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The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring

For £130k, Petroyle Restorations will sell you an M3 Touring that's just like the one BMW almost made

The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring
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Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k

Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k
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How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants
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Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone

Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone
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New 2CV and Smart car: big reveals coming at Paris motor show
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A big Golf GTI? My Skoda Kodiaq vRS proves itself on a Sunday drive

A big Golf GTI? My Skoda Kodiaq vRS proves itself on a Sunday drive
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Tiny car, tiny country: Fiat Topolino vs the Vatican City

Tiny car, tiny country: Fiat Topolino vs the Vatican City
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Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better

Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better
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Better value than a Golf? How to bag a VW ID 3 from £9000

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ZEV mandate review imminent: government mulls softer sales targets
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Opinion: BMW's in-car Spiderman ad is a step too far
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The Smart car returns: new #2 revealed ahead of October debut
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JLR names new Discovery boss as brand gears up for reinvention
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Mazda 6e road test: Looks the part, but is it 'Mazda' enough?

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Chery Tiggo 4: is this the most car you can get for £20,000?

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Lexus ES verdict: Spirit of the LS lives on in £68k EV

Lexus's eighth-generation ES becomes its one and only big executive saloon – and goes all-electric to boot.

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Porsche 911 Turbo S

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Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50

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How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants

BMW's profit margin for the first half of 2026 dipped to 3.6% but it's targeting 8-10% by the 2030s

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JLR names new Discovery boss as brand gears up for reinvention
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Chinese car makers all share parts - will the world follow?
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bmw m3 touring e46 2026 jh 23

The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring

For £130k, Petroyle Restorations will sell you an M3 Touring that's just like the one BMW almost made

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The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring
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Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone

Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone
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Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better

Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better

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Opinion: BMW's in-car Spiderman ad is a step too far

The German firm claims the new Spiderman video it's showing in peoples' cars isn't an ad. It plainly is

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Why history shows that Range Rover can rival Rolls-Royce
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Who is China really stealing sales from?

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Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k

Smart second-gen coupe offers choice of Golf GTI, V6 and even diesel power

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Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k
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Better value than a Golf? How to bag a VW ID 3 from £9000

Better value than a Golf? How to bag a VW ID 3 from £9000
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I own a classic Alpine A110 and a new one - guess which I'd keep

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