A slight touch of cabin fever, Our Cars, Audi TTS, CAR+ January 2016 18 November 2015 by Tim Pollard The quality of their cockpits massively explains why people love Audis, but our TT moves the game on even further. It’s an epic driving space Read more ...
You can breathe now, Porsche 911 Carrera S driven, CAR+ December 2015 18 November 2015 by Georg Kacher Call it cute, call it cynical, but Porsche has slipped a 911 revolution under the radar of a mid-life facelift. Purists are holding their breath, but the new turbo 911 isn’t. We drive it Read more ...
Farewell then Mondeo. And good luck, Our Cars, Ford Mondeo, CAR+ January 2016 16 November 2015 by Chris Chilton Wounded by the trend for SUVs and kicked when down by the Passat, Ford’s everyman wagon limps into the sunset. Will we miss it? Read more ...
Stack to the future, Toyota Mirai, first drive, CAR+ December 2015 15 November 2015 by CJ Hubbard Now Toyota, the arch-planet-saver behind the first hybrid, brings the fuel-cell car to your street (if you live in Swindon) Read more ...
Ultimate how? Seat Leon Ultimate, first drive, CAR+ December 2015 15 November 2015 by CJ Hubbard Thirty two grand, and it’s not even the most ultimate Leon. Orange wheels or not, it sounds crazy and is indeed crazy Read more ...
Patagonia, the short way, Our Cars, Seat Leon X-perience, CAR+ January 2016 14 November 2015 by Steve Moody A wingsuit flying trip to Borneo? Pah! Any old SUV can do that. But how many can tackle the Quite Wet Field test? Read more ...
Limited slop differential, Lexus GSF, first drive, December 2015 13 November 2015 by Ben Barry Errant and complicated the diff may be, but Lexus’s M5 rival is a fascinatingly original super-saloon with more kit than Knight Rider Read more ...
Group test: new Astra meets its rivals, CAR+ December 2015 13 November 2015 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Always the bridesmaid, never the bride? CAR pits the latest Astra SRi against the warm-hatch rivals it must beat. To the church! Read more ...
Track and Tesco? Can this work? Our Cars, Ginetta G40 GRDC, CAR+ January 2016 12 November 2015 by James Taylor We’ve enjoyed loads of fun and even some success in our Ginetta racer, but is it a road car too? The answer’s in the details Read more ...
Going off-road, ready or not: Mercedes-Benz G63, first drive, CAR+ December 2015 11 November 2015 by Ben Barry We drive the all-new Mercedes G-class. The two and a half tonne rocket Read more ...
Stephen Bayley vs the Lexus NX, Our Cars, CAR+ January 2016 10 November 2015 by Greg Fountain Our hybrid SUV is a conundrum. Can our favourite cultural commentator shed light on its true colours? Read more ...
Shrek and the art of the sexy Corsa, Our Cars, Vauxhall Corsa VXR, CAR+ November 2015 09 November 2015 by Ben Whitworth For obvious reasons, shrinking violets aren’t bright green. Can Vauxhall’s lurid hot hatch live up to its in-yer-face paint? Read more ...
Banger race, Sunday. No Mondeos: Our Cars, Ford Mondeo, CAR+ December 2015 09 November 2015 by Chris Chilton The original Mondeo was a car so unbreakable it was outlawed from banger racing. We take our long-term Mondy back to its tough-guy roots Read more ...
Special, if not actually Speciale: Ferrari 488 Spider, first drive, CAR+ December 2015 09 November 2015 by Mark Walton There’s no elephant in the room, but there is a 458 – and the topless 488 can’t ignore it Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Fiat 500X (month four), CAR+ January 2016 08 November 2015 by Ben Pulman Easy to use multimedia system trumps the rest of the competition, including JLR's latest touchscreen Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Renault Twingo (month eight), CAR+ January 2016 06 November 2015 by Mark Walton Time to top up the washer fluid, not a problem, now where's that bonnet release? Read more ...
Three cylinders and a boat, Our Cars, Renault Twingo, CAR+ November 2015 06 November 2015 by Mark Walton Our Twingo is not the quickest car in the world, but will its performance be improved by what is effectively a sail? To the river! Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, McLaren 650S Spider (Month three), CAR+ January 2016 04 November 2015 by Ben Miller Two consecutive days proved just how versatile the McLaren 650S is Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Range Rover Sport (month 11), CAR+ January 2016 02 November 2015 by Ben Oliver Thought the Range Rover was upmarket? Think again when you get into a Tesla Model S Read more ...
And the game is raised: Vauxhall Astra, first drive, CAR+ November 2015 02 November 2015 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Reduced weight and tidy handling at the expense of a little refinement – that’s the new Astra way Read more ...
Separated at birth, Our Cars, VW Golf R, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Ben Barry The Golf R is so unique in character that there’s really only one thing like it: its Audi S3 twin brother Read more ...
Mind your head (and your legs), Our Cars, Audi TTS, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Tim Pollard Can you fit a grown man in the back of the Audi TTS? We take a look at the Audi's practicality Read more ...
Overtaken by the pace of change, Our Cars, Merc S500 PHEV, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Georg Kacher Seems like we’ve only just finished charging it up, yet our plug-in S-class is already out-of-date. A good time to unload it Read more ...
Shootout in Little Italy, Our Cars, Fiat 500X, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Ben Pulman Looking back on a previous group test involving our Fiat 500X Read more ...
Multi-purpose vehicle? Our Cars, McLaren 650S, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Ben Miller The McLaren’s settling in nicely, helped by the fact that there’s not much it can’t do Read more ...
Our premium SUV at close Range, Our Cars, Range Rover Sport, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Ben Oliver Often it’s the details that let down an otherwise silky smooth long-termer. Not so here, but best not to mention the infotainment Read more ...
Laser-guided James posts a quickest lap, Our Cars, Ginetta G40 GRDC, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by James Taylor A stint in Andy Priaulx’s race simulator, a waft of a laser pen, a few laps of a kart track and, hey presto, we’re gods! Read more ...
Our own personal VW Group emissions crisis, Our Cars, Seat Leon X-perience, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Steve Moody Slap bang in the middle of the Volkswagen Group emissions crisis, we had one of our own Read more ...
The Huracan passes through…, Our Cars, Lamborghini Huracan, CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by CJ Hubbard Leaving a trail of devastation in our wallet. So, are supercars like other people’s kids: fun, but great to hand back? Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Lexus NX300h (month five), CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Greg Fountain It's month five with Lexus NX300h and the interior quality steers the attention away from other issues Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Vauxhall Corsa VXR (month two), CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Ben Whitworth Month two with the luscious lime VXR: it has the minerals to have fun, but it leaves the driver feeling bitter Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Citroen C4 Cactus (month nine), CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Anthony ffrench-Constant It's month nine with our Citoren C4 Cactus and this month its the screen-washer system that's the problem Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Renault Twingo (month seven), CAR+ December 2015 01 November 2015 by Mark Walton It's month seven with our Renault Twingo and its simple charmed nature. This or a Smart ForFour? Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, Citroen C4 Cactus (month 10), CAR+ January 2016 30 October 2015 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Let's play a game, how hard is it to lose a dog in the footwell? Surprisingly easy in the C4 Cactus, here's month 10 with the Citroen Read more ...
Our Cars brief update, VW Golf R (month seven), CAR+ January 2016 28 October 2015 by Ben Barry 'Traffic ahead', our Golf R seems to have a love affair with traffic, which never actually appears Read more ...
One sickeningly good Pug: Peugeot 308 GTI 270, first drive, CAR+ November 2015 26 October 2015 by Ben Barry Like a little adjustability with your hot-hatch grip? Live to turn passengers green? You’ll love this Read more ...