Buying cars

YEARS ago, BMW sold a 3 Series in coupé, convertible, saloon and estate forms, but in summer 2013 the first two were spun off as a separate line. Back then the 4 Series came in coupé and cabriolet for

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

IF you had to pinpoint a brand that has made massive strides with its design in recent years, there’s a good chance that you’d nominate Peugeot. None of its models lack presence on the outside, and th

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

I’M not a man who enjoys a gamble, especially when it comes to cars. But I have no worries about my next family workhorse, because picking a Volvo for the job is surely about as safe as bets get. Espe