BMW

1 Series

£15,895 - £27,205

Although it's a good small car, this is probably a niche too far for the brand. Despite looking quite smart as a saloon, it has the distinct whiff of a poor man's 3-Series.

1 Series Convertible

Although it's a good small car, this is probably a niche too far for the brand. Despite looking quite smart as a saloon, it has the distinct whiff of a poor man's 3-Series.

1 Series Coupe

£20,300 - £38,660

Although it's a good small car, this is probably a niche too far for the brand. Despite looking quite smart as a saloon, it has the distinct whiff of a poor man's 3-Series.

3 Series

£21,265 - £55,460

A victim of its own success in that everyone on the planet owns one, so forget ideas of premium status. But for real drivers this is still Earth's best small saloon car.

3 Series Convertible

A victim of its own success in that everyone on the planet owns one, so forget ideas of premium status. But for real drivers this is still Earth's best small saloon car.

3 Series Coupe

BMW has raised the bar with the current generation of 3 Series Coupe. It's fast, frugal and fearless.

3 Series Touring

£22,455 - £39,120

Big, fun and eminently practical. With the new 3-Series Touring, BMW's ultimate all-rounder just got a bit more ultimate.

5 Series

£27,280 - £71,470

Lithe but still cosseting exec replaces its talented predecessor with expert completeness. Deeply impressive.

5 Series GT

BMW answers a question no-one had asked. Or did you ask ‘Can we have an ugly tall pointless hatchback please?’

5 Series Touring

£29,505 - £56,595

The class-leader by a country mile. If you want one car that does just pretty much everything, the 5 Touring is the daddy.

6 Series

£54,340 - £85,620

Luxurious and lithe new coupe tones down its brash predecessor and ushers in conservative wafting. Also, it's huge. Not the sports coupe we wanted, but a fine GT for the long haul.

6 Series Convertible

£60,150 - £90,460

A rather sensible successor to the outgoing 6-Series, and better for it. Bit dull, though. 

7 Series

£55,090 - £100,745

The all-new version of Bangle's beast isn't as ugly as the first, and it's an even better car. Loaded with technology, but lacking a little soul.

M3

Tragically this totally formidable performance icon has attracted so many gits over the years it has become borderline naff. But it's so scintillating you might risk it...

M5

A hugely accomplished super-saloon and a worthy addition to the annals of the M5. 

M6

This new version is a car with a Mensa-level IQ but lacks that little bit of real-world sparkle. Still, it's epically quick. 

X1

£23,525 - £32,020

A small SUV based loosely on the 3-Series. But it's not an assault on the planet, thanks to BMW's efficient dynamics people who've kept C02 low and mpg high.

X3

£27,770 - £39,320

Savagely disappointing compact SUV that will leave hoardes of trusting buyers trying to figure out how BMW got it so wrong. Rides like a pogo stick on a cattle grid.

X5

£40,735 - £77,145

You won't be liked - nobody who can afford an imposing, seven-seat behemoth should expect popularity. But it's mainly jealousy. That and very grudging respect.

X5M

BMW lets the M boys loose on the X5 SUV. It's quick, but that's about all you could say there is going for it. The green brigade are right about this SUV.

X6

£45,160 - £80,410

Sorry, what was the question again? If you thought Mercedes was stretching the boundaries of possible niches, then check out this SUV/coupe.

Z4

£28,535 - £43,970

Z4 irritates the purists by getting a folding hard-top. Engineers around the world are currently burning effigies of whoever thought that was a good idea, while the fashionistas are burning incense.