Volvo V50 2.0D Powershift (2009) review Price: £24,055 03 February 2009 by Stephen Worthy It's Volvo's take on the BMW M Sport pack. Really? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Citroen C3 Picasso 1.6 HDi (2009) review Price: £15,595 28 January 2009 by Jed Maxwell An MPV that's cool, fun and funky? Oh yes Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 530d/520d (2009) review Price: £38,160 27 January 2009 by Ben Pulman Can the 5-series still cut it against new E-class, XF? Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 730d SE (2009) review Price: £54,160 18 December 2008 by Glen Waddington BMW 7-series re-evaluated. Full test of new Seven Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo S40 1.6 DRIVe (2009) review Price: £16,895 12 December 2008 by Jed Maxwell Swede's entire eco DRIVe range driven: clean, green Volvos Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Seat Ibiza Ecomotive (2009) review Price: £11,000 05 December 2008 by Richard Aucock New eco Ibiza does 76.3mpg and 98g/km CO2 Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Mazda 6 2.2D Sport (2008) review 11 November 2008 by Ben Pulman The new Mazda 6 diesel is bucking the current trend for downsizing. When every other manufacturer seems intent on reducing engine displacement through turbocharging, Mazda has replaced its 2.0-litre... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe (2008) review Price: £34,540 10 November 2008 by Ben Pulman The Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe is a 3-series BMW really should make. To create it Alpina, the Buchloe-based tuner, tweaker and BMW bedfellow takes a regular 3-series coupe. It then drops in the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes ML320 CDI Sport facelift (2008) review Price: £44,285 28 October 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Huntsville, Alabama; where the back of every single neck is a dead ringer for 'Volcanic Splash 4' from the Dulux colour chart, where family trees have only one branch (‘yew kin divorce me, but yawl... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Hyundai i20 (2008) CAR review and video Price: £9,500 22 October 2008 by Jed Maxwell Hyundai is brimming with confidence over its new i20 supermini. The firm asked buyers of the Getz – the model the i20 replaces – what they didn’t like about their car. Unsurprisingly, the wallowy... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Laguna Coupe 3.0 V6 dCi (2008) CAR review, video Price: £27,995 22 October 2008 by Guy Bird The Renault Laguna Coupe is the best-looking car the recently ‘design-troubled’ French brand has produced for years. That might not be such an achievement given Renault’s current line-up, but... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Megane 1.5dCi (2008) review Price: £15,795 17 October 2008 by Phil McNamara Renault split opinion with the outgoing Megane 2. You know, that shakey-ass marketing. The distinctive, bustleback styling. A classic Marmite car, in fact. The sad thing is, the marketing suits have... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia Soul 1.6 CRDi (2008) review Price: £12,000 16 October 2008 by Ben Barry We got up close with the production Kia Soul a couple of weeks back at the 2008 Paris motor show, but today CAR has driven the Soul in Korea. It’s a B-segment offering from Kia, a model the Korean... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes C250 CDI Prime Edtion (2008) review Price: £32,000 15 October 2008 by CJ Hubbard We've just driven Mercedes-Benz's important new eco-specialist C-class: the – take a deep breath – C250 CDI Blue Efficiency Prime Edition. Putting the Transformers jokes to one side for a second,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi Ghia (2008) review Price: £25,945 13 October 2008 by Colin Overland Before the current Mondeo arrived, its styling, its cabin technology and its chassis were previewed in the latest version of Ford’s biggest MPV, the Galaxy. And if you think the supersized Mondeo is... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTI (2008) CAR review and video 01 October 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant The segment in which Vauxhall’s new Insignia must compete may be shrinking, but it still constitutes a handsome ten percent of the total market. Clearly, GM sees this as justification to throw the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi A6 2.0 TDIe (2008) review Price: £24,800 29 September 2008 by Glen Waddington There’s an all-important headline figure for the new Audi A6 2.0TDIe, and it’s not 53.3mpg – however impressive that may be. No, of greater importance is its carbon emission figure of 139g/km,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo XC60 D5 (2008) CAR review and videos Price: £29,550 24 September 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Now, what was that movie wherein Dudley Moore played the advertising man whose copy simply told the truth? Can’t remember… But having promoted an airline on the sole basis that it ‘crashed less often... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Subaru Forester 2.0D (2008) review Price: £20,295 23 September 2008 by Glen Waddington We’re already familiar with the Forester, Subaru’s take on the junior SUV market. It grew in stature and capacity as it morphed from last-gen to current model, but it lacked one crucial element:... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 DSG (2009) review Price: £20,550 23 September 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Despite the residue of hundreds of kilted Scottish football supporters who were far too sloshed to find the airport after the World Cup qualifying match – and, for that matter, probably still are... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...