Two-tonne fun sponge

BMW’s latest 5 Series Touring has fully embraced electrification. There’s just one version powered by an internal combustion engine alone; all the others are either fully electric or plug-in hybrids.

The BMW i4 might well have gone underneath the radar of a great many EV buyers when it first appeared back in 2021, when premium car makers were mostly busy producing zero-emission SUVs. BMW’s own ele

AT FIRST GLANCE, the idea of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid seems as logical as Mr Spock: zero-emissions motoring around town, and the efficiency of, well, a diesel car on longer drives. Why, then,

The demise of the family estate appears to have been exaggerated. Volvo, having flirted with killing the format off, is back in the game; the German premium clique, plus Peugeot and Skoda among others

MILEAGE 3410 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Do you need all the bells and whistles to create a good premium commuter? I’ve now spent more than 3000 miles behind the wheel of our Audi Q6 E-tron, and I must say i

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT We liked this luxury EV at launch, but has it been improved enough to remain BMW’s flagship five years later? The descriptor ‘flagship model’ is used a lot in this industry and at