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Want an armoured electric car? The BMW i7 Protection is the answer

Published 08 August 2023
By James Fossdyke
Armour-plated BMW i7 Protection is the brand’s first electric ‘protection vehicle’ designed for carrying VIPs in safety — and silence.
BMW i7 xDrive60 M Sport

Electric BMW i7 review

The new BMW i7 is sumptuous and silent. Dave Humphreys drives, and experiences, the first-ever electric 7 Series.
Published 05 November 2022
2023 BMW i7

BMW 7 Series goes electric

BMW has taken the covers off its new 7 Series luxury saloon and, for starters at least, only the all-electric i7 variant will be available.
Published 20 April 2022
Me and My Motor: rock star Steve Harley

Me and My Motor: Steve Harley

Steve Harley has owned many nice cars over the years, but it's the Cockney Rebel frontman's Aston Martin that makes him smile.
Published 24 April 2019
2020 BMW 7-series epic grille reactions on Twitter

BMW 7-series 'epic' grille: funniest reactions

The first pictures of the new BMW 7-series have been leaked online, and it has what has been described as an X7-inspired "epic" grille.
Published 10 January 2019
Self-driving cars will be allowed to park themselves in overhaul of rules

Self-driving cars to be allowed to park themselves

Motorists will be able to park their car remotely using a smartphone or key fob for the first time under plans to overhaul the rules of the road.
Published 27 December 2017
Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

"The worst part of my job isn’t the diets, or the sweating in a bath to keep the weight off — it’s driving from one racecourse to another...
Published 28 November 2017
Reader Letters: Motorway investment, premium fuels, dash cam crash for cash and Ford GT

Reader Letters: Motorway investment, premium fuels

"Driving the length of Britain on our dreadfully undermaintained motorway network got me wondering: are we really spending £60bn on the HS2..."
Published 23 October 2017
Jeremy Clarkson review of 2017 BMW M760Li xDrive V12 (7-series)

The Clarkson Review: BMW M760Li xDrive V12

Hello? Hellooooo? Is anyone still out there? Or has everyone glossed over these pages [in the Sunday Times Magazine] . . .
Published 03 October 2017
First Drive: 2016 BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance review

First Drive review: BMW 740Le xDrive

If you've come into some money and need to save tax, don’t move the cash to the Cayman Islands – your local BMW dealer has just the answer
Published 12 September 2016
Me and My Motor: Theo Paphitis — cars are the real deal for the Dragons’ Den star

Me and My Motor: Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis won’t reveal exactly how many cars he owns but, he admits, “it might be more than 20”...
Published 18 July 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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Top 100 Cars 2016: Top 5 Luxury & Prestige

The Sunday Times Driving presents its Top 5 Luxury & Prestige cars of 2016, featuring Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Jaguar, Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
Published 03 January 2016