Cars

Special Circumstances. First Drive. It’s not often we end up with two exclusive variants of a BMW M car in close succession. But, with the M4 CS following hot on the be-winged tail of the mighty GTS, Matt Robinson wonders if this second M4 special can win our hearts?

Blast from the past. Richard Stern has owned more BMWs than most of us will ever dream about but, of them all, it’s the BMW 2002 Tii which has truly captured his heart.

Buying guide: BMW 530i Touring E61. Bag yourself a stylish and oh-so-effective load-lugger, now available at affordable prices. Estate management. The third generation of the 5 Series Touring, the E61, is something of a bargain these days, and Bob Harper reckons the 530i could be the pick of the bunch.

First look. New 2017 BMW 440i breaks cover. Settling for more. Neil Briscoe says the updated BMW 440i is a blast, and good enough to make him question whether anyone truly needs an M4?

Ferrari 308GT4 Buyer’s guide to Ferrari’s first mid-engined V8. Maranello’s first mid-engined V8 road car is now a great – and eminently usable – entry-level example of the marque, as Malcolm McKay explains. Photography Tony Baker.

The detail men epic reader resto! This incredible 328GTB became the subject of a very special restoration. Rosso Corsa resurrection. The purchase of this 328 blossomed into a budget-busting rebuild. When the owners of this Ferrari 328GTB bought it, they had no idea that an exacting rebuild lay ahead, says Ross Alkureishi. Photography James Mann.

Peak Performance M52-swapped track-built E30 Touring. With custom body mods, an M52 swap, and stripped-out interior, this E30 Touring has been built to tear up the track. Words: Elizabeth de Latour Photos: Matt Richardson.

Once bitten nitrous-fed all-steel Eleanor 1967 Ford Mustang GT500E. Kelvin Taylor wanted Matamata Panelworks to build him a tough pickup. He’s not quite sure how he ended up with an all-steel Eleanor clone, but you’ll never catch him complaining about it! Words: Connal Grace. Photos: Adam Croy.

First class WTCC-style BMW 335i E90. Full-on wide-body beast Words: Daniel Bevis Photos: Peter Wu When it came to choosing his first BMW, Alex Aguiniga knew exactly what he wanted and, while he didn’t initially imagine it turning out like this, every element of the build is pure class… 

Red Alert. Wild 400hp S62 V8-swapped E30 tears up the Tarmac! German Muscle Incredible, S62 V8-swapped E30.  With an S62 V8 shoehorned into its engine bay, this ferocious E30 is the sort of machine we live for. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Patrik Karlsson.

When Pontus Örnberg was looking for a daily driver, the humble 518 seemed to fit the bill rather nicely. And it did, for a while - but then he got bored and shoehorned an M3 engine inside it…

Rotten Merc resurrected. Epic Restoration Obsessive quests for perfection. This Pagoda generated an £18k bill – just for body panels. We follow the restoration of a Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda that arrived resembling a collander and left as an exemplar, testing every ounce of a marque specialist’s resolve along the way.  ‘Imagine a 14ft-long Swiss watch… a very broken one’ The pretty ‘Pagoda’ SL has shot up in value, which is just as well when you have to restore one as bad as this. How does £18,000 in new panels alone grab you? Words Nigel Boothman. Photography Jonathan Jacob.