Articles by James Disdale

Few areas of the new car market are more fearsly faught than the executive car class.BMW 5 SeriesPrice: from $79,900 (520i)Engine: 2.0-litre petrol turbo; 135kW/270NmTransmission: 8-spd automatic, RWDThirst: 6.2L/100, 144g/km CO2Mercedes-Benz E-ClassPrice: from $79,900 (E200 sedan)Engines:2.0-litre petrol turbo; 135kW/300NmTransmission: 7-spd automatic, RWDFuel: 6.4L/100, 148g/km CO2 

The Ferrari 458 Speciale, based on the already excellent 458 Italia, is filled with extra technology that aims to make it into one of the most thrilling supercars that money can buy.