Test Drive: 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C

The Italian brand returns to the States with a savage little sports car

by Davis Adams “Carbon fiber is a very expensive material. It’s strong. It’s lightweight. And, it’s beautiful,” explains Gaulberto Ranieri, head of communications for Chrysler Group, in a thick Italian accent. “Our new car is at least half the price of the next cheapest vehicle with a carbon passenger compartment, and this is just our appetizer for what is to come.” Indeed, it’s the re-beginning …

BMW and GoPro In-Dash Integration

Control your WiFi-enabled camera from the driver's seat

While in Wisconsin with BMW to test drive the all new M3 and M4 on the Road America racetrack (more on that soon), we were given a sneak peek at the new GoPro app integration partnership. With this, owners of all BMW and MINI models equipped with BMW Apps or MINI Connected systems will be able to control their WiFi-enabled GoPro HERO 3+ camera using …

Test Drive: 2015 BMW i8

The company's first-ever plug-in hybrid is a radically innovative sportscar that could very well change the entire industry

Each year, car manufacturers across the globe release 350 or so new models. The vast majority are annual updates to models past—new iterations that are a little more powerful, a little more fuel-efficient and feature smarter tech and nav systems. Seldom does a new model launch that is a radically innovative departure from those that have come before. However, the BMW i8—which we put through …