Category : Road Tests
Road Test: BMW 220d Sport Coupe
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £26,865 Fuel: 58.9mpg CO2: 125g/km The 2 Series may be a new member of the BMW range, but the car behind the … Read More »
First Drive: BMW 2 Series Active Tourer
Sector: MPV Price: £22,125–£28,755 Fuel: 53.4–68.9mpg CO2: 109–124g/km Two kids under two and a half. That’s my reality, and that of many others. It has quite … Read More »
First Drive: Renault Twingo
Sector: City car Price: £9,495–£11,695 Fuel: 62.8–667.3mpg CO2: 95–105g/km If I had to sacrifice some salary, the new Renault Twingo is exactly the car on which my … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen e-Golf
Sector: Lower medium Price: £25,845 (after £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant) Range: 80–118miles CO2: 0g/km Manufacturers are showing two approaches to plug-in vehicles. Some choose to package … Read More »
First Drive: Audi A3 e-tron
Sector: Lower medium Price: £29,950 (after £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant) Fuel: 176.6mpg CO2: 37g/km Much like the video market of the early 1980s, where VHS and Betamax jostled for public acceptance (and let’s … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A6 S line 2.0 TDI ultra
Sector: Executive Price: £34,365 Fuel: 64.2mpg CO2: 114g/km Carmakers have achieved some miraculous feats with the diesel engine in recent years and, while hybrid and petrol technology … Read More »
Road Test: Skoda Superb Elegance 2.0 TDI
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £24,840 Fuel: 61.4mpg CO2: 119g/km Value for money is a key part of Skoda’s DNA in the UK, and the flagship Superb … Read More »
Road Test: BMW X5 sDrive25d M Sport
Sector: Large SUV Price: £46,875 Fuel: 49.6mpg CO2: 151g/km With its first-ever four-cylinder diesel engine and two-wheel drive, BMW has brought its largest SUV in line … Read More »
Road Test: Hyundai i10 1.25 SE
Sector: City car Price: £9,995 Fuel: 57.6mpg CO2: 114g/km The Hyundai i10 may compete in the smallest sector of the market, but customer expectations of a … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A3 Cabriolet 2.0 TDI Sport
Sector: Convertible Price: £27,820 Fuel: 67.3mpg CO2: 110g/km Audi’s segment-defining A3 has become a staple of the UK’s fleet diet, combining economy, style and technology to … Read More »
Road Test: Fiat 500L Trekking 1.6 MultiJet
Segment: B-crossover Price: £19,750 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 122g/km With the B-SUV segment continuing to grow, and UK buyers opting en masse into crossover products, the 500L … Read More »
Road Test: Volkswagen Passat Executive Style 1.4 TSI 160PS
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £23,045 Fuel: 45.6mpg CO2: 144g/km After nine years, one facelift and a rapidly changing fleet landscape, Volkswagen is about to call time … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI DSG (184PS)
Sector: Lower medium Price: £23,805 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 119gkm There’s a real sense, with the latest SEAT Leon, that the brand’s core model has really come … Read More »
Road Test: Fiat 500L MPW 1.6 MultiJet Pop Star (7-seat)
Sector: Small MPV Price: £18,990 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2: 117g/km The Fiat 500L aims to answer that all-important dilemma of form versus function by mixing cute city … Read More »
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz GLA 220 CDI 4MATIC AMG Line
Sector: Crossover Price: £29,295 Fuel: 55.6mpg CO2: 132g/km Mercedes-Benz is the last of the ‘big three’ German premium brands to enter the C-segment crossover pack, but … Read More »
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate
Sector: Compact executive Price: £28,055–£33,220 Fuel: 51.4–65.7mpg CO2: 108–128g/km Mercedes-Benz thinks that the new C-Class Estate brings a touch more luxury to a sector that already … Read More »
First Drive: Citroën C1
Sector: City car Price: £7,995–£11,935 Fuel: 65.7–74.3mpg CO2: 88–99g/km Citroën has sold over 780,000 C1s since the original launched in 2005, and it’s become such a … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Scirocco
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,455–£33,795 Fuel: 35.3–67.3mpg CO2: 109–187g/km Volkswagen was undergoing a transformation when it introduced the original Scirocco in 1974. A preview of the … Read More »
Road Test: Audi S3 Saloon S tronic
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £34,725 Fuel: 40.9mpg CO2: 159g/km Although the Audi S3 Saloon is based on a car which is aimed primarily at markets outside … Read More »
First Drive: BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe
Sector: Four-door coupe Price: £29,425–£45,045 Fuel: 34.0–61.4mpg CO2: 118–193g/km Sometimes BMW’s model range can seem a touch confusing, with all manner of cars of slightly varying … Read More »
First Drive: Citroën C4 Cactus
Sector: Lower medium Price: £12,935–£18,135 Fuel: 60.1–91.1mpg CO2: 82–107g/km In 1948, Citroën unveiled its vision of a car for post-war France. Cheap to buy and run, … Read More »
First Drive: BMW M3 and M4
Sector: Compact executive Price: £54,775–£57,880 Fuel: 32.1–34.0mpg CO2: 194–204g/km A petrol-powered high-performance saloon and coupe may sound like unlikely fleet cars, but in the UK – … Read More »
First Drive: Vauxhall Astra 1.6 CDTi SRi
Sector: Lower medium Price: £22,335 Fuel: 72.4mpg CO2: 104g/km Vauxhall has been subtly but effectively updating its core models for over a year now, and the … Read More »
Road Test: Skoda Rapid Spaceback 1.4 TSI DSG SE
Sector: Lower medium Price: £17,895 Fuel: 48.7mpg CO2: 134g/km You’d be forgiven for thinking, at first glance, that the Rapid Spaceback adds a handsome small estate … Read More »
Road Test: Infiniti Q50 2.2d Premium Auto
Sector: Compact Executive Price: £31,900 Fuel: 58.9mpg CO2: 124g/km The Q50 is to be a turning point for Infiniti in Europe. Aiming for a small share … Read More »
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz CLA 180 Sport
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £24,775 Fuel: 50.4mpg CO2: 130g/km We’re used to seeing diesel cars command a price premium over petrol, but in the case of … Read More »
Road Test: Kia Carens ‘3 Sat Nav’ 1.7 CRDi
Sector: MPV Price: £24,845 Fuel: 56.4mpg CO2: 132g/km Looking at those trashy garden and household gadget brochures that come with the Sunday papers, I’ve often wondered … Read More »
Road Test: Renault Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC Lux
Sector: Supermini Price: £19,995 Fuel: 44.8mpg CO2: 144g/km As much as the new Renaultsport Clio has divided opinions among enthusiasts, there’s no debating that this is … Read More »
Road Test: Skoda Octavia Estate 1.6 TDI SE Business
Sector: Lower-medium Price: £20,365 Fuel: 74.3mpg CO2: 99g/km You always know when a manufacturer is getting really serious about fleet when they launch a business-specific model … Read More »
Road Test: Renault Scenic XMOD Dynamique TomTom ENERGY dCi 110 S/S
Sector: Crossover Price: £21,095 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2: 105g/km Unless you need the additional space of the seven-seat model, the Scenic XMOD might just have become Renault’s … Read More »
