A Question of SportYou might remember the storms that heralded the arrival of 2007; horizontal rain and gale force winds with accompanying warnings not to travel unless you were tired of life. The weather was horrible the night I travelled 70 miles to collect the BMW 325D MSport test car. To compound the matter, the car I'd been driving was filthy due to a combination of my hectic Christmas schedule and the baffling activities of local farmers. It had begun to resemble part of the countryside.

I parked my 'organic' Renault in the car park and following a run-down of the features and equipment in the 325 D M Sport, I was back on the road home and very happy to be in a clean, leather scented BMW. The test car was silver with leather interior and had about 100 miles on the clock. This was a new variant to the 3 series diesel M Sport collection with a larger capacity 3-litre engine, higher output and more mechanical and cosmetic refinements. Dynamic Stability Control is standard. As with all of the current BMW models, Head of Design Chris Bangle inspired the innovative styling of the new 3 series. The car exudes power and refinement.