The extensive damage after a natural disaster can be numbing, from loss of life to property damage, it can be difficult to pick up the pieces and many people affected by Hurricane Sandy are still reeling from their losses.  Just like after any disaster, you rebuild.  You put up new drywall where it was once molded and put a fresh coat of paint on the wall.  The same mentality and practice can be said for some of the vehicles affected by Hurricane Sandy.

There are 15,000 vehicles sitting at an airport out on Long Island, NY.  For some…

Those who know BMW know that the automaker constantly has one eye on the future, scouting out potential growth. Just recently, company officials have confirmed that they've spotted an excellent source for expansion in Brazil.

More specifically, BMW has committed itself to investing a hearty $261 million towards the creation of a brand new manufacturing facility in the recently-growing market of Brazil. Destined to begin production in 2014, the plant will hold a capacity…

Wagner BMW of Shrewsbury hates to tell you this, but your new new BMW is not amphibious. However, BMW does produce the engine that powers an innovative new ATV that can travel by land and water. Produced by Gibbs Sports Amphibians, the new utilitarian vehicle is home to a special BMW engine.

With the ability to transform itself from a water to land vehicles in a stunning five seconds, the aptly named "Quadski" runs off…

If you are a motor head in the Naperville   area then you probably know about the BMW i8 sport hybrid concept. It is said to be the most impressive sports car on the planet as you would expect the car has generated a good deal of buzz.  We at Wagner BMW of Shrewsbury want to hone in on the "i" instead of the car itself.

You all might be familiar with the BMW i3 and that is just a taste of what BMW plans to do as it will expand into a whole line of "i" vehicles.

Through the next…

For the most part we use the Wagner BMW of Shrewsbury blog to share the latest and greatest with BMW models, or new technologies being developed from BMW. This time though we are taking a different approach and focusing on a man instead. This man is Mr. Alex Zanardi and he is someone that really knows how to get the most out of life.

For all you racing fans out there you may recognize the name from CART (where he was champion twice) and Formula One (also a success for him) from the late 1990's. A bad crash in…