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First drive review: BMW 335i Gran Turismo Modern (2013)

This all-new derivative is intended to sit aloof from the latest version of the esteemed 3-series saloon and its covetable estate spin-off, and merge...
Published 28 April 2014
2013 BMW Z4 review

First drive review: BMW Z4 (2013 facelift)

Her;s the latest version of BMWs Z4; now with added eyebrows. Note the silver strips topping the headlamps and adding a whole new level of discernment...
Published 28 April 2014
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BMW 1-Series Mk1 review (2004-2011)

It's the only rear-wheel-drive car in this class - if such mechanical esoterica matter to you - and the cheapest way into BMW ownership apart from...
Published 27 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW 518d SE saloon (2013)

In the vicious, back-alley knife-fight that is the executive saloon market, the 5-series is BMWs Mack the Knife. And when those other German spivs...
Published 22 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW i3 Range Extender (2014)

I'M IN an electric BMW i3 at some point in the future, to be more specific, last Wednesday. Im on the A2 wafting almost silently towards Kent, the...
Published 22 April 2014
BMW M235i

Mmm… 2 much fun in this pint-sized coupé

DON'T BE fooled by the M badge on this new 2-series; the model is not a proper performance car, it is a member of the newly created M Performance...
Published 18 April 2014
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First drive review: BMW 4-series coupé (2013)

The BMW 4-series coupé looks like a 3 series coupe, but better. And drives like a 3-series. But better.
Published 15 April 2014
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BMW 4-series coupé review (2013-on)

Don’t be fooled by the new name, this is simply the coupé version of the BMW 3-series saloon.
Published 14 April 2014
BMW X6 Mk1 (2008-2014)

BMW X6 Mk 1 review (2008-2014)

Sit staring at BMW X6 in traffic and you'll probably wonder whether it's a special car built for a race of beings twice the size of us.
Published 07 April 2014
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BMW 5-series Gran Turismo review (2009 on)

The 5-series Gran Turismo is a bizarrely compromised car that is neither as good to drive nor as practical as the best SUVs, and falls well short...
Published 07 April 2014
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The Clarkson review: BMW X5M (2010)

As we know, the car industry is guaranteed to be out of step with any financial conditions that happen to be prevailing at the time.
Published 03 April 2014
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BMW X5 E53 review (2000-2007)

For years BMW used the advertising slogan “The ultimate driving machine”, so when it introduced the X5, its first SUV, in 2000, many enthusiasts...
Published 03 April 2014