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BMW X5 M50d 2019 UK first drive

Combines big pace with efficiency in stereotypically Teutonic fashion, but isn’t the performance SUV you’d choose for the last word in poise or excitement

6 December 2018

BMW X5 M50d 2019 UK first drive

The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV is packed with advanced safety technology

Peugeot and Fifth Gear

Promoted | The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV: Safety

Under its skin, PEUGEOT’s striking and spacious SUV is packed with advanced technology that helps to keep you and your passengers safer

5 December 2018

Promoted | The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV: Safety

First Drive

Audi E-tron quattro 2018 first drive

Real quality engineering, but the electric Audi's trump card is a wide range of driving qualities and outstanding practicality

5 December 2018

Audi E-tron quattro 2018 first drive

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Slideshow

Brilliant Beetles on parade in LA

VW Beetles classic and modern gathered at the LA Auto Show to commemorate the end of production of the Beetle in 2018

5 December 2018

Brilliant Beetles on parade in LA

The Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak set a record on a hill – can it do the same at the Nürburgring?

Motorsport

Volkswagen to bid for electric Nurburgring lap record

Converted 671bhp ID R Pikes Peak is to tackle the legendary German track – and the outright record could be under threat

5 December 2018

Volkswagen to bid for electric Nurburgring lap record

McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt

Business

McLaren wins Britain’s most admired car company award

Sports car and supercar maker pipped BMW to top spot, as well as winning inspirational leadership gong

5 December 2018

McLaren wins Britain’s most admired car company award

First Drive

Alpina B5 Biturbo Touring 2018 UK first drive

The latest Alpina gives nothing away to the BMW M5 in terms of power and torque. Here we test the estate version

5 December 2018

Alpina B5 Biturbo Touring 2018 UK first drive

We've teamed up with industry analyst JATO Dynamics to bring you the best-selling cars in Europe by bodystyle. Take a look through to see the winner of each segment

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