The BMW M5 is now in its seventh generation, but so far, only three of the seven have offered the option of comfortably (and ethically) housing a large dog in the boot. John Marcar has borrowed the latest version from Partridge BMW in Hampshire to test.

BYD is a company that many will regard as an EV rival to Tesla; however, the Chinese brand has just launched a new PHEV version of the Seal, and John Marcar has driven it.