How quickly a year passes from behind the wheel of a 325-horse V8-powered BMW 545i. And how pleasurably. A scan of the logbook reveals nary a complaint regarding the BMW’s performance, from a power, ...

Taste-testing a quartet of V-8 powered luxury sedans in California's vineyard country. Have they been aged to perfection? [This story originally appeared in the November 2005 issue of MotorTrend] "So ...

BMW's 545i with M package is not the real deal. The real M5 model won't get here until mid-year and is going to cost substantially more than this dressed-up 5 Series. The "M-lite" has a few of the ...

"We should give the win to the Cadillac right off the bat just because it doesn’t have iDrive," said one tester, only half-joking. But love it or hate it, electronics is here to stay, especially at ...

[This story originally appeared in the August 2004 issue of MotorTrend with the headline "Executive Privilege."] The corporate world isn't always the best role model. Some of us are still smoldering ...

Research the yearly spend on gasoline for every BMW in our database. The fuel economy calculations assume annual mileage of 15,000 miles, 45% of which is highway miles and 55% city miles and fuel ...

I bought my 2005 545i with 78k miles on it. BOTH the transmission and engine failed. I took it to the dealer, and they said that it could not be fixed! They had to order a new transmission and engine ...

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We revisit MotorTrend’s 2005 Cadillac STS vs. 2004 BMW 545i comparison to see how Cadillac’s V-8 sport sedan challenged BMW’s luxury benchmark. [This story originally appeared in the August 2004 issue ...