YOU COULD bundle the new Toyota Auris into the same normal, everyday C-segment group as other compact family hatchbacks, but at least as far as the hybrid model … More »First Drive: Toyota Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive
THERE are niche markets and there are very niche markets, but the market for upscale SUVs with muscle car engines is just about as niche as it gets in this country.The … More »First Drive: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
ENGINES – With Honda offering one of each, there’s no excuse for not finding something that suits your lifestyle. Petrol will favour low mileage owners while diesel … More »Conservative Utility Vehicle (Honda CR-V 2007-2012)
A CERTAIN Midlands-based maker of luxury 4x4s might be hogging the limelight, but that doesn’t mean alternative options have disappeared into the shadows. Toyota’s … More »King Of The Mountain (Toyota Land Cruiser V8)
YOU COULD say that the LS is the definitive Lexus. It’s the model that Toyota first envisaged when drawing up plans for the brand in 1983.Build quality, ride quality, … More »First Drive: Lexus LS
SMALL is now big business in the car world, and nowhere is this more obvious than in the SUV sector. With fuel prices rocketing and space in our cities at a premium, … More »First Drive: Vauxhall Mokka
THERE’S no more difficult task in the motoring world than creating a good small car. Small cars cost virtually as much to design, develop and crucially to build, … More »GREAT THINGS (Seat Mii Sport 1.0)
ENGINES – Toyota’s popular supermini can be had with a handful of small capacity petrol motors plus a more powerful unit for the warmed over performance variant. … More »Urban Cruiser (Toyota Yaris 2006-2011)
ENGINES – Thanks to the deep reserves of the Volkswagen parts bin, the Fabia boasts a good selection of frugal petrol and diesel engines. Save for the hot vRS model, … More »Hatching A Sensible Plan (Skoda Fabia 2007-present day)
I WOULDN’T go as far as to say I’m a religious person, but I am a born-again motorist. In a good way, I might add. The combination of wanting to better previous … More »Clean Living (Audi A1 Sportback long term test month four)
ENGINES – Subaru’s trademark Boxer engine range is present here in petrol and also diesel form. Traditionalists will like the former and anyone seeking lower running … More »Boxing Clever (Subaru Impreza 2007-present day)
ARE KIDS today spoilt? OK so the default answer to this question is yes, but look at it in a motoring context. If you were fortunate enough to be young and buying … More »BABY BLOOMER (Hyundai i20 1.2 Active)
WHERE are all the green cars? It's a question I've often asked myself as I tolerate the weekly motorway grind. Save for the odd ray of metallic sunshine, in my time … More »Delaying The Inevitable (Skoda Fabia vRS Estate Long Term Test Month Five)
IF THERE'S one thing prospective Jaguar buyers have been missing, it's an estate car. A traditional load-lugger has been conspicuously absent from the firm's range, … More »First Drive: Jaguar XF Sportbrake 3.0 Diesel S Portfolio