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Jeremy Clarkson hates the BMW M8 Competition Coupé

Published 26 January 2020
By James Allen
Jeremy Clarkson didn't like the diesel BMW 8 Series he drove last year — and he hates the car even more when it has a 616bhp V8 under the bonnet.

Clarkson: Why did they send me a diesel 8 Series?

Jeremy Clarkson says he was really looking forward to driving the new 8 Series... until he found out the car he'd be testing was a diesel.
Published 30 June 2019
Clarkson, Hammond and May spotted in Georgia with bust of Stalin mounted to Bentley

Grand Tour boys mount Stalin to Bentley

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are showing no signs of toning down their antics on the new series of The Grand Tour.
Published 03 October 2018
2018 BMW 8-series prototype review

2019 BMW 8-series prototype review

Big, luxurious sportscars are a dying breed. Even manufacturers for whom these grand tourers were a staple for many years are finding more...
Published 10 May 2018
Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor interview with Amanda Wakeley, fashion designer, on her cars and career

Me and My Motor: Amanda Wakeley, fashion designer

Amanda Wakeley has dressed everyone from Diana, Princess of Wales to Beyoncé and Theresa May, who famously wore a pair of...
Published 12 March 2018
Audi e-tron SUV, September 2018

The best new cars launching in 2018

With new car registrations dipping in 2017 for the first time in six years, as consumer confidence takes a hit, car makers are having to...
Published 05 January 2018
New BMW 8-series luxury coupé will go on sale in 2018

BMW announces 8-series luxury coupé

BMW is preparing to launch its most luxurious coupé yet, with a new 8-series that will join the German car maker’s range of models late next year
Published 26 May 2017