Car review: Volvo v60 Polestar June 2, 2014 You know the Volvo you’re driving is something special when all of Sweden turns to stare as you go by. Sweden is Volvo’s home – almost every house has at least one parked outside – so you’d think people would be sick of the sight of them. But this is the V60 Polestar, and it [...]
The M3 is back and in rude health May 26, 2014 After killing off one of its most iconic models, BMW has found an ingenious way to bring the M3 back to life BMW’s marketing department accidentally killed the M3. For four generations it epitomised everyday Porsche-humbling performance, and had been a hit in the City ever since the original 1980s M3 became a stockbroker pinup. [...]
Not convinced? May 26, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… AUDI RS 4 PRICE: £56,545 0-62MPH: 4.7 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 249g/km MPG COMBINED: 26.4mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Two Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Five Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars PORSCHE MACAN TURBO PRICE: £59,990 0-62MPH: 4.8 secs TOP SPEED: 165mph CO2 G/KM: 208g/km MPG COMBINED: 31.7mpg THE [...]
Mid-market, middle of the road May 19, 2014 The new Jeep Cherokee arrives with plenty of fancy tech, but does it do enough to justify the price tag? The new Jeep Cherokee is stuck between a rock and a hard place – and that’s nothing to do with its off-road ability. The American brand is still something of an outsider in the UK, [...]
Not convinced? May 19, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… AUDI Q5 2.0 TDI QUATTRO SE PRICE: £34,155 0-62MPH: 0.9 secs TOP SPEED: 124mph CO2 G/KM: 159g/km MPG COMBINED: 47.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Three Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SD4 PURE AUTOMATIC PRICE: £32,710 0-62MPH: 8.0 secs TOP SPEED: 121mph CO2 G/KM: 159g/km MPG COMBINED: [...]
More supercar bang for your buck May 12, 2014 We get under the hood of the new Nissan GT-R to assess whether it’s a force to be reckoned with ANOTHER year, another new version of the Nissan GT-R – but if you think you already know everything there is to know about Japan’s most unconventional supercar then you’re in for a surprise. If anything, [...]
Not convinced? May 12, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… PORSCHE 911 TURBO PRICE: £118,349 0-62MPH: 3.4 secs TOP SPEED: 195mph CO2 G/KM: 227g/km MPG COMBINED: 29.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars AUDI R8 V10 PLUS PRICE: £126,810 0-62MPH: 3.8 secs TOP SPEED: 198mph CO2 G/KM: 346g/km MPG COMBINED: 19mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three [...]
BMW has big ideas for new Mini May 5, 2014 Richard Aucock discovers the sophisticated side of the Cooper S on a test drive around Mallorca MINI, that most celebrated of British icons, played a blinder when it launched the /new model earlier this year. It held the event on Puerto Rico, a tiny Caribbean island hardly famed for its amazing driving routes. It then [...]
Not convinced? May 5, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… AUDI A1 1.4 TFSI 140 S LINE PRICE: £18,760 0-62MPH: 7.9 secs TOP SPEED: 132mph CO2 G/KM: 109g/km MPG COMBINED: 60.1mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Three Stars PRACTICALITY Three Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Two Stars RENAULTSPORT CLIO 200 TURBO PRICE: £18,995 0-62MPH: 6.7 secs TOP SPEED: 143mph CO2 G/KM: [...]
It’s loud and fast, but wide of the mark April 28, 2014 Peter Burgess failed to fall in love with the original F-Type – can the coupé version convince him otherwise? WE’VE HAD our issues, Jaguar and I, over the F-Type. Like the Emperor’s new clothes, all the press seemed bowled over, except for me. Sure, it’s mighty fast and incredibly sexy. But does it really need [...]