Category : Road Tests
First Drive: Mazda3
Sector: Lower medium Price: £19,245 Fuel: 68.9mpg CO2: 107g/km The new Mazda3 is longer, lower, wider, more refined, faster, more efficient, more responsive, higher quality and … Read More »
First Drive: Ford Focus Electric
Sector: Lower Medium Price (November 2013): £28,500 (after plug-in car grant) Range: 100 miles CO2: 0g/km The Ford Focus is a backbone of British roads, so … Read More »
First drive: Suzuki SX4 S-Cross
SECTOR: Crossover PRICE: £14,999–£23,549 FUEL: 47.8mpg CO2: 110-135g/km While the SX4 nameplate is a familiar part of the Suzuki line-up, it’s the only part of this … Read More »
First Drive: Peugeot 308
Sector: Lower medium Price: £TBA Fuel: 48.7–78.4mpg CO2: 93–134g/km It’s ironic that Peugeot’s new 308 is the first car to enter a second generation with an … Read More »
First Drive: Audi A3 Saloon
Sector: Lower medium Price: £24,305–£27,105 Fuel: 50.4–68.9mpg CO2: 107-129g/km The A3 accounts for a fifth of Audi’s global volume, and despite a conservative styling evolution with the … Read More »
First Drive: BMW 4 Series
Sector: Compact Executive Price (October 2013): £31,575–£41,435 Fuel: 34.9–60.1mpg CO2: 124–189g/km As it adds more models into the 3 Series range – such as the 3 … Read More »
Road Test: Nissan Juke Nismo
Sector: B-Crossover Price (November 2013): £20,395 Fuel: 40.9mpg CO2: 159g/km Crossovers, it seems, are Nissan's forte. The Qashqai has, from a standing start, set standards for the … Read More »
Road Test: Hyundai ix35 1.7 CRDi Blue Drive SE Nav
Sector: Crossover Price (October 2013): £20,210 Fuel: 54.3mpg CO2: 135g/km Given the pace of generational change at Hyundai, the ix35 could be excused for looking dated … Read More »
Road Test: Chrysler Ypsilon Black&Red TwinAir
Sector: Supermini Price: £13,950 Fuel: 67.3mpg CO2: 99g/km While Chrysler holds a tiny share of the UK market, it’s difficult not to notice the Ypsilon regardless … Read More »
Road Test: Dacia Duster Laureate dCi 110 4×4
Sector: SUV Price (October 2013): £15,295 Fuel: 53.3mpg CO2: 135g/km It may seem an unlikely comparison, but the Dacia Duster could be the closest modern equivalent … Read More »
Road Test: Citroen C4 Picasso Exclusive e-HDI 115 Airdream
Sector: Compact MPV Price: £21,555 Fuel: 70.6mpg CO2: 105g/km In a segment where practicality and running costs come top of the priority list, it must be … Read More »
Road Test: Jaguar XJ 3.0 S/C Premium Luxury
Sector: Luxury Price (October 2013): £65,985 Fuel: 29.4mpg CO2: 224g/km If there was ever evidence that a downward push on CO2 emissions is a global and … Read More »
Road Test: Skoda Octavia Estate SE 1.2 TSI
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £17,990 Fuel: 55.4mpg CO2: 117g/km If the Golf is said to be the benchmark for small family hatches, as capitalised upon by VW in … Read More »
Road Test: Honda CR-V SE-T 1.6 i-DTEC
Sector: Crossover Price: £25,425 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2: 119g/km Honda has high hopes for its first two-wheel drive diesel CR-V. Not only does it give the carmaker … Read More »
Road Test: Nissan Juke 1.5 dCi n-tec
Sector: B-crossover Price (October 2013): £17,690 Fuel: 67.3mpg CO2: 109g/km The Nissan Juke can lay claim to setting out the foundations of the B-crossover segment, and … Read More »
First Drive: Vauxhall Insignia
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £16,279–£29,329 Fuel: 76.3–39.2 mpg CO2: 99–169g/km Generally mid-life refreshes are a bit of a wash and a brush-up of bumpers and lights, with … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Golf Estate
Sector: Lower medium Price: £17,915-£25,855 Fuel: 53.3-72.4mpg CO2: 102-124g/km This, the new VW Golf Estate, is the largest and most practical load-lugging Golf to date. It boasts … Read More »
First Drive: Nissan Micra
Sector: Supermini Price: £9,950–£15,050 Fuel: 56.5–68.9mpg CO2: 95–125g/km After just three years, the Micra has had a substantial facelift, gaining new rear lights and removing the … Read More »
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Sector: Luxury Price: £62,650–£88,130 Fuel: 32.8–64.3mpg CO2: 115–242g/km It takes enormous confidence in your own product to describe it not only as the best in its … Read More »
First Drive: Suzuki Swift 4×4
Sector: Supermini Price: £11,516–£13,116 Fuel: 51.3mpg CO2: 126g/km Suzuki is really sticking to its strengths with the Swift 4×4. The carmaker may be a relatively small … Read More »
First Drive: BMW 4 Series
SECTOR Compact Executive PRICE £31,575–£41,435 FUEL 34.9–60.1mpg CO2 124–189g/km As it adds more models into the 3 Series range – such as the 3 Series GT – BMW has … Read More »
First Drive: Chevrolet Trax
Sector: Crossover Price: £15,499–£20,495 Fuel: 43.4–62.7mpg CO2: 120–153g/km Chevrolet’s B-segment crossover has arrived a year behind sister brand Vauxhall, but in a market sector where chunky … Read More »
Road Test: Fiat Panda 4×4 1.3 MultiJet2
Sector: City Car Price: £14,950 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 125g/km Fiat has been equipping the Panda with four-wheel drive for three decades, and in that time it’s … Read More »
First Drive: Range Rover Sport
Sector: Premium SUV Price: From £51,000 Fuel: 22.1-38.7mpg CO2: 194-298g/km The question has been posed quite often since the advent of the Range Rover Sport, that why … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,335–£20,990 Fuel: 88.3mpg CO2: 85g/km In theory, the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion is capable of 970 miles between fill-ups. … Read More »
Road Test: Jaguar XF Sportbrake Luxury 2.2 diesel (163PS)
Sector: Executive Price (August 2013): £35,445 Fuel: 55.4mpg CO2: 135g/km Jaguar arrived fashionably late to the executive estate party with the XF Sportbrake. Not only against … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Golf GTD
Sector: Lower medium Price: £25,285–£27,355 Fuel: 60.1–67.3mpg CO2: 109–122g/km Can you think of many more complete user-chooser cars than the Golf GTD? Efficient, practical and low on tax, … Read More »
Road Test: Peugeot 208 XY e-HDI 115
Sector: Supermini Price (August 2013): £18,095 Fuel: 74.3mpg CO2: 99g/km Peugeot has drawn so much media coverage with the 208 GTI, a car that marks the … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A6 allroad quattro 3.0 TDI (204PS)
Sector: Executive Price (August 2013): £43,805 Fuel: 46.3mpg CO2: 159g/km The third generation of Audi’s A6 allroad quattro joins a confusing world of off-roaders. Amid the … Read More »
First Drive: Skoda Octavia Estate
Sector: Lower-medium Price: £16,790-£24,040 Fuel: 53.3–74.3mpg CO2: 99-124g/km For Skoda, Simply Clever is more than just a slogan – it's the backbone of everything the company does. It … Read More »
