Not convinced? July 13, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE S PRICE: £150,299 0-62MPH: 4.2 secs TOP SPEED: 203mph CO2 G/KM: 300g/km MPG COMBINED: 21.9mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars BENTLEY FLYING SPUR V8 PRICE: £143,725 0-62MPH: 4.9 secs TOP SPEED: 183mph CO2 G/KM: 254g/km MPG COMBINED: 25.9mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN [...]
Car review: Mercedes-AMG puts the OMG into the GLE Coupé July 6, 2015 Shy and retiring types need not apply. The Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupé is not a car for those who put discretion and subtlety high on their list of priorities when looking for a new car. Almost everything about this SUV coupé reeks of vulgarity and excess. At first glance the SUV coupé looks [...]
Not convinced? July 6, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW X6 M PRICE: £93,080 0-62MPH: 4.2 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 258g/km MPG COMBINED: 25.4mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Two Stars RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR PRICE: £91,150 0-62MPH: 4.5 secs TOP SPEED: 162mph CO2 G/KM: 298g/km MPG COMBINED: 22.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three [...]
Car review: Don’t judge the Audi RS3 Sportback by its flashy logo June 29, 2015 Do you chuckle when you press your car’s accelerator to the floor? Do you have an exhaust that barks so loudly it startles passersby? Does your car cover ground so quickly that it’s just a blur to pedestrians? If you wish you could answer yes to these questions, then Audi’s new £40,000 RS3 could [...]
Not convinced? June 29, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R PRICE: £30,820 0-62MPH: 5.3 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 165g/km MPG COMBINED: 39.8mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Four Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars BMW M135I PRICE: £31,195 0-62MPH: 5.1 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 188g/km MPG COMBINED: 35.3mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE [...]
Pictures: The Cartier Style et Luxe at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show June 29, 2015 Goodwood opened its doors to 185,000 spectators for the annual Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show this weekend, with the Cartier 'Style et Luxe' concours d'élégance celebrating 20 years of involvement. As part of its overall theme, 'Flat-Out and Fearless – Racing on the Edge', exquisite classic cars across seven classes were on display. [...]
Car review: BMW’s futuristic new 7 Series lets you talk to your car using hand signals June 22, 2015 From city traders to third-world dictators, the Mercedes S-class has traditionally been the default limo of choice. BMW’s 7 Series won fans among those who prefer to drive than be driven, but it could never match the S-class for all-round appeal. The new 7 Series, though, could take the lustre off Mercedes’ three-pointed star. [...]
Not convinced? June 22, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… JAGUAR XJ 3.0 V6 PREMIUM LUXURY LWB PRICE: £69,155 0-62MPH: 5.7 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 224g/km MPG COMBINED: 30mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Three Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars MASERATI QUATTROPORTE V6 S PRICE: £81,565 0-62MPH: 5.1 secs TOP SPEED: 177mph CO2 G/KM: 244g/km MPG COMBINED: 26.9mpg [...]
Car review: The two-door Bentley Continental GT is back, but does it have anything new to show us? June 15, 2015 Two things you’ll instantly associate with Norway are the fjords and the North Sea oil industry. But few think of it as the land of the electric car. Norwegians buy more electrically-powered cars, per capita, than any other nation on earth. On five occasions in the space of 12 months, the best-selling car in Norway [...]
Car review: The Mini John Cooper Works is a new classic of the hot hatch genre June 8, 2015 The daddy of all hot hatchbacks is the Volkswagen Golf GTI. Introduced in 1976, Volkswagen shoehorned a 1.6-litre engine into its popular family hatch and boasted of its 110mph top speed. It’s a shame, then, that today the Volkswagen Golf GTI is such a lardy number. Sure, it’s fast – and you can buy [...]