Several categories of vehicle are exempt from California’s biennial Smog Check: gasoline, hybrid, and alternative-fuel vehicles eight model years old or newer; gasoline vehicles from model year 1975 or older; diesel vehicles from 1997 or older; diesel vehicles rated above 14,000 pounds GVWR; electric vehicles; and motorcycles. Sales work differently. At a change of ownership,…
Browse BMW 8 Series Inventory Contact Our Team The 2026 BMW 8 Series is a full-size luxury grand tourer offered in coupe, convertible, and four-door Gran Coupe body styles. Three trims make up the lineup: the rear-wheel-drive 840i, the all-wheel-drive 840i xDrive, and the V8-powered M850i xDrive. It is also the final model year for…
A luxury vehicle that has aged out of its factory warranty has not aged out of free safety work. Safety recalls are repaired at no cost to the owner. That holds regardless of mileage, and regardless of whether you bought the vehicle new. Drivers keeping a BMW, Lexus, or Mercedes-Benz well past 100,000 miles often…
The 2027 BMW X1 and the 2027 Audi Q3 are the entry points to their brands’ SUV lineups, and on paper they start from the same place: a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, and all-wheel drive as standard equipment. The differences show up in what you can choose and what it costs to…
A Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) is an official communication issued by a vehicle manufacturer to dealership service departments detailing standardized diagnostic procedures, updated repair steps, revised part numbers, or software calibrations for a known, recurring condition on specific vehicle models and model years. TSBs typically address non-safety performance or comfort conditions, and they are written…
The 2027 BMW 7 Series is the most extensively updated flagship BMW has ever produced. It is also the first luxury sedan to carry technology from the company’s Neue Klasse generation. BMW unveiled it in April 2026 with four variants at launch: the gasoline BMW 740 and 740 xDrive, and the all-electric BMW i7 50…
The 2027 BMW i5 is an all-electric midsize luxury sedan — the battery-powered member of the BMW 5 Series family, not a crossover. It keeps the classic three-box sedan shape with four doors, seating for five and a 17.3-cubic-foot trunk that expands when the rear seats fold, and the floor-mounted battery pack sits low in…
