ESSENTIALS Volkswagen Golf R32 Price (new): £22,340 Powertrain: 3.2-litre V6, 238bhp 0-62mph: 6.6 seconds Top speed: 153mph Fuel Consumption: 24.4mpg Annual VED: £430 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Price (new): £

The 33 may lack the Alfasud's sparkle, but they now make an excellent low-cost introduction to classic Alfa Romeo motoring

RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the

(1966-1970)

There’s no shortage of variety with used BMWs. But the bargains? That’s a trickier path to tread – let CAR be your guide

We were spoiled for choice when it came to outlandish performance that was genuinely attainable back in the Nineties, as this super sextet of buys proves