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The best BMW for BMWness is the...

ENJOYED a brief but brilliant bit of petrolhead bonding the other day. Heading home over the M62 I got overtaken by a chap in an E30 BMW M3 ...

Vignale takes the Ford Mondeo upmarket

A MORE upmarket twist on the Ford Mondeo will available to order in the UK from next month. The Ford Vignale Mondeo, which is more luxurious...

Why the BMW M3 deserves its brutal reputation

THE original BMW M3 is a sort of automotive Al Pacino. Despite having a sophisticated side, you can’t help looking at it and concluding it’s...

Jaguar XE - why it deserves to succeed

FORGET Euro 2016. The most realistic chance of watching England going up against the Germans and giving them a comprehensive thrashing is ...

Why this special edition BMW M5 will be one to remember

BMW has celebrated the 30th anniversary of a performance car institution by unveiling its most powerful production model ever. The BMW M5 30...

Life begins at 40 for Mitsubishi UK

MITSUBISHI is celebrating 40 years of selling cars in the UK by bringing one of its most extreme offerings to Britain. The company’s special...

Subaru brings an affordable performance icon back to Britain

A rally-bred favourite from Japan is being brought back to Britain by popular demand, it has been confirmed. Subaru said that the turbocharg...

It's time to find out whether the new MG range is any good

BROKEN your New Year’s resolution yet? I haven’t, although for 2014 one of my goals seems to be a bit more ambitious than most. This isn...

What's it like to drive a Rolls-Royce?

IT WAS a curious conclusion to reach. The best car in the world was a strangely underwhelming one. There are certain cherries, if you love d...

Alpina D3 - the diesel saloon to outrun a sports car with

A car claimed to be the world’s fastest production diesel has just been launched in the UK. The Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo, to give it its full nam...

A new arrival on the Life On Cars fleet!

A full flotilla of electric windows, heated leather seats, cruise control, a heated front windscreen and a stereo that swallows six CDs at a...

Qoros to launch new saloon at Geneva

ANYONE remember our exclusive piece on the talented designer from Merseyside who landed a job helping a Chinese firm to create its latest c...

Is this the best looking saloon on sale today?

IN THE classic gangster film Get Carter , the villains drove a Jag MK2. In The Long Good Friday , the vehicle of choice was an XJ6. This aut...

Fire up the... Suzuki Kizashi (UK version)

PART of the problem with new cars these days is that what you see isn't usually what you get. Unless you pay for it as an optional extra...

Fire up the... Jaguar XF 2.2D

FIGURES. There were all sorts of fantastic ones involved with the Jaguar XKR-S I drove recently but with this rather more realistic big cat...

I think I might have found the worst car in the world

I THINK, after years of looking, that I've found the worst car in the world. It is - drumroll please - a Peugeot 407 I borrowed the othe...

A Volvo to be proud of

IT'S always nice to see a classic car being used by its owners for everyday chores, particularly if it's one as clean and cherished ...

Can you guess this smartly styled saloon?

THE sharply-crafted snout suggests a new BMW. The way the chrome-lipped windows meet the waistline has more than a hint of Lexus. And you’d ...

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