Not convinced? March 23, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW X5 XDRIVE 25D SE PRICE: £45,250 0-62MPH: 8.2 secs TOP SPEED: 137mph CO2 G/KM: 154g/km MPG COMBINED: 48.7mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3.0 SDV6 HSE LUXURY PRICE: £38,810 0-62MPH: 5.8 secs TOP SPEED: 164mph CO2 G/KM: 192g/km MPG COMBINED: [...]
Car review: Future-proof your life with the Audi A6 Avant TDI Ultra March 16, 2015 Audi’s family estate is big, economical and comfortable – and that makes it one of the best cars in its class. How best to future-proof your car? There’s one absolute rule: if it’s cheap to run, it’ll serve you well while it’s yours, and there will be plenty of people looking to take it off [...]
Not convinced? March 16, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… BMW 520D M SPORT TOURING PRICE: £37,090 0-62MPH: 8.1 secs TOP SPEED: 143mph CO2 G/KM: 122g/km MPG COMBINED: 61.4mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Five Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars MERCEDES-BENZ E220 BLUETEC AMG LINE ESTATE PRICE: £38,555 0-62MPH: 8.8 secs TOP SPEED: 136mph CO2 G/KM: 129g/km MPG COMBINED: 60.1mpg [...]
Car review: The Mercedes-AMG C 63S is a turbocharged blast from the past March 9, 2015 It’s the 1980s all over again; hemlines are up, stripes are in and the turbocharger is king. How you feel about the clothes is a matter of personal taste but the second coming of the turbo is good news. Unlike the fashion, the cars are a little more polished second time around. The AMG products [...]
Not convinced? March 9, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… AUDI RS4 AVANT LIMITED EDITION PRICE: £56,545 0-62MPH: 4.7 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 249g/km MPG COMBINED: 26.4mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Five Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars BMW M3 PRICE: £56,590 0-62MPH: 4.3 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 204g/km MPG COMBINED: 32.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four [...]
Car review: Going topless with the BMW 2 Series Convertible is as liberating as ever March 2, 2015 BMW’s rebranding of its motors continues with the arrival of the 2 Series Convertible. So, what used to be the old 1 Series Convertible is now the shiny new 2 Series drop-top. Got that? Good, because despite the rather iffy weather, the UK is a strong convertible market for BMW. This 2 Series will fit [...]
Not convinced? March 2, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 200 AMG SPORT PRICE: £34, 750 0-62MPH: 7.3 secs TOP SPEED: 149mph CO2 G/KM: 158g/km MPG COMBINED: 41.5mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Three Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars AUDI A3 CABRIOLET 1.8 TFSI S TRONIC SPORT PRICE: £30,745 0-62MPH: 7.8 secs TOP SPEED: 150mph CO2 G/KM: [...]
Car review: The Audi TT Roadster 2.0 TFSI Quattro S Line is as cool as it looks February 23, 2015 There's little point trying to deny it: the TT is a great-looking car. It always has been, despite the 1998 model's divisive image. The MkI TT was first sketched as a Roadster before marketing types got their hands on the plans and insisted on selling it with a hard-top roof to begin with. Even so, [...]
Not convinced? February 23, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 250 AMG SPORT PRICE: £38,705 0-62MPH: 6.5 secs TOP SPEED: 152mph CO2 G/KM: 169g/km MPG COMBINED: 38.7mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars PORSCHE BOXSTER 2.7 PRICE: £38,810 0-62MPH: 5.8 secs TOP SPEED: 162mph CO2 G/KM: 183g/km MPG COMBINED: 35.8mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN [...]
Car review: The new Porsche Cayenne GTS is a two-tonne ballerina on ice February 16, 2015 Ice, snow and a 434bhp, 163mph SUV might seem like a combination best suited to a disaster movie, but this is no ordinary SUV. Porsche has brought its latest Cayenne in GTS form to its winter driving centre in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, even though in the UK it’s more likely to experience a nice heated [...]