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BMW 220d M Sport Coupé – Road Test

25th July 2022

The BMW 220d M Sport Coupé put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… To those of a certain age there was only one style of sporting car with some room for the family, a rear-wheel-drive coupé and this simple formula mix are the ingredients in the BMW 220d M Sport we have just tested. Front wheel drive hot hatches largely replaced the iconic ideal must-have for … [Read more...]

Bargain Basement Bimmer: End Game

9th April 2021

In his final part of a three part series, Jeremy Walton tells how he worked through £1000 BMW’s job list to a successful trade in… Kim adds: Jeremy will be well-known to many readers for his numerous well-respected articles and books covering a vast range of vehicles. He has a wealth of experience in driving sporting machinery on the road and track, and his enthusiasm is second to none. If you … [Read more...]

Bargain Basement Bimmer – Part Two of our three part series about enjoying and improving a modern classic Z3

19th March 2021

Can a £1,000 BMW be a winner? Jeremy Walton thought so – and sorted through extensive ‘to do’ jobs list… In his second instalment of a three part series, Jeremy explains how he set about improving his BMW Z3, tackling some of the work himself… Kim adds: Jeremy will be well-known to many readers for his numerous well-respected articles and books covering a vast range of vehicles. He has a wealth … [Read more...]

Bargain Basement Bimmer – Part One of a three part series about enjoying a modern classic Z3

26th February 2021

In this first part of a three part series, Jeremy Walton describes how he met and fell in love with an ageing BMW Z3, after initial hesitation about its cosmetics... Kim adds: Jeremy will be well-known to many readers for his numerous well-respected articles and books covering a vast range of vehicles. He has a wealth of experience in driving sporting machinery on the road and track, and his … [Read more...]

Latest BMW 5 Series – First Impressions

30th October 2020

48 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG – THE BMW 5 SERIES – NOW REFRESHED By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The longest serving model range in the BMW line-up is the 5 Series, launched seven generations ago in 1972. Since the last new models were launched in 2017 over 66,000 of them have been sold in the UK and 600,000 of them globally, now the latest updated 5 Series cars have just gone on … [Read more...]

BMW latest 4 Series Coupé – First Impressions (plus BMW model news)

23rd October 2020

BMW’S NEW 4 SERIES COUPE, FIRST DRIVE NEWS AND VIEWS. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… In these days of health and safety in this Covid era, holding mass motoring media product test driving events is not easy, you need space. And to meet that space requirements for this week’s BMW UK Media Showcase event of their new and updated models they used an aircraft hangar at the … [Read more...]

BMW 235 xDrive Gran Coupé – Road Test

17th August 2020

The BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupé now with UK customers… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). BMW has never been afraid to go out on limb when it comes to models or styling and it’s generally worked in its favour like it should with the 2 Series Gran Coupé. Announced at the end of 2019 and with a UK launch delayed in March by the Coronavirus epidemic, the newcomer is just getting … [Read more...]

BMW 340i Touring – Road Test

24th July 2020

SPACE AND PACE – THE NEW BMW 340i TOURING. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (All interior photographs of the right-hand drive test car by David). BMW has a vast array of model ranges, Saloons, Touring estates, Active and Gran Tourer MPVs, Coupés and Gran Coupés, Convertibles, Sports Cars, SUV X models and an increasing number of current and future ‘I’ all-electric models. Backing up … [Read more...]

Latest BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé – First Impressions + other model news

20th March 2020

THE NEW BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE FIRST DRIVE NEWS AND VIEWS. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). This is the first ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé model and the smallest member of the BMW’s dour door Coupés family, which are the 4 Series Gran Coupé, 6 Series Gran Turismo and the range flagship 8 Series Gran Coupé. The new 2 Series Gran Coupé with four passenger doors, a sleek coupé … [Read more...]

Latest BMW 1 Series – Road Test

9th March 2020

ALL NEW BMW 1 SERIES 5-DOOR HATCHBACK TRIED AND TESTED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The third generation BMW 1 Series range of 5-door hatchbacks is now with us and in a change from previous versions this generation is predominately made up of front wheel drive versions with transversely mounted engines. This has resulted in a shorter bonnet, the cabin area moved forward within … [Read more...]

Latest Raft of BMW Plug-in Hybrids – First Impressions

5th December 2019

BMW NOW WITH MORE VARIETY OF POWERTRAINS WITH PLUG-IN HYBRIDS… Hotfoot from this week's BMW PHEV driving event, David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. (Photographs from BMW and David Miles – 330e interior and engine bay). The figures speak for themselves with the latest line-up of new BMW PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on offer, and with more models to come. To get to grips … [Read more...]

BMW 840d Convertible – Road Test

13th September 2019

The BMW 840d Convertible - designed to impress… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Refinement and rarity are the driving forces behind the new BMW 8 Series, and its halo model has to be the Convertible. Relaunching its flagship series last year after nearly two decades out of the market, it means the premium German brand is better placed to tackle its rivals and raise … [Read more...]

Latest BMW 3 Series – Road Test

2nd September 2019

ALL-NEW BMW 3 SERIES SALOON SETS THE STANDARD AGAIN… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The BMW 3 Series has been a two ‘marks’ model. Firstly it’s the ‘hallmark’ core model range in the extensive BMW model line-up. Secondly it’s the ‘benchmark’ model that other manufacturer’s models in the upper medium sized ranges of saloon and estates are compared to. The new BMW 3 Series Saloon … [Read more...]

Latest BMWs – including first drive impressions of the new Z4 Roadster

19th July 2019

BMW NEW MODEL NEWS AND THE NEW Z4 ROADSTER TEST DRIVING VIEWS. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… News With the blockage of introducing new BMW and other premium brand German brand models now cleared with new or revised engines now fully homologated to meet the latest EU6.2 C and D Temp emission standards and the new WLTP fuel and CO2 figures obtained, it’s on with business to meet … [Read more...]

Latest BMW X4 – Road Test

6th August 2018

New BMW X4 tried and tested… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The BMW X4 is a five door aggressively styled coupé version of the X3 mid-sized SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) as BMW calls its SUVs. This is the second generation range and the new X4 made its World debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year. Over 200,000 global sales were achieved by the first generation niche model … [Read more...]

BMW and MINI newcomers – First Impressions

3rd July 2018

Keeping calm and carrying on – BMW and MINI showcase their latest models. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… With so many uncertainties affecting our motoring lives; falling UK new car sales due to the repercussions of Brexit and the potential for less investment in future new cars being built in the UK, potential higher interest rates dulling customer confidence, the demonising … [Read more...]

BMW X Factor News and New X3 Road Test

14th May 2018

BMW’s X-Factor SUVs and the new X3 tried and tested… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). According to the latest data from authoritative motor industry sources the figure of three, or of a third, seem to be the most recently used; diesel new car sales have fallen by a third, SUV sales are up by a third, women drivers now own a third of UK cars, BMW’s X SUV models now account for a third … [Read more...]

BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo – First Impressions

16th October 2017

The grand BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo makes its UK debut. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) has been driving it…  Launched to the UK’s motoring media last week, aptly in the Valley of the Racehorse, Lambourn, Berkshire where fine breeding and horsepower of the four legged variety are commonplace, was the new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo which makes its official sales debut on 11 November … [Read more...]

BMW X4 3.0d M Sport coupé styled SUV – Road Test (in brief)

12th June 2017

BMW X4 3.0d M Sport SUV – Assessed by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). Ticking boxes is what it’s about with the BMW X4, the five door mid-sized SUV with coupé styling. This beefy brother to the 3 Series and X3 SUV was introduced to fill a niche of the market where Audi, Porsche, even Land Rover, have been plugging away with their sports SUVs. Without losing the 3 Series agility, … [Read more...]

Latest BMW models news – plus revised 4 Series Coupé First Impressions

12th May 2017

Busy, Busy, Busy at BMW – Raft of new model changes includes 4 Series. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) samples the latest Coupé. My email Inbox this week has been loaded with press releases about the latest changes to the 2017 BMW range of passenger cars. New is the most used word in the titles of these releases. In fact most of the amendments are for detailed styling changes, upgrades to … [Read more...]

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