Even in cars like my BMW 128i, which has a telescoping steering wheel, I’ve had some trouble getting comfortable on account of being six-foot-three-inches tall.

The steering wheel controls on an F3X 3 Series with an M Sport wheel. Andrew P. Collins. So on the right spoke of the steering wheel, you’ve got a bank of thumb-toggle controls. OK, pretty standard.

Since there's no instrument cluster, drivers no longer need a cutout at the top of the steering wheel to see one. BMW figured this was a good opportunity to fill this space. Similar to what we saw ...

I hope we’ve reached the peak of the ultra-thick steering wheel fad. I’ve come to expect it when hopping into a new BMW M car, Mercedes-AMG model or Dodge ...

BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2025 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive, 2024-2025 i5 eDrive40, i5 M60 xDrive, 2025 i5 xDrive40, 2024 740i xDrive, 760i xDrive, 750e xDrive, i7 eDrive50 ...