Alive and kicking

YEARS ago, BMW sold a 3 Series in coupé, convertible, saloon and estate forms, but in summer 2013 the first two were spun off as a separate line. Back then the 4 Series came in coupé and cabriolet for

A baby 4 Series, or a big 1 Series? Whichever way you view the first-generation BMW 2 Series, it is good to drive, good to sit in and good to look at, and it went straight to the top of the class when

Price new: From £18,950 Price now: £16,000-25,000 Engine: 1.8-litre, four-cylinder petrol Gearbox: Fivespeed manual Power/torque: 118bhp/165Nm 0-60mph: 5.8 seconds Top speed: 126mph HAD Lotus not come

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

Big changes are afoot at BMW. The electric Neue Klasse, complete with minimalist styling and button-free iDrive, is looming, and from the spy shots it seems like the next combustion-engined 3 Series w

John recalls some standout motors of 1985…