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

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 Nineties produced some of the most capable, varied and driver-focused all-wheel drive cars ever, but can the old guard here put up a fight against the newer kids on the block?

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

What classic does £10k buy you in 2025? If you have the nerve, it could be a hand-built Bentley , a motorsport-bred BMW , a Porsche 911 or one of our nine alternatives. Tempting? Of course. Sensible? Well…

Nobody does a five-cylinder quite like Audi. Or should that be nobody did a five-cylinder quite like Audi? Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo and others have dabbled, and Volvo was a past master, but now