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Gavin Green reviews the 2012 Beijing motor show

Gavin Green reviews the 2012 Beijing motor show

Rated 4 out of 54

Gavin Green, 23 April 2012 17:26

In Beijing, the smog is appalling and the traffic dreadful. Outside, we are ringed by coal-burning power stations, trying to fuel the city’s insatiable appetite for energy. The air is so bad you can taste it and feel it when you breathe. China’s newly enriched middle class also has an insatiable appetite for personal mobility, and you can’t blame them ...

Gavin Green on one good, and one bad, new VW

Gavin Green on one good, and one bad, new VW

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Gavin Green, 03 April 2012 09:00

This is the tale of two Volkswagens. One risible. One righteous. The new VW Up is a brilliant little car. From its tough yet well-textured cabin, to its composed ride quality, to its tuneful three-cylinder engine, to its outstanding space efficiency, this is one of the finest small cars I’ve driven. Unlike the brilliant Audi A2 – the Volkswagen Group’s ...

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Geneva motor show

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Geneva motor show

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Gavin Green, 07 March 2012 17:11

There is surely no surer sign that the good times are back: the stars – or rather, the most talked about cars – of the Geneva show were a new Bentley and a new Ferrari, both 12-cylinder powered. They are big, they are decadent, they will be stratospherically expensive (clearly aimed at China’s affluent and Russia’s richest, rather than we ...

Why an old Honda Civic beats the new 2012 one

Why an old Honda Civic beats the new 2012 one

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Barry, 02 February 2012 14:11

A few months back, I tested the all-new Civic and wasn’t particularly impressed: I didn’t like the too-high seating position, the oddly weighted steering, the coarse diesel engine, the still-dubious rear visibility and, crucially, the lack of any discernible fun factor. There was no doubt about it in my mind: I’d buy a VW Golf instead. Then, in January, I took ...

New A-class critical to Merc’s bid for world domination

New A-class critical to Merc’s bid for world domination

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Phil McNamara, 20 January 2012 09:30

Mercedes will unveil the 2012 A-class at March’s Geneva motor show, although last year’s Concept A-class has already telegraphed its look. It’s a big deal, this new baby Benz. Out go two generations of MPV-after-a-boilwash, in comes an aggressive, wedgy hatchback that will scare cars like the Alfa Giulietta and Audi A3. So what's new on the 2012 Merc A-class? ...

Driving the classics: Saab 93A (1957) CAR review

Driving the classics: Saab 93A (1957) CAR review

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 22 June 2010 09:59

At the recent Saab 9-5 launch, I had the chance to drive an iconic Saab from the back catalogue: the 93A from 1957. This is the very car that Spyker and Saab owner Victor Muller drove in the 2010 Mille Miglia, with the same decals and roof-mounted spotlight from his Italian adventure. Powered by a 750cc triple, this is a ...

Don't get me started on stop-start systems...

Don't get me started on stop-start systems...

Rated 3 out of 53

Glen Waddington, 15 January 2010 09:55

All these supposed eco-cars with their start/stop systems are driving me nuts. They just don’t do what they’re claimed to do. It seems simple enough in concept: you roll to a halt, pop it into neutral and the engine cuts out. As soon as you’re ready to move off, the engine re-starts when you press the clutch; into gear and ...

Vauxhall's Astra good, whopping blindspot bad

Vauxhall's Astra good, whopping blindspot bad

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 20 November 2009 09:29

Just driven the new Vauxhall Astra for the first time – really liked it. Ours was the 1.4 turbo, which I found to be very well built, stylish and a satisfying drive: nice steering, a well damped ride and a well conceived package. The downsized 1.4 feels a little breathless, if I'm being honest, but on balance the new Astra ...

It’s time the Golf and co were more adventurous

It’s time the Golf and co were more adventurous

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Glen Waddington, 22 January 2009 13:55

It used to be called the Escort class. Might sound like a euphemism for the kerbcrawling demographic but we’re talking about C-segment cars, that today you might call the Golf club or Focus group. And I think it needs a kick in the arse. Why? Well, I just took delivery of a new Golf. Mk6, they call it. And it’s ...

Subaru's problem: what have they done to the Impreza?

Subaru's problem: what have they done to the Impreza?

Rated 0 out of 50

Glen Waddington, 31 October 2007 10:09

They tried to make the Impreza normal, but failed. Glen Waddington is intrigued I first saw the new Subaru Impreza out of the corner of my eye in the office car park, and I couldn’t place it. Kia Rio? Some old-gen Mazda? Then it dawned on me. The old rorty, rally-bred Scooby has become a dull same-again hatch. Not a ...

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