BMW walks on the mild side with its updated 2 Series models

BMW has treated its sportier 2 Series models to a discreet midlife facelift. Not much has changed, but with this compact BMW, not much needed to, writes Matt Robinson

The new BMW 2 Series Convertible takes class honours easily

There’s a trend afoot at the moment among all car manufacturers, one in which it seems like the game is to make as few significant changes as possible to a model during its midlife facelift. Typically, you’ll be looking at subtly re-sculpted bumpers, maybe new ‘light signatures’ in the lamp clusters, occasionally the addition of fresh alloy ...