The BMW M2 is famously a small (ish) rear-wheel-drive performance coupe fond of turning its back two tires into plumes of delicious rubbery smoke. BMW has now introduced a new version that wants to trade some of that sideways lunacy for buttoned-down traction. Well, sorta. This is the BMW M2 with M xDrive, a clunky…
Two minutes into an informal presentation about the new Aston Martin Valhalla in a pit box at the Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain, the word ‘rivals’ is used. I can’t remember the context, but that word begs an obvious question. So, I ask it. “What exactly is a rival for this car?” There’s a…
Given the runaway success of the Bentayga, you’d be forgiven for forgetting all about the four-door Bentley Flying Spur in the British carmaker’s lineup. But pay attention, because the big luxury sedan has just been facelifted, and we think it now looks better than ever. We’re told this new look ensures the Flying Spur’s design philosophy “falls…
This is the Tolman Edition XR3i. It is, as the name lightly implies, a Ford Escort XR3i—hey there, shoulder pads, welcome back—rebigulated by notable British rebigulators Tolman. So, just like it did with the Peugeot 205 GTI and Honda Integra Type R, Tolman has once again taken a classic and subtly filled it with modern…
For years, we’ve been told by carmakers that drivers prefer controls on a touchscreen, because they’re ‘familiar with smartphones’. But now, we’re turning back the tide. Sir Jony Ive, who at Apple pioneered bringing touchscreen interfaces into our hands, has been engaged to work on a car, the new and fully electric Ferrari Luce. He…
