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Car of the Year Awards 2025: Best performance car for value

First and foremost, a great performance car is entertaining and involving to drive, but unlike pure sports cars, they also have to be practical and comfortable enough to use every day

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Can gaming make you a better driver?

Using the BMW M4, we drive Goodwood Circuit in the virtual and real world to discover how similar the experiences are and to what degree a driving simulator can improve your driving

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2024 BMW M5 revealed: Performance car gets plug-in hybrid power

Latest BMW M5 performance car matches energy with efficiency, with 717bhp and an electric-only range of 43 miles

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Facelifted Audi E-tron GT revealed: revised performance car gets up to 912bhp

Updated Audi RS E-tron GT performance car is the most powerful model Audi has ever made

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New BMW M2 vs Porsche Cayman GTS

These fire-breathing sports cars are the last of their kind – so, which one should you give a home to before its extinction?

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Used test: BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan

The BMW i4 and the Porsche Taycan are both stunningly quick electric cars. And you can now buy either one used for a fraction of its new price, but which one should you go for?

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New BMW M2 vs Porsche Cayman GTS: costs

These fire-breathing sports cars are the last of their kind – so, which one should you give a home to before its extinction?

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New BMW M2 vs Porsche Cayman GTS: verdict

These fire-breathing sports cars are the last of their kind – so, which one should you give a home to before its extinction?

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New BMW M2 vs Porsche Cayman GTS: interiors

These fire-breathing sports cars are the last of their kind – so, which one should you give a home to before its extinction?

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Used test: BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan verdict

The BMW i4 and the Porsche Taycan are both stunningly quick electric cars. And you can now buy either one used for a fraction of its new price, but which one should you go for?

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Used test: BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan costs

The BMW i4 and the Porsche Taycan are both stunningly quick electric cars. And you can now buy either one used for a fraction of its new price, but which one should you go for?

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Used test: BMW i4 vs Porsche Taycan interiors

The BMW i4 and the Porsche Taycan are both stunningly quick electric cars. And you can now buy either one used for a fraction of its new price, but which one should you go for?

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2024 Porsche Panamera revealed and driven

There will be an all-new version of Porsche's four-seater performance car next year. And we've already been for a drive in a late prototype

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WATCH: New BMW M3 Touring vs Audi RS6 Avant

For the first time, BMW has produced an estate version of its M3 performance car. But is it better than a hot estate that secured iconic status long ago?

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The best performance cars in 2023

The best performance cars combine sports car-rivalling acceleration and engaging handling with impressive everyday usability, but which should you consider – and which are best avoided?

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Used test: BMW M3 vs Porsche Macan

An unlikely pairing, but the Porsche Macan sports SUV has the driving chops to challenge the performance car status quo. So, is the BMW M3 or the Macan the better used buy?

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Used test: BMW M3 vs Porsche Macan costs

An unlikely pairing, but the Porsche Macan sports SUV has the driving chops to challenge the performance car status quo. So, is the BMW M3 or the Macan the better used buy?

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Used test: BMW M3 vs Porsche Macan verdict

An unlikely pairing, but the Porsche Macan sports SUV has the driving chops to challenge the performance car status quo. So, is the BMW M3 or the Macan the better used buy?

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Used test: BMW M3 vs Porsche Macan interiors

An unlikely pairing, but the Porsche Macan sports SUV has the driving chops to challenge the performance car status quo. So, is the BMW M3 or the Macan the better used buy?

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2023 BMW Alpina D4 S Gran Coupe review

Could Alpina’s latest take on the diesel super-saloon be all the car you’d ever need?