Not convinced? April 22, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… NISSAN LEAF PRICE: £21,490 (after grant) 0-62MPH: 11.5 secs TOP SPEED: 87mph CO2 G/KM: 0g/km MPG COMBINED: N/A THE VERDICT: DESIGN One Star PERFORMANCE Two Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Two Stars TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN PRICE: £28,395 (after grant) 0-62MPH: 11.3 secs TOP SPEED: 112mph CO2 G/KM: 49g/km MPG COMBINED: 134.5mpg THE VERDICT: [...]
A Great British beast of a sports car April 14, 2014 It may not be in the same league as the P1 but the 650S is the best consolation prize anyone could hope for THE McLaren P1 hyper-hybrid might just be the greatest car in the world right now. But it costs nearly a million quid, only 375 are being made and I haven’t been allowed [...]
Not convinced? April 14, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… FERRARI 458 SPECIALE PRICE: £208,000 0-62MPH: 3.0 secs TOP SPEED: 202+ mph CO2 G/KM: 275g/km MPG COMBINED: 23.9mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars LAMBORGHINI HURACAN PRICE: £200,000 (est) 0-62MPH: 3.2 secs TOP SPEED: 202mph CO2 G/KM: 290g/km MPG COMBINED: 22.3mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three [...]
How to be the envy of the golf club April 7, 2014 The new Mercedes C-Class has finally emerged from the shadow of its big brother, the S-Class THE battle for golf club car park supremacy remains alive and well. And this year, to trump your fellow members, you’re going to have to get one of these: the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It’s that simple. Emerging from the [...]
10-Week fitness challenge the get-fit diary of an out of shape office worker April 7, 2014 Steve is undertaking a 10 week “total body transformation” programme with No.1 Fitness, which involves four sessions at the gym a week, a strictly controlled diet and absolutely no alcohol under any circumstances whatsoever (not even a little bit, just to take the edge off…). Here’s how it’s going: BEFORE I started I thought giving [...]
Rocking and rolling in Vienna March 31, 2014 The new Wraith has all the elegance you would expect from a Rolls-Royce but it packs quite a punch as well THERE’S a delightful moment in the recent C4 TV documentary, Inside Rolls-Royce, where a chap coming to collect his new car from the factory in Goodwood explains the extent of his purchase. “The base [...]
Not convinced? March 31, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT V8 S PRICE: £139,000 0-62MPH: 4.5 secs TOP SPEED: 192mph CO2 G/KM: 246g/km MPG COMBINED: 26.8mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Two Stars FERRARI FF PRICE: £227,142 0-62MPH: 3.7 secs TOP SPEED: 208mph CO2 G/KM: 380g/km MPG COMBINED: 17.0mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Two [...]
A fast, fun and fiery Italian stallion March 24, 2014 The brand new Maserati Ghibli brings something strikingly different to the executive saloon market REVIEWING cars can be a glamorous business, what with all the exotic launch locations, fast motors and gorgeous engineering personnel (OK, maybe not that last one). Sometimes, though, you find yourself freezing cold while being rained on in Surrey. But at [...]
Not convinced? March 24, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW 550i M SPORT SALOON 8-SPEED AUTO PRICE: £57,895 0-62MPH: 4.6 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph (limited) CO2 G/KM: 199g/km MPG COMBINED: 32.8mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Two Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars AUDI S6 SALOON 7-SPEED AUTO PRICE: £54,505 0-62MPH: 4.8 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph (limited) CO2 G/KM: [...]
The convertible for all weathers March 17, 2014 The new BMW 435i Convertible is a versatile offering that’s perfect for the temperamental British climate Looking for somewhere that’s warm at this time of year? Well, you can strike Nevada off the list – BMW just launched the new 4 Series Convertible there, and it was freezing. I know, I know – poor old [...]