2014 Facelift for BMW’s X1

2014 Facelift for BMW’s X1
- December 16, 2013
The X1, BMW’s smallest crossover, will debut a variety of updates at January’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and will be on sale at Braman BMW West Palm Beach in the spring. Changes include new exterior accents, refinements to the interior and equipment updates. There will be new air intake vents in the front apron, revised

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THE BRAMAN ‘WHAT IF?’ WARRANTY
- December 16, 2013
Removing the last barrier between you and a happy relationship with your pre-owned car So you’ve pretty much arrived at the decision that a pre-owned BMW is the right car for you, or any other that may be in Braman’s vast inventory. But, as with any major financial decision, there are a few little worries

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BMW Announces New M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe
- December 13, 2013
BMW has announced the all-new 2015 BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe models, which will appear in the Braman BMW West Palm Beach showroom in early Summer 2014. The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW revealing a new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and

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2014 BMW 328d – Observations From the Driver’s Seat
- December 10, 2013
Anyone who hasn’t driven a diesel lately – or ever, for that matter – is in for a surprise. The new generation of diesels are quiet, smoke-free and powerful in a way that makes driving them in traffic a pure pleasure. And when that diesel is a BMW 328d, it’s also stylish and surprisingly fast.

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View From the Driver’s Seat – 2014 BMW 428i
- December 09, 2013
The headline on the BMW web site says the 4 Series is “Designed for Driving Pleasure.” That’s a sort of generic description of BMW’s in general, but the 4 Series is definitely a treat from the driver’s seat. The 4 Series is new to BMW’s lineup, and shares many parts with the 3 Series, but

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2014 BMW X5 – Observations From the Driver’s Seat
- December 06, 2013
First impressions mean a lot when evaluating a new car, and the all-new 2014 BMW X5 makes a strong one, first with the fresh appearance resulting from subtle but stylish changes to every single body panel. And when you grab the door handle for the first time, it feels so sturdy and smooth that it’s

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An Electrifying Future Begins: THE BMW i3
- December 05, 2013
Redefining urban mobility means thinking far beyond environmentally-conscious and agile driving. The result: with its visionary design, the BMW i3 design defines the automobile of tomorrow. Its innovative BMW eDrive power train was designed in the scope of the BMW EfficientDynamics technology and is not only locally emission-free, but also offers an incomparable and nearly

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2014 BMW 528i – Observations from the Driver’s Seat
- December 05, 2013
The inclination when considering the virtues of a fair-sized car equipped with a small engine is to approach it with diminished expectations as to the fun-to-drive quotient, and the hopes that the fuel economy numbers will somehow make up for it. But no such tradeoffs are required for the 2014 BMW 528i; this is a

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BMW 750 Li – Observations From the Driver’s Seat
- December 04, 2013
When I tested the BMW 750 Li kindly provided by Braman BMW, it had been several years since I was last in a similar car, and that was a 12-cylinder 7-Series I tested for the Palm Beach Daily News. I’ve always been a ‘no such thing as too much horsepower’ kind of guy, so I

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BMW X3 – Observations From the Driver’s Seat
- December 03, 2013
With automotive technology as good as it is these days, you stereotype a car at your peril. Truth is, I’d always thought of the X3 as a ‘girl’s car,’ bolstered by the fact that my wife loved the look of the one the neighbor owns. She kept bugging me to get one as a test

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