Five years ago, BMW added an optional all-wheel-drive system to the M3 and M4 for the very first time. While rear-wheel drive remains available, the AWD models unlocked another layer of performance ...

There's been a bit of back and forth between Audi and BMW at the Nürburgring of late. In 2021, the 8Y Audi RS3 set a time around the Nordschleife of 7:40.748, earning it the title of the fastest ...

Audi teased the facelifted RS3 in the best possible way—with a new lap record. A lightly camouflaged prototype of the Audi RS3 sedan circled the Nurburgring in 7:33.123 minutes, surpassing the BMW M2 ...

Ladies and gents, witness drag racing at its finest, as some of the most sought-after models line up for a quarter-mile showdown. The new BMW M2 takes on the Volkswagen Golf R, AMG A 45 S, Audi RS 3, ...

An award-winning automotive journalist with over 20 years in the industry, contributing editor Lyndon Conrad Bell has also written for publications such as Road & Track, Car and Driver, Autobytel, The ...

smart used to be fairly unique in the automotive space. It made very safe and smart-looking cars for city dwellers, pint-sized cars that stood out from the usual A-segment econoboxes. However, as ...

Character is often hard to find in the new enthusiast car market. Even in a segment that, by definition, typically has more character than most other vehicles on the road. Especially when it comes to ...

While early BMW M and Mercedes-AMG cars were often seen spinning their rear tires in a cloud of smoke, Audi has been more closely associated with all-wheel drive than perhaps any other automaker—at ...