Put the ’ring in touring

Our pick xDrive Competition List price £91,775 Target Price £83,319 MPG 27.2 CO2 234g/km For Scorching performance; sharp and entertaining handling; practical boot; comfy cruiser; snappy gearbox Again

THE idea of halo cars is nothing new. Fast flagships have been around for decades, fuelling sales of mundane models as customers aspire to one day own something with an M, RS or AMG badge on the boot.

£114,015 OTR/£135,058 as tested/£1,560 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Furiously complex, huge and heavy – is the M5 headed in the right direction? DRIVER: OLLIE marriage “IT’S NOT OFTEN BIKES GET IN THE way of ca

IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT, AT SOME point, Ian Eveleigh and I would get our two big, blue, V8-engined German estate cars mixed up and go home in each other’s cars. And we did. Ev got the better deal, of t

A dalliance with the Mercedes-Benz E53 gives us a chance to reassess where our affections really rest.

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr