Category : Road Tests
Road Test: Alpina D3 Biturbo
Half a century in the making, Alpina’s big-seller appeals to both head and heart, says Alex Grant.
Road Test: Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic
SECTOR: Large SUV PRICE: £82,945 FUEL: 40.4mpg CO2: 185g/km
Road Test: Mazda CX-3
The CX-3’s updates are easily missed in a car park, but obvious on the road, says Alex Grant.
Road Test: Land Rover Discovery 2.0 SD4 HSE Luxury
SECTOR Large SUV PRICE £65,295 FUEL 43.5mpg combined CO2 171g/km There are some cars that you just don’t ‘get’ until you spend time … Read More »
First Drive: Vauxhall Grandland X
Is it better late than never for Vauxhall’s biggest SUV challenger, asks Julian Kirk.
First Drive: SEAT Arona
An accomplished small SUV to augment Seat’s expanding line-up, reckons, Craig Thomas.
First Drive: BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo
Can a new badge help BMW’s executive GT carve a bigger niche? Alex Grant finds out.
Road Test: Skoda Karoq
The Yeti’s larger successor has the market’s best crossovers in its sights, explains Alex Grant.
First Drive: Volkswagen T-Roc
Volkswagen has big plans for its compact crossover, explains Alex Grant.
Road Test: Hyundai i30 Premium 1.6 CRDi
Can the i30 stand up to the C-segment’s most formidable rivals? Alex Grant finds out.
First Drive: Kia Stinger
Does the Stinger signify that Kia’s aspirations are overly ambitious? Not at all, says Craig Thomas. Image is everything, the marketers tell us, and that’s certainly … Read More »
First Drive: Range Rover Evoque 2.0 SD4
Land Rover’s first introduction of Ingenium engines brings benefits to the Evoque, finds Jonathan Musk.
Road Test: Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0i Sport Nav
Does a folding metal roof blunt the MX-5’s lightweight appeal? Alex Grant finds out.
First Drive: Lexus NX 300h
Lexus’s big-seller gets a nip-tuck and new safety kit for 2018. By Craig Thomas.
Road Test: Volkswagen Beetle R-Line Cabriolet 2.0 TDI DSG
Changing fashions mean the now-niche Beetle perhaps has more impact than ever, reckons Alex Grant.
Road Test: Porsche 718 Cayman
There’s more history in the new Cayman than just a name, explains Alex Grant.
Road Test: Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In
The third part of the Ioniq family is plug-in hybrid technology done right, explains Alex Grant.
Road Test: Smart ForFour Electric Drive
Smart’s first four-seat EV is clever, but compromised, says Alex Grant.
Road Test: Kia Stonic
The Stonic gives Kia a conventional sub-Sportage crossover, at last, explains Alex Grant.
Road Test: Audi A5 Cabriolet
A familiar concept with some new tricks up its sleeve, says Alex Grant.
Road Test: Citroën C3 Aircross
The latest compact SUV takes the funky design route to stand out from rivals, explains Craig Thomas.
Road Test: Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI ACT
Petrol power returns to the Passat, but is it a step too far for fleets? Alex Grant finds out.
Road Test: Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer
Is this new load lugger a rival to the established premium brands? Julian Kirk finds out.
First Drive: Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Is Alfa’s first SUV a brand extension too far? Alex Grant doesn’t think so.
Road Test: Porsche Panamera 4S Diesel
Porsche’s luxury saloon has developed into an incredibly capable all-rounder, reckons Alex Grant.
Road Test: Hyundai i30 Tourer
The i30 is a sophisticated alternative to the class defaults, reckons Alex Grant.
Road Test: Volkswagen Polo
The Polo does so much, so well, that it could tempt buyers out of the Golf, reckons Alex Grant.
Road Test: Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi
The class leader has had a customer-focused update for 2017, explains Alex Grant.
Road Test: Škoda Octavia vRS
Sportiness with a sensible side; the vRS is one of the Octavia’s long list of talents, says Alex Grant.
