Matt prior tester’s notes

With its heft and its hybrid powertrain, the latest M5 has been divisive from day one. Will living with one help us understand it?

BMW M135 £43,740 OTR/£54,050 as tested/£602 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’s about time BMW had a hot hatch worthy of the M badge again DRIVER: jethro bovingdon THE M135 LEFT ME QUITE unexpectedly. It was plan

It gives me no pleasure to say it, but the only true BMW M car of recent times to which I’ve felt a proper connection is the baby of them all, the M2. As an alternative to a Porsche Cayman for those i

very Chinese car on sale in the UK right now. As in today. Tomorrow there will be more. Three years ago Chinese built cars accounted for just three per cent of European sales, now it’s 20 per cent. Bu

The idea of taking the simple, powerful, reliable powertrain from an American muscle car and dropping it into a vehicle that is a bit more special is nothing new. Indeed, De Tomaso – which created the

The Renault 5 has all the glamour and excitement, but it’s the frumpier, roomier and far more versatile 4 that actually delivers the goods