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...

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...

Larger and more upmarket than its predecessors, the Skoda Octavia nevertheless continues its maker's mantra of representing fine value for money. Here's a car that's a little cheaper than the Volkswagen Golf, with which it shares many of its engines and underpinnings, yet it's significantly larger,...

While this highlights the Cayenne’s impressive breeding, it also demonstrates the sheer size of this SUV. It’s arguably a bit too big for Britain’s congested city streets and narrow country lanes, but this hasn’t stopped it from being a huge success for Porsche. It helps that it’s brilliant to drive....

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...