Used buyer’ s guide

PLUG-in hybrids: the best-of-both worlds or the devil’s work? Given its Fire Red paint and matt black 21-inch alloys, the X3 30e M Sport is a dead-ringer for South Park’s Satan, but fuel efficiency is

IT’S AN ELECTRIFIED, 4WD Corvette with its engine in the middle and its steering wheel on the right. Yikes! The end result is good though, almighty in straights and trustworthy in corners – just bewar

MODEL TESTED BMW XM 50E Price £112,820 Power 469bhp Torque 516lb ft 0-60mph 5.0sec 30-70mph 4.4sec Top speed 155mph (claimed) Average economy 24.3mpg Electric range 57 miles CO2 emissions 100-106g/km

WHY WE RAN IT To find out if this version is good enough to be the performance X3 I thought I’d like this. But I really, really liked it. And I’m not the only one. The BMW X3 M50 was by far and away t

China’s best-known automotive export brand, MG, is now unashamedly gunning for the UK car market’s big fish. Right now, our shores typically support between five and eight manufacturers with 5% market

THAT’S right, Volvo doesn’t just make SUVs and estates! The new Volvo ES90 is strutting into town to take on highly impressive, all-electric executive saloons such as the Audi A6 e-tron and BMW i5, al