Effectively replacing the Renault Zoe , the born-again Renault 5 E-Tech isn’t the first electric car to use retro-inspired styling to shape a model designed for today’s motoring world. Referencing its classic camper vans is the  Volkswagen ID.Buzz , while the Fiat 500 Electric is a second reimagining...

In retrospect it seems strange that it took almost two decades for the company's management to figure out that an estate-bodied version of the BMW 5 Series saloon would be a good idea, with neither of the first two generations having a Touring spin-off. It wasn’t until the third-generation (E34)...

It helps the BMW M5's cause that it's still powered by a V8 engine. BMW hasn't gone a similar route to the Mercedes-AMG C63 which saw its V8 swapped for a plug-in hybridised inline four-cylinder. Shudders. Instead, here you'll find a 4.4-litre twin-turbo unit behind its angular snout, matching the...

Like many car companies with chequered histories, Aston Martin is a company that's been reborn over and over again — and frequently so. It wasn't that long ago that we were introduced to the  Aston Martin DB11 which was the first in what was dubbed the firm's 'second century plan'. And yet little over...

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...