Bmw 1 series

MILEAGE 5743 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Is this new luxury EV as compelling as its spec sheet and unique look suggest? Keys. Remember them? Once upon a time, getting into a car involved sticking a sculpted

Forget your doubts; BMW’s biggest gamble in decades pays off

£82,845 OTR/£82,845 as tested/£1,049 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: It’ll conquer the wilderness, but is this £83k Toyota everyday overkill? DRIVER: andy fr anklin WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE, HAVEN’T we? You get home a

SMART’S DESIGN TEAM DID A grand job, outside and within the astonishingly roomy, well kitted and well finished cabin. It rides really softly too, a passenger might think it’s a luxury car. The driver

R eports of the manual gearbox’s death are greatly exaggerated. Or at least they appear to be. While Mini no longer sells a manual and the retirement of attainable heroes such as the Ford Fiesta and F

YOU SAID “It’s an easy car to drive, with its slick automatic gearbox and reassuring brakes that ensure you’re never short of stopping power. For such a big car, my Q5 handles well, but the suspension