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 [...]
Not convinced? April 28, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE COUPE SPORTSHIFT PRICE: £91,080 0-62MPH: 4.8 secs TOP SPEED: 180mph CO2 G/KM: 299g/km MPG COMBINED: 21.9mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three Stars PERFORMANCE Four Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Two Stars MASERATI GRAN TURISMO V8 SPORT PRICE: £90,390 0-62MPH: 4.9 secs TOP SPEED: 183mph CO2 G/KM: 354g/km MPG COMBINED: 18.6mpg [...]
A mean, green, plug-in machine April 22, 2014 The new Mitsubishi Outlander lasts and lasts – it might just be the SUV to clean up the City BATH is a beautiful spa town with World Heritage City status. But its traffic is terrible. If you thought the City was bad, try Bath at 8am on a weekday. It’s the perfect place to sit [...]