BUSINESS AS USUAL In the face of stiff competition, BMW has pulled out the stops to keep its 5 Series on top. Steve Walker reports. 1972 was the year that BMW began the 5 Series dynasty. If you took the stub-nosed original and parked it beside this sixt... » MORE

THEY CALL IT RAPIDE Aston Martin s first four-door looks to be quite an achievement. Steve Walker reports. Rear seat backs that fold flat at the touch of a button, ISOFIX child seat mountings, a 750-litre boot capacity - we re talking about an ordinary... » MORE

VENGA OUT TO WIN IN EUROPE Kia continues its march upmarket with the Venga MPV. Steve Walker reports. Korean Kia is intent on giving its products a European flavour and the Venga supermini MPV is one of its more successful efforts to date. A foursquare... » MORE

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX The Nissan Cube is clever will British buyers get it? Steve Walker takes a look. Under the usual rules of car design, sleek and curvy is good but square and boxy is bad. You might have already guessed which camp the Nissan Cube... » MORE

Celica, MR2, Supra, Corolla AE86: Toyota s great driver-focused sports cars of the past have inspired its vision for a future-generation concept model that makes its European debut at the Geneva motor show. In creating the FT-86 (Future Toyota-86) Sports... » MORE