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BMW 5SERIES: ESTATE OF THE NATION

WANT a prestige executive car that’s also an estate? Then sad to say, you don’t have a lot of choice because there are only four brands in this market: Volvo, Audi, Mercedes and BMW. The good news, however, is that BMW has an all-new version of the 5-Series Touring arriving in the UK in September.

Renault's cool Wind of change

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Refined baby Audi simply oozes style

MOVE over Mini, Fiat 500 and Citroën DS3, there’s about to be another premium supermini in town. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new Audi A1, possibly the biggest sure-thing success since someone at Mothers Pride picked up a knife.

Jason Plato: A Lap with a Master

DAILY Express photographer Paul Stewart has been covering Motorsport for a number of years, now he is intending to take his involvement with the sport one stage further...

Spyder spin is a triumph for Porsche

PORSCHE preciously guards the Spyder name. First used on a sports roadster in 1953 when it introduced the 550 Spyder, for more than half a century the name has only been used for its most special models.

New Touareg beats 4x4 chill

BIG 4x4s are back in fashion. After this winter’s big freeze, car buyers realised that the cheap and frugal hatchbacks in vogue might save them money but they weren’t much good in Arctic conditions.

Seat Ibiza wins space race

FOR what on the face of it looks like a pretty odd market niche, estate versions of superminis are becoming increasingly popular. We’ve had load-lugging versions of the Skoda Fabia, Renault Clio, Mini and Peugeot 207 and now Seat has decided it wants a slice of the action with its new Ibiza ST.

Bentley's new saloon is the best of British

THE recent recession has hit everyone hard so it’s no surprise that a luxury car-maker such as Bentley has suffered, with sales having more than halved between 2007 and 2009.

Baby Volvo turns heads

VOLVO says it wants its facelifted new C30 hatchback to be bolder, more dramatic and expressive. A new look, improved handling and better overall road feel should add up to help the C30 attract more buyers and turn more heads than ever.

Chic drop-top Mercedes has an air of excitement

THERE is something strangely reassuring about a Mercedes cabriolet. The inherent naughtiness of going topless has been tempered by Germanic efficiency and a liberal dose of conserv

Meriva opens doors on brave new world

VAUXHALL, it seems, is in the family way.

This hot Seat is a real treat

AS LITTLE as 10 years ago most performance car purists would have laughed at the concept of a diesel hot-hatch.

Skoda's all round success

PERHAPS we should declare an interest at the start of this road test for the latest skoda Octavia vrs.

Toyota puts on brave new face

THERE must have been moments during Toyota’s recall debacle when the firm’s executives longed for the days it sold millions of unexciting, dependable cars such as the Corolla.

Potholes: Is this the solution to every drivers nightmare?

TEENAGE engineering students have come up with a brainwave to solve the pothole problem that's been giving motorists the hump... potholes.

Lamborghini: New Gallardo hits the light switch

LAMBORGHINI has a nickname for this new Gallardo LP570 Superleggera: the Pacemaker. It's an apt description.

Track Days: How amateur racing drivers are learning the hard and fast way

BRITAIN has high hopes for motor racing glory this year with both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton chasing the Formula 1 crown.

Room with a view in Fiat's boxy bargain

LET'S face facts. The new Fiat Doblo isn’t a car that’s about to be gracing many schoolboys’ bedroom walls.

Along came an R8 Spyder

AUDI calls the new R8 Spyder its most beautiful car yet and there’s certainly no doubting that the supercar has been popular.

Honda shows Hybrid's have their fun side

HYBRID cars are shining beacons of eco-consciousness. Motoring transport for hairshirt-wearing, holier-than-thou Hollywood celebs and bandwagon-jumping politicians who put preachy environmental righteousness ahead of driving pleasure, right? Not any more.