European Cars Editor

Mark Bachour

Mark Bachour covers European cars for MotorGrail, with BMW at the centre of his beat.

Beat: European cars, BMW in particular · 177 stories

Audi marks 30 years of the A3 with more than six million built

BMW celebrates 40 years of the M3 across six generations

MINI starts its first Rebelle Rally in the new Countryman Untamed Edition

Skoda debuts the Epiq Sportline at the Paris Motor Show

Team WRT wins the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup title with BMW M4 GT3 EVO

Audi RS 5 sold out for 2026 as overseas sales start in Australia and New Zealand

MINI unveils Countryman Untamed Edition with rugged styling and more ground clearance

Porsche 912: The Four-Cylinder 911 That Outsold Its Six-Cylinder Sibling

Volvo S60: Three Generations of Volvo's Sports Saloon From Sweden to South Carolina

Maserati MC12: The Enzo-Based Race Homologation Special, 2004 to 2005

Ferrari 488: The Turbo V8 Mid-Engine Supercar and Its Racing Family

Opel Senator: The Flagship Saloon That Served Opel and Vauxhall for Fifteen Years

McLaren MP4-12C: The Carbon Sports Car That Brought McLaren Back to the Road

Citroen Saxo: The Lightweight Supermini That Won Rally Podiums

Citroen Visa: The Supermini That Became a Rally Weapon

GAZ-M20 Pobeda: The Soviet Postwar Car That Became a Symbol of Its Era

Citroen GS: The Aerodynamic Family Car That Sold Almost Two Million

Lada Riva: The Fiat 124 Derivative That Outlived Its Makers' Plans

Aston Martin Rapide: The Four-Door Grand Tourer From the VH Platform

Lancia Stratos: The Wedge-Shaped Rally Car Built From Scratch, 1971 to 1981

Citroen CX: The 1974 Luxury Saloon That Floated on Hydropneumatics

BMW 3 Series E21: The 1975 Car That Started a Legend

Lamborghini Espada: Bertone's Four-Seat V12 Grand Tourer, 1968 to 1978

Saab 9000: Sweden's Turbocharged Executive Car, 1984 to 1998

Aston Martin DB9: The V12 Grand Tourer Built on the VH Platform

Koenigsegg Agera: The Swedish Hypercar That Chased Production Speed Records

Ferrari 250: The V12 Family That Won Races and Built a Road Legend

Alfa Romeo 75: The Wedge-Shaped Executive Car With a Racing Heart

Lancia Delta: Three Generations, One Rally Legend

Citroen AX: The Light, Economical Supermini That Ran From 1986 to 1998

BMW Z3: The Compact Roadster That Put Bond in a BMW

Saab 9-5: Two Generations of the Swedish Executive Car

Citroen Xantia: The Hydractive Family Car With an Active Roll Trick

Audi RS 6: Four Generations of Audi Sport's Fast Estate

Opel Manta: From Ascona Coupe to Rally Name

Citroen C2: The Two-Door Supermini Built to Look Young and Sporty

Citroen XM: The Hydractive Flagship That Won Europe's Car of the Year

Bentley Continental GT: Four Generations of Bentley's Grand Tourer

Ferrari 288 GTO: The Turbocharged Homologation Car Built for Group B

Ferrari Enzo: The Formula One-Derived V12 Supercar Built in 498 Examples

Dacia Sandero: The Budget Supermini That Became Europe's Best Seller

Dacia Duster: How a Budget Crossover Became Three Generations Strong

Peugeot 306: The Small Family Hatch That Shared Its Bones With the Citroen ZX

Maserati Quattroporte: Six Generations of Italian Four-Door Flagship

Maserati GranTurismo: From the 2007 Coupe to the 2023 Second Generation

Bentley Bentayga: The Luxury SUV From W12 to Plug-in Hybrid

Ferrari F355: The Five-Valve V8 Behind Ferrari's Best-Selling Mid-Engine Car

Citroen Berlingo: The Practical Minivan That Grew From 1996 to Electric

Audi V8: The Quattro Flagship That Won Back-to-Back DTM Titles

Peugeot 106: The Supermini That Ran From 1991 to 2003

Aston Martin One-77: The 77-Car V12 Flagship and Its Coachbuilt Successor

Zastava Yugo: The Cheap Yugoslav Hatchback That Became a Byword for Bad Cars

Ferrari Testarossa: The Flat-12 Icon of the 1980s and Its Long Run

Lada Kalina: Russia's Budget Supermini From Sedan to Electric Wagon

Renault 25: The Five-Door Flagship That Came Second in the 1985 Car of the Year Vote

Ferrari F12berlinetta: The Front Mid-Engine V12 That Replaced the 599

Volvo XC90: The Mid-Size Luxury SUV That Opened Volvo's Sport Utility Era

Porsche 356: The Rear-Engined Car That Started Porsche

Ferrari 250 GTO: The Homologation V12 That Became a Collector Benchmark

Citroen Traction Avant: The First Mass-Produced Front-Wheel-Drive Car

Renault 12: The Small Family Car That Sold 2.5 Million Units

Pagani Zonda: Carbon Fibre, Mercedes V12s and a Limited Italian Legacy

Porsche Cayman: The Mid-Engined Fastback From Boxster Roots to 718

GAZ-69: The Soviet Off-Roader That Became an Eastern Bloc Military Jeep

Citroen Dyane: The Hatchback Built on the 2CV's Platform

Renault 21: History, Engines and the Family Car That Replaced the R18

Audi 80: The Compact Executive Car That Ran From 1966 to 1996

Fiat 128: The Small Family Car That Set the Front-Drive Blueprint

Fiat 127: The Supermini That Set the Pattern for Small Hatchbacks

Peugeot 405: The European Car of the Year That Ran for 33 Years

Alfa Romeo Giulia: The Rear-Drive Saloon That Reset Alfa's Executive Range

Aston Martin DB5: The Goldfinger Grand Tourer That Became the Bond Car

Alfa Romeo 156: The Award-Winning Compact Executive Car From Frankfurt 1997

SEAT Leon: Four Generations of Spanish Small Family Cars

Porsche 944: The Four-Cylinder Car That Became Porsche's Most Successful Sports Car

BMW E30: The Second-Generation 3 Series and Its Legendary M3

Porsche 928: The Front-Engined V8 Grand Tourer Built to Rival the 911

Porsche 924: The Volkswagen-Born Wedge That Sold Over 150,000

Peugeot 508: The Flagship Family Car From Saloon to Second Generation

McLaren F1: The Carbon-Monocoque Road Car and Its Le Mans Victory

BMW 3 Series E46: The Compact Executive Car Behind the M3

Lamborghini Miura: The Mid-Engined Supercar That Set the Template

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: The Carbon-Bodied V10 Track Car Explained

Lamborghini Reventon: The 20-Coupe V12 Sports Car and Its Roadster

Peugeot 206: The Supermini That Became Peugeot's Best Seller and Rally Champion

Audi TT: Three Generations of Sports Car Built in Gyor

Peugeot 205: The Supermini That Changed a Conservative Maker

BMW M3: Six Generations of the Performance 3 Series, From the E30 to the G80

Ferrari F40 Buyer's Guide: What to Check Before You Buy

Ferrari F430: The Coupe and Spider That Ended the Dino V8 Era

Skoda Octavia: Four Generations of the Czech Family Car That Became the Brand's Best Seller

Ferrari 458: The Mid-Engined V8 Behind the Italia, Speciale and Racing Family

Citroen C5: The Hydractive Family Car From Liftback to Crossover

Fiat 126: The Rear-Engined Maluch That Became a Polish Icon

Lamborghini Countach: The Wedge That Defined the Supercar

BMW M5: Seven Generations of the Performance Saloon, From V8 to Plug-In Hybrid

BMW X3: Four Generations of the Compact Luxury SUV From 2003

Fiat 500 (1957): The Nuova That Became a City Car Icon

Fiat 124: The Family Saloon That Travelled the World as the Lada

Porsche Carrera GT: The Le Mans V10 Road Car Born From a Cancelled Prototype

Citroen Xsara: The Family Hatch That Carried PSA Chassis Ideas Into the 2000s

Ferrari 360: The Aluminium Mid-Engined V8 That Reset Ferrari's Road Cars

Fiat 600: The Rear-Engined Italian City Car That Put Italy on Wheels

Ferrari F50: The 349-Car V12 Targa From 1995

Peugeot 208: A Light Supermini That Grew Into an Electric Hot Hatch

Lamborghini Urus: The Twin-Turbo V8 SUV That Became the Brand's Best Seller

Ferrari California: From the 2008 Front-Engined V8 to the Twin-Turbo California T

Peugeot 307: The Family Hatchback That Won Europe's Top Award

Lada Niva: The Soviet Off-Roader That Has Stayed in Production Since 1977

Skoda Yeti: Skoda's First SUV, From Concept to Karoq Successor

Citroen C1: The City Car Built Alongside Toyota and Peugeot

Triumph Herald: The Michelotti Two-Door From Coventry

Renault 5: France's Best-Selling Car and the Hot Hatch That Followed

Audi Q7: Three Generations of Audi's Big Luxury SUV, From the V12 Diesel to the Hybrid

Audi A5: From the 2007 Coupe to the 2024 Liftback and RS 5 Hybrid

BMW X5: Five Generations of BMW's Luxury Crossover

Opel Calibra: The Record-Setting Coupe That Replaced the Manta

Renault 4: The Blue Jeans Car That Became a Hatchback Icon

Peugeot 207: The 2006 Supermini, Its Engines and Its British Sales

Peugeot 308: Three Generations of the C-Segment Family Hatch