Category : Road Tests
Road Test: Fiat 500 TwinAir Plus
Sector: Supermini Price: £12,760 Fuel: 68.9mpg CO2: 95g/km An interesting part of getting to try lots of different cars is seeing first hand just how much … Read More »
Road Test: Mazda3 1.6D TS
Sector: Lower-medium Price: £17,495 Fuel: 65.7 CO2: 115g/km Mazda is really hammering home the message that it is serious about fleet at the moment. Already this … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI FR
Sector: Lower-medium Price: £20,720 Fuel: 58.9mpg CO2: 127g/km Around a quarter of Leons sold in the UK come with an FR badge on them, showing how … Read More »
Road Test: Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D T4 saloon
Sector: Upper-medium Price: £23,585 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2:119g/km Value and comfort may be rather prosaic ambitions, but not everyone can be ultra-dynamic and expensive. Toyota knows this … Read More »
Road Test: BMW 640d Gran Coupe
SECTOR Saloon/Coupe PRICE £63,900 FUEL 49.6 mpg CO2 148 g/km When it comes to fitting new cars into niches, it has often been the case that … Read More »
Road Test: Volvo V60 T6 AWD R-Design Polestar
Sector: Compact executive Price: £39,220 Fuel: 28.5mpg CO2: 237g/km With a reputation for building safe family carriers and lifestyle cars, it’s almost easy to forget … Read More »
Road Test: Volkswagen Passat Estate BlueMotion 1.6 TDI 105PS
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £21,925 Fuel: 65.7mpg CO2: 113g/km The first car manufacturer to launch a separate eco label, VW has made a lot of … Read More »
Skoda Rapid
SECTOR Compact hatch PRICE £12,500 – £18,500 (est) FUEL 72.4 – 48.3mpg CO2 99 – 134g/km In an ever-more cost conscious world, surely Skoda should be one … Read More »
First Drive: Volkswagen Beetle 1.2 TSI DSG
Sector: Lower medium Price: £16,600 Fuel: 47.9mpg CO2: 137g/km With concept cars like the sporty E-Bugster and Beetle R, Volkswagen wants to shift the emphasis … Read More »
Road Test: Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.3 VCDi Eco
Sector: Supermini Price: £12,795 Fuel: 78.4mpg CO2: 95g/km Chevrolet’s new B-segment car has had a pretty extreme first year. In short, if you’ve not managed a … Read More »
Road Test: Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC ES
Sector: Lower medium Price: £19,380 Fuel: 47.1mpg CO2: 143g/km Once upon a time, Honda was feted for its petrol engines, screaming banshees that could be thrashed … Read More »
Road Test: Hyundai Veloster 1.6 GDI DCT
Sector: Coupe Price: £19,250 Fuel: 44.1mpg CO2: 145g/km With safety regulations forcing manufacturers to build similarly-proportioned cars, it’s always refreshing to see one really push … Read More »
Road Test: Porsche Boxster
SECTOR Sports PRICE £37,589 – £45,384 FUEL 36.7mpg CO2 180g/km For the lucky few, it might just be time to opt out. For the new … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A6 BiTDI quattro S line
COST: £46,160 FUEL: 44.1mpg CO2: 169g/km Supposedly the diesel revolution is coming to an end. But it’s a sign of the times that, until the much … Read More »
Road Test: Alfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir
SECTOR Supermini PRICE £14,150 – £15,350 FUEL 67.3mpg CO2 98g/km Want a funky, sporty little car with low CO2 emissions that’s great to drive? Want … Read More »
Ford Focus Zetec S 1.6T EcoBoost
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,700 Fuel: 47.9mpg CO2: 137g/km The Focus ST may be drawing almost universal praise from the motoring press, but its 169g/km CO2 … Read More »
First Drive: BMW 3 Series Touring
SECTOR Compact executive PRICE £30,400 – £37,700 FUEL 44.5 – 60.1mpg CO2 124 – 159g/km Appealing to both head and heart, with an unusual combination of … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Exeo ST Sport Tech 2.0 TDI CR
SECTOR Upper Medium PRICE £24,705 FUEL 56.5mpg CO2 132g/km SEAT has perhaps the most disjointed range of the Volkswagen Group family. Topped and tailed with lightly … Read More »
BMW X3 3.0d M Sport Auto
Sector: SUV Price: £40,275 Fuel: 47.1mpg CO2: 159g/km I get the feeling the BMW X3 is currently like one of those faded film stars slinking along … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz B200 Sport Automatic
Sector: MPV Price: £25,395 Fuel: 45.6mpg CO2: 145g/km When the first A-Class came out in 1998, there was a lot of talk of using that sandwich … Read More »
Mitsubishi Shogun SG3
Sector: Large SUV Price: £38,799 Fuel: 37.7mpg CO2: 224g/km In a lifespan of almost three decades, the Shogun has joined an elite group of off-roaders. Hard-wearing, … Read More »
Peugeot RCZ GT 2.0 HDI 163
Sector: Coupe Price: £25,395 Fuel: 53.2mpg CO2: 139g/km It’s a mark of a successful sports car design when not only does it get the attention of … Read More »
Ford Ranger Double Cab Limited 2.2 TDCi
Sector: Pickup Price: £26,400 Fuel: 32.8mpg CO2: 228g/km The Ranger may be a relative newcomer to Europe, but it’s a well-established nameplate in North America. Its … Read More »
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi Econetic Titanium
Price: £16,795 Fuel: 85.6mpg CO2: 87g/km We’re not far off a heavily facelifted Fiesta, featuring styling introduced on the Evos concept and Fiesta ST shown at … Read More »
Road Test: Suzuki Swift Sport
Price: £13,499 Fuel: 44.1mpg CO2: 147g/km With its slightly plasticky interior and tall, boxy silhouette, the Suzuki Swift isn’t the most European-feeling car in its segment. … Read More »
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 »
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet 2.0 TDI GT
Price £25,790 Fuel 62.8mpg CO2 119g/km So I’m afraid the sodden test week I endured meant the roof didn’t come down once. What I can tell … Read More »
BMW M5
Sector: Executive Price: £73,065 Fuel: 28.5mpg CO2: 232g/km Rather fortunately for me, a lot of the readers of Fleet World are owners of companies or high-level … 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 »
