PURISTS might wince at BMW's decision to focus as much of its attention on luxury as it does performance, but this slight change in direction is also a realisation … More »First Drive: BMW M6 Gran Coupe
ENGINES – The focus for many is likely to be the Punto’s petrol engines. These small capacity units deliver high levels of refinement and kind to your finances. … More »Making A Grande Entrance (Fiat Grande Punto 2006-2010)
BMW’s 3 Series has always been a car for all circumstances – fun to drive but practical and comfortable too, and over the years the range has expanded to widen the … More »First Drive: BMW 320i xDrive
ENGINES – Far from being starved of choice, BMW endowed the E90 3 Series range with a wide variety of both petrol and diesel engines. Mile-munchers will love the … More »Sensible Money Premium Holdall (BMW 3 Series Touring 2005-2012)
THERE'S a power struggle going on but it’s not taking place in the boardroom; it’s happening in the engine rooms of premium German estate cars. One of Audi’s key … More »First Drive: Audi RS6 Avant
NISSAN is on a bit of a roll. While some manufacturers are still working on their first electric cars Nissan is rolling out the second generation Leaf, with less … More »First Drive: 2013 Nissan Leaf
MILLIONS of boy racers can’t be wrong. Ford has had the lion’s share of the hot hatch market well and truly sewn up for the best part of two decades (if not longer), … More »First Drive: Ford Fiesta ST
YOU’VE got to hand it to Porsche’s engineers: they’re a talented bunch capable of turning out cars as disparate as a full-size SUV and a two-seat roadster.Somewhere … More »First Drive: Porsche Cayman
CONVERTIBLE Italian supercar. Three not-so-little words that can make people all over the world go weak at the knees. And when the car in question is a Ferrari, … More »Poetry in motion (Ferrari 458 Spider)
THE BEETLE reboot continues with Volkswagen taking the car to the next, and logical, step in its evolution: going roofless. Of course Volkswagen has been here before; … More »First Drive: Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
IN ONLY a few short years the rate of progress in the in-car entertainment world has gone from glacial to supersonic. The main driving force has been Apple’s iPod … More »Sound Advice (Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport Long Term Test Month Three)
ENGINES – Do remember that being a big car the C5 needs a good size engine to power it along. Predictably, the diesel motors make the most sense: plenty of power … More »This C5’s No Flop (Citroen C5 5dr 2004-2008)
THOSE of us who call ourselves car enthusiasts usually think we have most cars figured out even if we haven’t driven them. But every now and again we're completely … More »First Drive: 2013 Honda CR-Z
MOST people will view Kia as a maker of sensible and practical cars. There’s certainly nothing wrong with such a perception, and the Korean firm has achieved a considerable … More »First Drive: Kia Pro_cee’d