The £100k BMW M3 CSL proves that some cars get better with age Motoring BMW’s rare E46 M3 CSL was fast, furious and fiercely exclusive when it launched in 2003. More than two decades on, this lightweight legend is still turning heads What is the BMW E46 M3 CSL? It seems the moment you drive a shiny new car off the showroom forecourt, it’s replaced by something a little [...]
Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo Review: 550hp, 199mph and Nearly £200k – Is It Worth It? Life&Style The Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo has the looks, soundtrack and blistering performance to turn heads across London, but does its £191,820 price tag justify a cabin that doesn’t quite match the glamour? There’s always something rather alluring about the Maserati line-up, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe it’s that effortless Italian chic [...]
Lexus ES 350e Review: Is this the best electric executive car? Motoring For business leaders, corporate decision-makers and high-income professionals, an executive car needs to do more than take the scenic route through total chaos. It needs to make the journey easier, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. That could mean quietly hoovering up motorway miles between meetings, providing a comfortable haven while crossing London, or giving you [...]
Is the Audi Q9 the poshest Audi yet? August 11, 2026 Audi’s new range-topping Q9 is the biggest, plushest thing the four rings have built yet, a seven-seat, tech-crammed luxury SUV squaring up to the Range Rover. Here’s what we know before it lands on UK roads. Audi has never been shy about going big, but the new Q9 takes things to another level. Audi says [...]
New BMW X5 gets diesel, hybrid, electric and hydrogen versions July 23, 2026 BMW’s new X5 offers more powertrain choices than ever, combining diesel, plug-in hybrid, electric and future hydrogen technology. BMW’s fifth-generation X5 arrives with more powertrain choices than any version before it, including a hydrogen model due in 2028 built with Toyota. Rather than picking a side in the electric transition, BMW is selling all sides [...]
New BMW M3: why the next one arrives as both a 1,000bhp EV and a petrol straight-six July 12, 2026 | Sponsored BMW has confirmed the next M3 will come in electric and petrol versions. It looks like a simple product decision, but it says far more about an industry still unsure what a performance car should be in the electric age. For years the industry told a tidy story about all this. Electrification would arrive, petrol [...]
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2026 Preview July 3, 2026 | Sponsored The Goodwood Festival of Speed will return to Goodwood House this month. Here’s everything you need to know. West Sussex in summer is usually a study in tranquillity, defined by the gentle rustle of leaves in the South Downs and the quiet allure of hidden public gardens. It is a landscape designed for long, languid [...]
Motor finance compensation scheme hanging by a thread amid legal row May 8, 2026 The City watchdog has told lenders to prepare for the “alternative scenario of no scheme” in the long-running motor finance scandal as another legal showdown brews. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has received four legal challenges including from lenders Volkswagen Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Crédit Agricole Auto Finance. On the consumer side, the [...]
Motor finance trade body gears up for legal challenge to £9bn redress April 24, 2026 The motor finance industry’s trade body is mulling lodging a legal battle against the UK financial watchdog‘s £9bn redress scheme. The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), which counts Santander and the financial arms of BMW and Volkswagen among its members, is reported to be leaning towards challenging the City regulator’s scheme. Members of the body [...]
Carmakers to skirt a crash in £11bn motor finance redress February 18, 2026 UK carmakers are set to curb a hefty hit in the City regulator’s forthcoming redress scheme for the motor finance scandal. Captive lenders, in-house lenders of manufacturers, are to be granted some reprieve by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after relentless lobbying that the scheme could hamper investment in the UK. The FCA was forced [...]