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)...

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...

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....

The BMW X3 is now in its third generation and we now think it's one of the best SUVs going. That's not to say it's always been the pick of the crop. The first iteration of the X3 arrived back in 2004 and received a lukewarm reception, while the second version appeared in 2010 and took things up a...

The Q7 is the best all-rounder in the class, and for that matter, the best SUV in the class. Yep, it’s that good. First and foremost, it’s a brilliant family car . It’s among the roomiest cars of its type, with generous space surrounding each of its seven seats , and with so many different options...