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The Clarkson Review: 2017 BMW 5‑series (530d xDrive) Touring

The Clarkson Review: BMW 530d Touring

For many years I have argued that, all things considered, the BMW 530d estate is the best car in the world. It’s fast, handsome, astoundingly...
Published 21 August 2017
BMW M3 Competition Pack review (2017 on)

BMW M3 Competition Pack review (2017 on)

The last time Driving tested a BMW M4, we compared it with the Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 GT. The American muscle car may not have been perfect in many
Published 20 July 2017
BMW M4 GTS review (2017 on)

BMW M4 GTS review (2017 on)

How many frustrated racing drivers are there on the road? Judging by the blockbuster success of games like Gran Turismo, millions want to slip in
Published 21 June 2017
BMW 330e review

BMW 330e iPerformance review (2017 on)

Have you ever had a eureka moment, while pouring milk over your morning Cornflakes, and decided that nothing could possibly be better than a car
Published 02 May 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2017 BMW 5-series M-Sport (G30)

The Clarkson Review: BMW 5-series

If a piece of technology remains fundamentally unchanged for more than a century, it’s inevitable that one day it will be as perfect as...
Published 19 April 2017
BMW 520d M Sport review (2017-on)

BMW 5-series G30 review (2017-on)

If you could only pick one car to drive every day for the rest of your life, the BMW 5 series would be at the top of the list, elbowing the...
Published 28 March 2017
BMW 2-series Active Tourer 225xe PHEV long term road test review

Extended Test: 2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV

BMW's plug-in hybrid MPV (what we used to call a people carrier) is being driven daily on an extended test by Will Dron, acting editor of Driving.co.uk.
Published 21 October 2016
First Drive: 2016 BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance review

First Drive review: BMW 740Le xDrive

If you've come into some money and need to save tax, don’t move the cash to the Cayman Islands – your local BMW dealer has just the answer
Published 12 September 2016
First Drive review: 2016 BMW 3 series Gran Turismo

First Drive review: 2016 BMW 3-series Gran Turismo...

Three years ago, when the Grand Touring version of the 3 Series was launched, sceptics wondered at the sense in shoehorning a hatchback into the small...
Published 03 August 2016
BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW was behind Renault and Nissan in entering the electric vehicle market with proper production cars, but compared with true rivals such as Audi...
Published 01 August 2016
2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV review

2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV review

BMW's 2-series Active Tourer and its seven-seat Gran Tourer sister have never been the darlings of the BMW model range...
Published 13 May 2016
Jeremy Clarkson review of the BMW M2

The Clarkson review: 2016 BMW M2

Two recently launched cars have sent the specialist motoring press into a squeaking frenzy of tinkle-clutching ecstasy. One is the Ford Focus RS...
Published 11 May 2016