We should have been celebrating, really. A few years ago, the idea of a brand-new M5 Touring would have seemed incredibly far-fetched. We haven't had one since the wonderful (but temperamental) V10-powered E61-generation M5 Touring, which is the only one ever built in right-hand drive. The older E34...

Few brands have enjoyed the image metamorphosis that Kia has. Okay, Skoda comes very close but bear in mind that the Czech brand entered the UK market in the 1950s — Kia’s done all of its hard work since the early 1990s. Successive generations of improved models, such as the Kia Sportage , added...

If you wanted to buy a brand new, first-generation BMW 5 Series in March 1973 it would have set you back at least £3499. For reference, the average house price back then was was approximately £7500. Thing is, with inflation, that 1970s BMW 520 translates to around £58,500 today, which is over £6k...

With the all-round excellence of the latest generation Honda Civic , hopes were high that the Type R version would build on that to create another gem in a long line of outstanding hot hatches from the Japanese manufacturer. Although there are fewer rivals than the Honda Civic Type R’s faced in its...

Remember how the original Porsche Panamera was mocked for being ugly? For a while, its ungainly bodywork sat awkwardly in the Porsche range, until the far more attractive second-generation model arrived, eventually bringing with it a handsome and practical Panamera Sport Turismo estate version....

In fact, as our Range Rover review will show, it has more rivals than simply other luxury SUVs. Such is its combination of space, refinement and ability, it presents itself as a compelling alternative to premium saloons such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or another German offering, the BMW 7 Series...