Clever money cars

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’

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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

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