Category : Road Tests
Road Test: Audi Q3 2.0 TFSI SE
Sector: Small SUV PRICE: £26,200 FUEL: 38.7mpg CO2: 174g/km Surely this must be a mis-print… a petrol-engined SUV gracing the pages of a fleet publication? Logic would … Read More »
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz R350 CDI L
Sector: Large 4×4 Price: £48,730 Fuel: 33.2mpg CO2: 223g/km The second-generation R350 CDI is a car with a very small audience – it’s for those who really … Read More »
First Drive: Kia Sorento
SECTOR Mid-size estate PRICE £16,895 – £24,795 FUEL 67.3 – 64.2mpg CO2 109 – 116 g/km The clue is in the title; the new Sorento, which … Read More »
First Drive: Jaguar XF Sportbrake
SECTOR Premium estate PRICE £31,940 – £51,505 FUEL 55.4 – 46.0mpg CO2 135 – 163g/km Svelte body styling and a cabin that is pure theatre … Read More »
First Drive: Vauxhall Mokka
SECTOR Crossover PRICE £15,995 – £23,490 FUEL 43.5 – 60.1mpg CO2 120 – 153g/km Of Vauxhall’s recent newcomers, Mokka has perhaps the most logical name. Rather … Read More »
First Drive: Renault Clio
SECTOR Supermini PRICE £10,595 – £16,095 FUEL 88.3 – 51.4mpg CO2 83 – 127g/km Renault is claiming that the fourth generation Clio sets new standards in … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen up! five-door
Sector: City car Price: £8,360-£11,475 Fuel: 60.1-68.9mpg CO2: 95-108g/km Volkswagen’s compact up! has proved itself as a versatile small car in three-door form, but with buyers … Read More »
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz A180 CDI SE
Sector: Lower medium Price: £18,945 Fuel: 74.3mpg CO2: 98g/km There’s a certain sense of irony that, having finally injected youthful sportiness into the A-Class, Mercedes-Benz has … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Beetle Design 2.0 TDI
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,085 Fuel: 57.6mpg CO2: 129g/km The new Beetle may look closer than ever to the original, but as of this summer there’s … Read More »
Exclusive First Drive: Tesla Model S
Sector: Large executive Price: £TBC Range: 150-300 miles CO2: 0g/km Tesla may be a newcomer to the corporate sector, but it’s got a great spearhead. The … Read More »
First Drive: Kia cee’d SW
SECTOR Mid-size esate PRICE £16,895 – £24,795 FUEL 67.3 – 64.2mpg CO2 109 – 116 g/km Hot on the heels of the recently launched – and … Read More »
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake
SECTOR Luxury estate PRICE 49,360 – £83,000 FUEL 28 – 53.3mpg CO2 139 – 235 g/km The CLS is a car that has succeeded despite its … Read More »
First Drive: SEAT Toledo
SECTOR Compact hatch PRICE £12,500 – £17,840 FUEL 46.3 – 83.1mpg CO2 104 – 137g/km Last month Rapid, this month Toledo. SEAT’s version of the voluminous … Read More »
First Drive: SsangYong Korando Sports
In the pick-up, this motor puts out a healthy 155hp, with a torque peak of 360Nm from 1,500rpm right through to 2,800rpm. This drives through a … Read More »
First Drive: Mazda6
SECTOR Upper medium PRICE £19,595 – £28,045 FUEL 47.9 – 68.9mpg CO2 108 – 136g/km For a relatively small manufacturer, Mazda’s disproportionately large back-catalogue of innovation … Read More »
First Drive: Kia cee’d SW
SECTOR Mid-size esate PRICE £16,895 – £24,795 FUEL 67.3 – 64.2mpg CO2 109 – 116 g/km Hot on the heels of the recently launched – and … Read More »
Road Test: Lexus CT 200h F-Sport
In the UK, this instantly became the biggest-selling Lexus, accounting for half of the marque’s sales despite not having a full year in showrooms. For 2012, … Read More »
Road Test: Renault Twizy
It’s been 16 years since Renault did anything quite this outlandish. Back in 1996, the company launched a limited run of the Spider, a two-seat sports … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz Citan
Yes, it’s based on Renault’s Kangoo line-up, but Mercedes has put quite a bit of work into making Citan look and feel different to its French … Read More »
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz Citan
Yes, it’s based on Renault’s Kangoo line-up, but Mercedes has put quite a bit of work into making Citan look and feel different to its French … Read More »
Exclusive First UK Drive: Mercedes-Benz A200
Sector: Premium lower medium Price: £24,015 Fuel: 49.6mpg CO2: 134g/km Given how the 1 Series and A3 dominate the business market, the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class is … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Golf
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £16,330-£24,625 Fuel: 53.3-74.3mpg CO2: 99-123g/km Ageless, classless and robust, six generations and 38 years of the Volkswagen Golf have bred a sense … Read More »
First Drive: Ford B-MAX
SECTOR Compact MPV PRICE £12,995 – £18,895 FUEL 44.1 – 70.6mpg CO2 104 – 149g/km Filling the shoes of the Fusion, but with a lot more … Read More »
Road Test: Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTi ecoFLEX Exclusiv
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,725 Fuel: 76.3mpg CO2: 99g/km It’s an unusual compliment to give a car, but one of the best things about Vauxhall’s new … Read More »
First Drive: Honda CR-V
SECTOR Crossover PRICE £22,000-£33,000 FUEL 36.7-50.4mpg CO2 149-180g/km Honda’s old CR-V was a surprising hit in the company car market, but while it helped lay the … Read More »
Road Test: Volvo XC90 D5 AWD SE Lux
Sector: Large SUV Price: £42,695 Fuel: 34.0mpg CO2: 219g/km It’s been a formative decade for the automotive industry, dealing with the battering of a global recession, … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen up! Black
Sector: City Car Price: £11,305 Fuel: 60.1mpg CO2: 108g/km I caught a bit of The Matrix on TV the other night. As a teenager in the … Read More »
Road Test: Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 2.0 CDTi Elite
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £28,925 Fuel: 53.3mpg CO2: 139g/km It tends to happen with test cars that, with a week to test one, you usually end … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.2 TFSI
Sector: Convertible Price: £21,185 Fuel: 49.6mpg CO2: 132g/km All this talk of EV and hybrids saving the world has masked some real engineering feats on conventional … Read More »
Land Rover Defender 110 XS Station Wagon
Sector: Large SUV Price: £32,885 Fuel: 27.7mpg CO2: 269g/km When Maurice Wilks designed the original Land Rover back in 1947, if you’d asked him how the … Read More »
