Independent Reviews of BMW New and Used Cars

BMW's 4 Series Convertible has more individual appeal in second generation form. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

If you're looking for a mid-sized premium badged executive sports coupe from the 2017 to 2020 period, this BMW 4 Series Coupe is still the car in this class that does it all, the sector benchmark, the go-to choice in its segment. Especially if you're the kind of driving enthusiast this model has traditionally appealed to. Can it be criticised? Perhaps. Some have found it a rather overly mature proposition, but we think that these are people who would probably be better suited by BMW's smaller 2 Series two-door model. What's not up for debate is that here, BMW built a benchmark contender in this class. That sounds rather clinical doesn't it, so let's allow the Munich maker's marketing men to have the last word. This car, they reckoned, was more than just a 'love letter to performance'. Instead, it offered something deeper than that: the promise of a passionate affair. It still does.

Like its X1 stablemate, the X2 can be had with BMW's plug-in technology. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at the xDrive25e variant.

BMW's 4 Series Coupe takes a more aggressive stance in second generation form. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

This improved version of the seventh generation BMW 5 Series claims to be significantly smarter, more sophisticated and more efficient than ever before. Plenty to worry rivals then. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at what's on offer.