Alex Grant
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
PRICE £31,030 FUEL 47.9mpg CO2 155g/km While most of the estate set is getting curvier, the venerable Passat has retained that same utilitarian boxiness through five … Read More »
Contract hire pricing announced for new A-Class
Launched with a range of competitive contract hire packages, the A180 BlueEFFICIENCY SE petrol and diesel models are available for £249 per month over a 35-month … Read More »
Audi Q3 SE 2.0 TDI Quattro S line
Sector: Compact SUV Price: £31,715 Fuel: 47.9mpg CO2: 156g/km Against the challenges of a weak world economy, Audi’s recent success in the tough premium segment is … Read More »
Citroën DS5 2.0 HDI 160 DSport
Price: £29,500 Fuel: 46.3mpg CO2: 158g/km With DS5 launching Hybrid4 into the Citroën range, it’s easy to forget that this luxurious, aviation-inspired French saloon is … Read More »
Vauxhall VXR8 Maloo
Sector: Pickup Price: £51,000 Fuel: 20.9mpg CO2: 320g/km For those of you not familiar with the Maloo, allow me to introduce one of Australia’s finest imports. … Read More »
SEAT Leon to be offered in multiple body styles
The new Leon launches as a five-door hatchback, looking similar to the recently refreshed Ibiza with its sculpted body lines and chevron-lined headlamps, and is available … Read More »
Peugeot 308 SR e-HDI EGC
Price: £18,945 Fuel: 74.3mpg CO2: 98g/km In Europe’s most hotly contested, and biggest-selling, segment it pays to put every effort into having the best offering possible. … Read More »
Sub-120g/km CR-V to broaden Honda fleet appeal
Deliveries will begin in December, with engines at launch comprising a 2.0-litre petrol and 2.2-litre diesel, both adapted from the engines in the outgoing car. With … Read More »
BMW ActiveHybrid 3
Sector: Compact executive Price: £40,225-£43,225 Fuel: 47.9mpg CO2: 139g/km It must be hard for car manufacturers, trying to cater for ever-changing global demand as it gets … Read More »
Citroën DS4 D-Sport HDI 160
Price: £22,945 Fuel: 55.4mpg CO2: 134g/km While DS3 spearheaded the arrival of Citroën’s DS line and DS5 sells itself on luxurious technology, the DS4 sometimes slips … Read More »
Nissan unveils 2013 Note
The new Note was unveiled as the Invitation concept car at this year’s Geneva motor show, where Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer confirmed production at … Read More »
Value for money
The first half of 2012 has been a turbulent period for the economy, as the UK slipped into recession at the start of the year and … Read More »
Lexus GS
SECTOR Large executive PRICE £32,995-£50,995 FUEL 31.7-46.3mpg CO2 141-207g/km Having had a near-monopoly over the executive hybrid market in Europe for six years, Lexus suddenly has … Read More »
Peugeot 508 HYbrid4
SECTOR Upper Medium PRICE £31,450 FUEL 78.5mpg CO2 95g/km While Citroën has debuted PSA’s Hybrid4 diesel-electric drivetrain as a high performance, four-wheel drive option for the … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz SLK 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY
SECTOR Sports car PRICE £32,255 FUEL 56.5mpg CO2 132g/km On the face of it, you could argue that regardless of the efficiency on offer, this particular SLK … Read More »
SEAT Ibiza
SECTOR Supermini PRICE £9,995 – £16,840 FUEL 47.9 – 80.7mpg CO2 92 – 139g/km Ibiza is SEAT’s biggest seller, and justifiably so. It’s the purest representation … Read More »
Toyota Prius+
SECTOR Compact MPV PRICE £26,195 – £29,495 FUEL 64.2 – 68.9mpg CO2 96 – 101g/km Three generations into the Prius’s life cycle, and hybrid technology is … Read More »
SEAT Alhambra SE Lux 2.0 TDI CR DSG
Sector: MPV Price: £32,590 Fuel: 47.9mpg CO2: 154g/km The MPV sector may be one where practicality comes first, but in some cases there’s a pleasingly intelligent … Read More »
Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid
Sector: Compact Executive Price: £45-50,000 (TBC) Fuel: 148.7mpg CO2: 49g/km Volvo’s entry into the electric market is a complicated one, but the V60 Plug-In Hybrid’s appeal … Read More »
Vauxhall Insignia Exclusiv Nav 2.0 CDTI Ecoflex
Sector Upper-medium Price £22,190 Fuel 64.2mpg CO2 116g/km Against the rising tide of downsized engines and niche-busting MPV and crossover models joining the corporate mainstream recently, … Read More »
Volkswagen CC
Sector: Upper medium Price: £24,200 – £30,100 Fuel: 36.2 – 60.1mpg CO2: 125-182g/km It’s not so long ago that the idea of a coupe version of … Read More »
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCT
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £21,855-£24,800 Fuel: 54.3-62.8mpg CO2: 119-121g/km Carbon-based taxation is driving rapid decline in CO2 emissions at the moment, and in turn resulting in … Read More »
Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost
SECTOR Lower medium PRICE £16,245 – £21,845 FUEL 56.5 – 58.9mpg CO2 109 – 114g/km Despite the tendency for glittering concept cars to steal the limelight, … Read More »
Hyundai i30
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £14,495-£20,795 Fuel: 41.5-76.3mpg CO2: 97-145g/km It’s almost five years since the outgoing i30 first arrived in the UK, and the car has … Read More »
Peugeot 208
Sector: Supermini Price: £TBC Fuel: 48.7-83.0mpg CO2: 87-135g/km Since the 205 of 1983, Peugeot’s 200 Series has become a backbone of its range, with their mix … Read More »
Sub-95g/km CO2 emissions planned for Civic 1.6 diesel
The lightweight, Swindon-built 118bhp diesel engine, which will be fitted to the forthcoming CR-V and is earmarked for a low-carbon Accord shortly afterwards, is expected to … Read More »
BMW M135i
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £29,995-£30,525 Fuel: 35.3-37.7mpg CO2: 175-188g/km Hot hatches of late have tended to follow a specific formula. It’s usually the one pioneered by … Read More »
Fitness to drive
At-work drivers are almost 50% more at risk of accidents than other motorists, even with higher mileage taken into account. They account for a third of … Read More »
Emissions: the importance of being idle
Claiming pollution from idling contributes to the 4,300 premature deaths in London each year, the capital’s Mayor Boris Johnson has revealed plans to increase the penalties … Read More »
Fleet cars of 2012: The hot ones
Citroen DS5 Having taken a Germanic approach to established rivals with the C5, the DS5 introduces a welcome dose of French design flair into the D-segment. … Read More »
