Testing, testing

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IT looks like someone at BMW got overexcited about all the new cars the firm is bringing out this year, because details of some top-secret models have appeared prematurely on the brand’s own online pa

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Even as Audi’s clean and simple new era begins, the RS4 gets a complex hybrid replacement that’s heavier and more powerful than the RS6 Performance. At least it won’t be dull

MILEAGE 90,040 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one Gulp, deep breath: have I ruined it? To recap, I’ve been driving a 90,000-mile, 21-year-old BMW 33