It was lucky that the BMW 740 Ld M Sport comes with the xDrive all-wheel drive system. On the day it was delivered to our house in Scotland, the heaviest snows for seven winters were falling. Without four-wheel drive, a car 5.238m long, weighing 1900kg and standing on 20” wheels and ultra low-profile tyres that are a foot wide wasn’t going to turn any one of the five spokes on its breathtakingly expensive wheels….READ MORE
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“The speed limit is 50 miles per hour!” Said Matron, as I nicknamed her…
I was settling into my drive through the Cotswolds when her voice told me to watch it and not exceed the local limit. I was doing 52 mph at the time; but I didn’t mind her very prompt warning because I had immediately felt at home and comfortable in Subaru’s latest and update version of their two-seater coupe. And, anyway, once you study the owner’s handbook, you can switch matron off….READ MORE
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I am driving the newest Volvo S90 saloon on a motorway. My hands are on my thighs, drumming to the rhythm of the music on the knock-out Bowers and Wilkins audio system. My eyes are idly drifting around the views of the countryside, occasionally flicking back to the road to check the traffic ahead and see whether I am still in the right lane. My mind is on the prospect of my lunch….READ MORE