BMW 218d M Sport Active Tourer
The Active Tourer is practical and offers BMW style but will the car be enough to excite SUV buyers? asks Geraldine Herbert What is it? After nine years, for me, at the primary school gates, my last child has left and now he is just weeks away from “big school” where he joins his older brother in September. I will miss the hugs at the gate and the friendships formed but not so much the last-minute text requests to send my...
A – Z of what’s coming soon … Alfa to Fiat
The drive toward sustainability has begun in earnest as new electric and hybrid models making up the lion’s share of the new arrivals for 212, writes Geraldine Herbert ALFA ROMEO Alfa’s electrification roll-out has begun with the Tonale, a plug-in hybrid compact SUV that will launch later this year. Combining a turbocharged 1.3-litre petrol engine with an electric motor, it will rival Volvo’s XC40 and the Range Rover...
Cashing in on the best 212 offers
Looking for a good deal on a new car? Geraldine Herbert rounds up the current offers available to tempt buyers, from discounts to fuel vouchers Now is a good time to buy a BMW, with low finance rates of 1.9%across the range. Cupra customers can avail of 2.9% PCP finance across the range, an online discount voucher worth €1,000 available for all models, plus a complimentary Cupra Care Pack – which includes three services –...
BMW M4 Competition Coupe
Astounding performance and handling is the very least you expect from an M4 writes Geraldine Herbert Why you will like it? BMW’s new M4 promises to be more powerful, better to drive and more usable. Is it a looker? it’s not a car you will drive unnoticed, if the tune from the exhaust fails to alert passers-by the Sao Paulo Yellow launch colour works like a charm. What’s it like inside? The M4 is understated, high-tech and very well...
20 years of the Modern Mini
Its 20 years since BMW start producing the MINI at the manufacturing plants in Oxford and Swindon. Over the past two decades MINI has built over 5 million cars in the UK. Here are some of the pivotal moments for MINI since 2001 2001 April 26 – Start of MINI Production at Plant Oxford July 7 – New MINI Hatch is launched MINI One and MINI Cooper go on sale on July 7 and come with a vast array of options to add a personal touch to each...
