Matt prior tester’s notes

There’s no shortage of variety with used BMWs. But the bargains? That’s a trickier path to tread – let CAR be your guide

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew IT’S 5AM, AND YOU JOIN ME AT hom

M3 CS OVERKILL + MG TODAY + IAN FRASER

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

IF YOU’RE THE sort of person who thinks bigger is better, the BMW XM is likely to appeal. Developed by the brand’s M performance division, it’s not only physically big, at just over 5.1m long, but in

‘BUSY’ DOESN’T BEGIN TO COVER IT. DURING ITS seven months with us it sometimes felt as if our M5 Touring’s wheels never stopped turning. It went to Spa and to the Le Mans 24 Hours, it appeared in a dr