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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
Tesla says all cars it produces are now fully self-driving

Tesla: all our cars now capable of self-driving

While the rest of the world continues to grapple over self-driving car legislation and fairly important matters such as whose safety...
Published 20 October 2016
Audi owners are most brand loyal, Renault drivers most likely to switch

Audi owners are most brand loyal, says study

In an age of feedback forms, online customer reviews and Twitter rants, it's perhaps no surprise that a new study shows the majority...
Published 19 October 2016
Mercedes E220d estate AMG Line (2016) review

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-class estate review

On a list of endangered species, you might have expected to see
Published 19 October 2016
The AA Gill Review: 2016 Audi Q7

The AA Gill Review: 2016 Audi Q7

A car says something about you — perhaps more about you than anything else you own. A car is allegorically and practically the evocation...
Published 18 October 2016
British Government says drivers should be compensated over Volkswagen dieselgate emissions scandal

Government: VW should pay out over Dieselgate

The British government has said that drivers of Volkswagens affected by the Dieselgate emissions scandal should be compensated by the German car
Published 17 October 2016
Cost of motoring steers a million young drivers off the road

A million young drivers stay off the road

It used to be that you either enjoyed driving or you didn't, but even if you didn't the practical need to get from A to B meant you'd tolerate it
Published 17 October 2016
Party on! Wayne's World AMC Pacer sold at auction

Party on! Wayne's World AMC Pacer sold at auction

There have been many memorable motoring moments committed to film but one of the most beloved, particularly for those who grew up in the 1990s...
Published 17 October 2016
Me and My Motor: Bill Bailey, the musical comedian, is tickled pink by a French fancy

Me and My Motor: Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey has been on the road for more than 30 years. His current Limboland tour is now taking him to Australia and New Zealand...
Published 17 October 2016
Reader Letters: Respray insurer woes, going hands-free, and done and Dustered

Reader Letters: Rip-off insurers, straying hands

A few months ago I bought a second-hand BMW. It ticked all my boxes except for the colour — black — so I had it resprayed a pretty green...
Published 17 October 2016
Red setters Jake, Quiz, Phoebe and Coda with the Kia Optima Sportswagon GT-Line S

Dogs' best friend

No one knows the joy of running wild better than our canine companions. And few cars are better suited than the Kia Optima Sportswagon
Published 16 October 2016
Mercedes says self-driving cars will save occupants at all costs

Mercedes in self-driving car crash admission

As car makers steer a course towards cars that can drive themselves, drivers have been asking just one question: if a crash is inevitable
Published 14 October 2016