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First drive review: BMW 3-series plug-in hybrid (2014)

BMW's plug-in hybrid saloon packs serious power and torque alongside low emissions, high mpg and a bargain price...
Published 02 December 2014
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First drive review: BMW X6 M50d (2014)

When I first drove the BMW X6, in 2008, I came away thinking it was a car with all the impracticality of a coupe but none of the style, and all the...
Published 14 October 2014
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BMW M4 coupé review (2014-on)

Along with its convertible sister car, this is the hottest 4-series model and replaces the M3 coupé...
Published 29 August 2014
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BMW 4-series convertible review (2014-on)

As the name suggests, this is the top-down version of the stunning BMW 4-series, a new model name for what used to be the 3-series coupé.
Published 22 August 2014
BMW i8: the plug-in hybrid sports car

The Clarkson review: BMW i8 (2014)

Despite the i8's technical complexity, you drive it as you drive any other car - a huge achievement says Jeremy Clarkson
Published 11 August 2014
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First drive review: BMW 218d Active Tourer SE (2014)

This front-wheel drive mini MPV is a triumph for BMW in uncharted terrain and promises to turn even the weekly shop into an adventure
Published 28 July 2014
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The Clarkson review: BMW M4 (2014)

If you can get past the colours on offer and the M4's overegged styling, a wonderful car awaits, says Jeremy
Published 21 July 2014
BMW X4 xDrive20d

Turning the vulgarity down to 11

Giles Smith's first drive review: BMW X4 xDrive20d SE
Published 26 May 2014
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BMW 2-series coupé review (2014-on)

Meet Tiny Tim, the smallest coupé of the BMW family
Published 15 May 2014
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First drive review: BMW M3 and M4 (2014)

Gavin Conway attempts to tame BMW’s hot new 3-series and 4-series derivatives at a particularly hairy race track.
Published 12 May 2014
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First drive review: BMW i8 (2014)

The new BMW i8 hybrid supercar is so easy on the eye and the road that not even Jennifer Lopez and her entourage could upstage its launch, says Giles...
Published 05 May 2014
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BMW Z4 Mk1 review (2003-2009)

The first take on the Z4 theme is still one of the best sports cars of its era, thanks to excellent body control, a brilliant seating position, a...
Published 29 April 2014