High performance vehicles are seldom rational, but some are more irrational than others. And if you ask us, they don’t get more irrational than the BMW X6M. With all the chubbiness and high center-of-gravity of...
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![Friday Matinee: MotorTrend Best Driver’s Car 2013 [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/video_still_149.jpg)
There are numerous things that go into making a car a good “driver’s car”: Engine response. Steering feel. Braking ability. And good old fashioned confidence that you won’t go sailing into trees when you hot...
Although not part of the international auto show circuit per se, Monterey Car Week (the annual motoring festival anchored by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, plus numerous other concours,...
The new BMW M6 is, in our estimation, one of the swankiest grand tourers on the market today. The classic long hood, short deck proportions, high rent interior and bodacious twin-turbo V8 conspire to create...
When most people plan a summer trip to Europe, they plan to visit famous capitals such as Paris, London, and Rome. A few weeks ago, Sub5Zero skipped across the big pond, but not to one...
For a while, it seemed like there was going to be one tuner shop for every BMW 1 Series M Coupe built. Yes, that would have been a rather tall order, considering BMW built 6,309...
E92-chassis BMW M3s are the belly buttons of the tuner car world; it seems like everybody has one. And while it’s nigh on impossible to dispute the merits of this recently-discontinued Bavarian super coupe platform,...
The new BMW M6 is not a desirable car; it’s a desirable family of cars. The sharp-looking Coupe, the summertime-ready Convertible, and the practical (if bizarre) GranCoupe are all powered by a high-output 4.4L twin-turbo...
![The One That Started It All: Gabor Mester’s BMW M3 E30 Love Affair [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/video_still_096.jpg)
Most of us car freaks seem to become car freaks at an early age. However, some people get bitten by the bug later in life. Such was the case with a then-high-school-aged Gabor Mester, when...
![One Owner Wonder: Flying under the Radar in a First-Gen BMW M5 [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/video_still_094.jpg)
When BMW unveiled the original E28-based M5 in 1984, it forced the world to rethink the concept of a super sedan. The subtle exterior modifications, the thoroughly reworked chassis, and the howling 3.5L straight-six borrowed...