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IF THE LATEST Nissan Micra were a person, it would be the performer who had to go on after rock ’n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis had just set fire to his piano. Such is the tough act the Micra has to f

As electrification becomes ever more widespread, increasingly our Future classic candidates are last-of-the-line models, and this madcap John Cooper Works version of the fourth-generation BMW MINI cou

WHEN MARVEL’S IRON Man film came out in 2008, it reset the bar for what a superhero film could be. In the same vein, the new, second-generation BMW iX3 is intended to not only showcase the best techno

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Winter 2025 Fine-driving SUV switches to electric power for its second round. A 320-mile range is likely. BMW iX3 March 2026 Electric family SUV promises to move the game on in term

How was it that the Mini became ‘cool’ during the Swinging Sixties? We investigate by attempting to separate fact from fiction

JAMES ATTWOOD Illya, shall we start with your Mini, given that it’s from 2001? ILLYA VERPRAET It’s significant on a number of levels. Originally it was meant to be just a car, but BMW built a whole br