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Supersport Supercars: It's no shock electric BMW i8 melds into Caterham paddock

Supersport supercars: It's no shock the electric BMW...

Alistair Weaver returns to the Caterham Supersport Championship but along the way this year aims to answer the age-old question: what should a racing...
Published 05 May 2016

The Clarkson review: 2016 BMW 730Ld M Sport

If you are the Austrian finance minister, or an African dictator, or the managing director of a successful carpet business in West Yorkshire, then...
Published 29 February 2016
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The Clarkson review: 2016 BMW X1 xDrive25d

John Terry is the lion-hearted soul and backbone of Chelsea football club. If he leaves at the end of the season, as has been reported...
Published 22 February 2016
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First Drive review: 2016 BMW 330e SE plug-in hybrid

What a pleasure it has been these past years to witness the enthusiasm with which the car industry has faced up to the challenge of developing responsible...
Published 10 February 2016
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2016 BMW 7-series review

An arms race is raging between makers of big cars. Not over horsepower or even top speed; instead they are battling over spa equipment
Published 27 November 2015
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The Clarkson review: 2015 BMW 3-series 320d xDrive...

I have been much amused in recent weeks by various earnest BBC news reporters telling us that people these days decide which car to buy...
Published 05 October 2015
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First Drive review: BMW X1 (2015)

When the original X1 was launched, in 2009, BMW had an ugly duckling on its hands. A mishmash of hatchback and SUV, the car looked so gawky that mums…
Published 24 September 2015
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First Drive review: 2015 BMW 3-series (facelift)

The BMW 3-series is 40 years old. Incredible to think that the world’s most trusty sports saloon...
Published 07 September 2015
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BMW 2-series Gran Tourer review (2015)

People carriers are a bit like the family kitchen. Generally, they lead a tough life, get knocked about, could do with a good clean and have such...
Published 04 September 2015
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First Drive review: BMW X5 xDrive40e (2015)

BMW's large but refined new plug-in hybrid SUV is certain to be seen but not heard when it flies past you.
Published 29 June 2015
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First Drive review: BMW 1-series (2015 F20 update)

British drivers like family hatchbacks. The Ford Focus, VW Golf, Vauxhall Astra and even Audi A3 all held a place in the 10 bestselling cars last...
Published 29 April 2015
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First Drive review: BMW 7-series 740iL prototype (2015)

The new BMW 7-series parks itself and allows you to dismiss incoming phone calls with a wave your hand....
Published 19 April 2015