First Drive: Toyota GT86
Mon, May 14, 2012 20:07 BSTYOU don’t need an abacus to help you count the number of affordable rear-wheel drive coupes available to buy in the UK. Even if you choose to include Mazda’s MX-5 … More »First Drive: Toyota GT86
HOW does the concept of a four-door coupe grab you? Usually the door count is one less if, as is the case, you use the industry convention of counting the car’s hatchback tailgate as a ‘door’. Hyundai has gone one better with its Veloster coupe.We’ve been here before with an unusual number of doors. Mini’s love it or loathe it Clubman sports five doors, just not where you’d expect them – two on one … More »First Drive: Hyundai Veloster
YOU don’t need an abacus to help you count the number of affordable rear-wheel drive coupes available to buy in the UK. Even if you choose to include Mazda’s MX-5 … More »First Drive: Toyota GT86
THERE’S no hiding place in the family hatchback segment. Mid-sized five-doors continue to feature heavily in the top ten sales charts and any manufacturer not offering … More »First Drive: Renault Megane 2012
ENGINES – Although available with ‘only’ Toyota’s workmanlike 1.8 petrol unit, the Celica offered keen drivers spirited performance with its 140 horsepower output. … More »Sporting Intentions (Toyota Celica - 1999-2006)
THE REASONS for never having heard of Infiniti are fast running out, and not just thanks to the company’s continued sponsorship of the Red Bull Formula 1 team.The … More »First Drive: Infiniti FX30d GT
IF YOU want proof that the hybrid movement’s footprint is getting bigger look no further than the recent influx of diesel-electric hybrid cars from Citroen and Peugeot. … More »First Drive: Peugeot 508 RXH
ENGINES – From launch this particular Outlander was available with a 2.0-litre diesel engine which, as you’d expect, is a solid choice for anyone considering an … More »The Out There Choice (Mitsubishi Outlander 2007-present day)
MULTI-PURPOSE vehicles – or MPVs as you probably know them – have been around since the mid-1980s and since then they have mutated into various sizes and layouts … More »First Drive: Chevrolet Colorado
SOME PEOPLE say the art of making great small cars is all but lost, but that just isn’t true. Here’s a little Skoda that proves the point.To celebrate 100 years … More »First Drive: Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo
IT MIGHT be a cliché but it’s true that you can’t afford to stand still in the car business. As fuel prices continue to rise and buyers seek more efficient modes … More »First Drive: Mazda CX-5
ENGINES – Unusually for a city car, the C1 was made available with a diesel engine alongside the predictable petrol offering. It’s unusual because the financial … More »Small Size, Big Appeal (Citroen C1 2005-present day)
CARS CAN surprise you in any number of ways. Most don’t, but as the police in Midsomer Murders must know by now, sometimes the most ordinary-looking suspect is the … More »First Drive: Skoda Octavia Greenline II
LIKE with so many things that originated in America, petrol-electric hybrid cars have eventually found their way to Europe. With the desire to reduce emissions and … More »First Drive: Mercedes-Benz E 300 Bluetech Hybrid
IN AN effort to keep pace with the ever-improving engine efficiency in rival compact hatchbacks, Chevrolet has developed a 1.7-litre diesel for its Cruze.The headline … More »First Drive: Chevrolet Cruze 1.7 VCDi
ENGINES – A small car demands a small petrol engine, and Hyundai’s i10 was launched with a 1.1-litre unit that was later upgraded to a 1.2-litre unit. There’s not … More »I See What You Did There (Hyundai i10 2008-present day)