There are a few things that might surprise you about our choice of vehicle for this review, and a few things that almost certainly won’t. Let’s build up a bit of suspense by focusing on the ...

Recently I was on the N1 driving to Johannesburg when I passed three trucks carrying proudly made in South Africa vehicles. There’s a tinge of pride knowing that a load of Nissan Navaras, Ford Rangers ...

If BMW’s new X3 20d xDrive M Sport is the sensible choice in the range – “frugal and fast” – we called it a few weeks ago, then the X3 M50 xDrive should simply be called “fast”. Because it really is.

The definition of a compact SAV has changed somewhat since BMW began selling the first X3 in 2003. The proof? The new model is exactly half a metre longer than the original X5. The definition of a ...