW’s M GmbH is presenting another exclusive limited-run special-edition model in the shape of the new BMW M4 CS.

Simon Davis takes to the wheel of BMW’s new 322bhp coupe

We don’t dole out five-star reviews here at Examiner Motoring willy-nilly. In fact, I can only remember a handful of these terribly prestigious gongs being awarded during my tenure, writes Declan Colley.

BMW M has presented another exclusive limited-run special-edition model in the shape of the new BMW M4 CS.

WITH nearly eight million versions sold worldwide over seven generations since its introduction in 1972, you have some indication of the importance of the 5 Series BMW for the people who make it.

The Death Of A True Thug.

Those of you hoping this was BMW’s M7 need to look away now.

The BMW 4 Series is getting a complete revamp, the Munich concern announced this week.

Declan Colley looks back on the automotive year that was 2016 and picks out the best wheels he has driven in the last 12 months — some of his selections may well surprise you.

The BMW iNEXT is scheduled for release in 2021 and it will be self-driving, electric and fully connected.

The new BMW 5 Series has a lot of expectation riding on it. The outgoing car was immensely popular, so has the new one done enough to eclipse this? Darren Cassey finds out

UNDERSTANDING a car name used to be easy. Now, however, as the traditional lines between saloon, hatchback, coupe, SUV, and MPV blur, the car makers have to stretch their nomenclature to the limits and, well, it doesn’t make the life of the ordinary car buyer very easy.