BMW X3 2.0d (2008) review Price: £29,715 05 August 2008 by Ben Barry Previously untouchable in the premium compact SUV segment, the BMW X3 now finds itself with some impressive competition. Audi has the Q5 and coming over the hill, looking like a monster, is Mercedes’... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M5 (2008) review Price: £65,890 29 July 2008 by Ben Barry The E60 BMW M5 is the fourth-generation M5 and, at £65,890, the third-most expensive car in the M-Division range – sitting below the M6 Coupe/Convertible but above the M3 Coupe/Saloon/Convertible and... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 740i (2009) review Price: £60,000 28 July 2008 by Richard Aucock We've just been behind the wheel of BMW's new 7-series, at the company's Miramas test base. And while this 7-series might be a taped-up pre-production car, it's all but ready. So we've taken the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M3 Convertible M-DCT (2008) driven review Price: £54,655 01 May 2008 by Chris Chilton The BMW M3 Convertible is not a Footballers’ Wives kind of car. The convertible M3 might be heavier and bendier than the coupe but, along with that glorious V8, this car also hasa surprise up its... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M3 saloon (2008) review Price: £49,415 22 April 2008 by Ben Barry The BMW M3 saloon has two more doors, weighs 25kg extra, features blander taillights and, at £49,415, costs £1415 less than its E92 coupe sibling. Anyone with an internet connection can work that out. Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW X6 XDrive 35d (2008) review Price: £44,145 05 April 2008 by Richard Aucock We’ve heard of niches, but come on – an SUV coupe? Sounds a bit roast beef with ice cream to us. But from June 2008, that’s what BMW has in store. The X6 is the latest addition to the maker’s SUV... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 730Ld SE (2008) review Price: £54,550 13 March 2008 by Glen Waddington Big sports saloon or limo? Actually, the long-wheelbase BMW 7-series aims towards the genuine limo class. And it's huge. Huge enough to make you wonder if a 3.0-litre turbodiesel could ever be enough... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 330d M-Sport (2007) review Price: £33,095 06 November 2007 by Steve Prentice Admit it, it’s an oil-burner in a sports jacket … why fool yourself? Who said diesels can’t be nippy? You’ve not noticed a diesel’s won Le Mans? This 330d is an unashamedly rapid thing. With 231bhp... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 635d (2007) review Price: £53,910 30 October 2007 by Richard Aucock A 635d? Hmm, potentially an interesting combo… Indeed. Mating the excellent twin-turbo 3.0-litre diesel to BMW’s mildly-facelifted 6-Series Coupe and Cabriolet, creating (they say) the world’s first... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW’s Efficient Dynamics (2007) review 26 October 2007 by Richard Aucock I’m seeing a lot of talk about EfficientDynamics from BMW… You are, because while we’ve read all about the technology – intelligent alternator control, glass mat battery, low-rolling-resistance... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M5 Touring (2007) review Price: £67,725 08 August 2007 by Ged Maxwell An M5 with a massive boot - sounds win-win to me. It is, almost. The anomalous M5 Touring is M-division chalk to the M6 convertible's cheese. Both have the same 500bhp V10, yet that the M5 looks... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M3 (2007) review Price: £50,625 12 July 2007 by Ben Barry You’ve driven the new BMW M3 then? Oh yes. The E92 model is the fourth generation of the M3, a car that first arrived in 1986. Back then it had a four-cylinder engine with around 200bhp. The new car... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M3 coupe (2007) vs Audi RS4 (2007) cabrio review 07 July 2007 by Chris Chilton M3 meets its nemesis So you’ve already devoured CAR’s first drive verdict on the new BMW M3 and its V8 engine and watched the video of us punishing it at the Ascari race resort, but how does it stack... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 0 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW M3 – E30, E36 and E46 driven review 06 July 2007 by Chris Chilton The ultimate BMW M3 test: E30 Sport Evo v E36 Evo v E46 CSL M3. No confusion, just instant comprehension. The badge, the name, is universally understood. One letter and one number that combined are as... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 530i (2007) review Price: £34,610 02 March 2007 by Chris Chilton Er, help me out, I’ve been staring at the picture, pen poised, for 20 minutes and I haven’t ringed a single difference See that big air intake under the bumper? See how the ends point upwards instead... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 335i (2007) Convertible review Price: £38,350 24 January 2007 by Chris Chilton That can’t be a coupe-cabrio! Where’s the huge backside, the stupid wedgy profile and enormously overlong windscreen? It certainly is a CC - BMW’s first ever in fact – although you’re right, it... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW Hydrogen 7 (2006) review 16 November 2006 by Ben Oliver That’s not a green car. It’s a dirty great limo… Yes, it’s a long-wheelbase BMW 7-series with a 6-litre V12 engine. But it runs on liquid hydrogen as well as petrol, emitting virtually no CO2 when... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 325d (2006) review Price: £27,885 15 November 2006 by Chris Chilton Does the world need another 3-series variant? There must be millions of them by now. And what’s so special about this one? This is the 325d and it’s designed to plug the gap between the popular... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW X5 3.0d (2006) review Price: £40,450 13 November 2006 by Richard Aucock Just what the world needs, another huge off-roader. That’s it, jump on the SUV-hate bandwagon. But before you do you might want to know that X5 II is safer, more efficient and even better to drive. Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 335d Coupe (2006) review Price: £33,610 19 October 2006 by Ben Oliver 286bhp, 427lb ft and 1570kgs – quite fast, presumably? Oh yes. BMW points out that the new 335d is the most powerful diesel engine it has sold in the UK and the most powerful six-pot diesel in the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...