BMW Reviews

Current models

BMW 3 Series Touring 2019 review

The new BMW 3 Series Touring is packed with clever attention to detail and could be all the car you ever need. The smarter alternative to an SUV.

BMW M3 Competition 2021 review

A new BMW M3 is always exciting news. We go fast and sideways in the 510hp Competition – and ask how it compares to the E30 original.

BMW M3 Touring 2023 review

The BMW M3 Touring is a family-friendly estate car with enough firepower to worry a Porsche 911. We get behind the wheel.

BMW M4 Competition M xDrive 2021 review

BMW adds all-wheel drive to its blisteringly powerful M3 and M4. Stand back, purists: we think it’s the pick of the range…

Discontinued models

BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Plus 2015 review

The BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Plus proves that creating an 83mpg 1 Series by dropping in a MINI diesel engine really can work.

BMW 128ti 2024 review

Motoring Research's John Redfern liked the BMW 128ti so much, he decided to buy one. Read his review to find out why.

BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 2016 review

The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer gets a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, just like the i8 supercar

BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer 2015 review

We Brits love a premium brand, especially when it comes to cars. That’s why the BMW 3 Series now outsells the Ford Mondeo, and why mainstream marques such as Renault are struggling for sales. However, the concept of a premium people carrier is an odd one. These resolutely practical vehicles are usually bought to serve […]

BMW 3 Series facelift 2015 review

BMW responds to the Jaguar XE's challenge with a revised 3 Series. It's subtle, but only because it was already superb...

BMW 330e 2016 review

The popular BMW 3 Series gets a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Should you buy one over a diesel?

BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe 2014 review

BMW's long-awaited alternative to the Audi A5 Sportback is predictably impressive

BMW 5 Series 2017 review

Up close with the new BMW 5 Series: here we bring you an inside look at BMW's new 2017 executive saloon

BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo 2017 review

Hardly a graceful swan but no longer an ugly duckling

BMW 740Le xDrive 2016 review

The BMW 7 Series is, quietly, a landmark car for the Munich brand. It subtly delivers a step-change in technology, design and sophistication. The future 3 Series will be influenced by this, a beneficiary of its tech – indeed, even built on the all-new architecture beneath its lines. That’s why we shouldn’t overlook it. Particularly […]

BMW M2 2016 review

The BMW M2. is a car for the hidden hooligan in you. Blindingly fast, superbly engineered, exhilarating to drive, it will battle out a slugfest with any rival you care to pitch at it and, probably, will win by a knock out.

BMW M3 2014 review

Four-door M car keeps the M3 name alive; same as the M4 Coupe underneath, just with a different - and more practical - bodyshell

BMW M3 CS 2018 review

This famous BMW is stopping production soon. The M3 CS is quite some way to go out

BMW M4 Competition Pack 2016 review

Competition Pack upgrades make BMW M4 faster and more desirable

BMW M4 Convertible 2014 review

The best open-top M-branded four-seater ever is impressive, but not quite the ultimate driving machine the M4 Coupe is.

BMW M4 Coupe 2014 review

New BMW M4 Coupe replaces the M3 Coupe; the 420hp V8 is out and a 431hp straight-six turbo is in. Efficiency and entertainment are key targets; it's priced from £56,635 and is on sale 21 June 2014

BMW M5 2018 review

Can four-wheel drive bring a return to form for the latest car in a famous model series?

BMW X1 2015 review

It's take two for BMW's compact SUV rival to the Audi Q3. And it's more than twice as good

BMW X2 20d xDrive M Sport 2018 review

Our first UK drive of BMW’s X2 compact crossover. How does it stack up against the Range Rover Evoque and Volvo XC40?

BMW X3 2017 review

The BMW X3 has always sold well. Now it's genuinely deserving of more

BMW X5 xDrive40e 2015 review

Is the plug-in hybrid BMW X5 a sensible alternative to diesel SUVs?

BMW X6 2014 review

The BMW X6 'Sports Activity Coupe' moves assuredly into its second generation, the styling as brutal as ever.