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Toyota Prius (2009) hybrid – real-time CAR review blog

3.5

Ben Barry, 10 June 2009 17:51

CAR is in Sweden to drive the new Toyota Prius – the new for 2009 petrol-electric hybrid car. Amazingly, Toyota is on its third-generation Prius while the rest of the world plays catch-up. But has it cracked the hybrid car question? Read Ben Barry's live blog as we report live from the launch this afternoon. NB start at the bottom ...

Mazda 6 2.2D (2009) CAR review

2.5

Stephen Worthy, 06 April 2009 10:47

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the family saloon shootout is a straight battle between that experienced gunslinger, the Ford Mondeo, and the new kid in town, the impressive Vauxhall Insignia. But waiting in the background is the Mazda 6 – and it’s seriously annoyed about all the attention the other two are getting. And so it should be because, ...

Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI Elegance (2008) CAR review

3.5

Ben Whitworth, 16 May 2008 09:31

Skoda’s Superb flagship has always been a leftfield option among mainstream motorway fodder. It had two difficult names to overcome, generic Volkswagen-esque styling, a lot of hand-me-down componentry and no real heritage to speak off. That didn't stop 12,500 brave souls from buying one in the UK. Skoda reckons its new Superb will be a far more attractive proposition when ...

Citroen C5 2.0 HDi (2008) CAR review

3.5

Georg Kacher, 11 February 2008 09:28

Citroen caused a stir when it unveiled the new C5. This is a class where Renault admits to making the Laguna purposively conservative. Where Citroen’s sister company Peugeot makes the middle-of-the-road 407. So when the covers came off the C5 we were impressed. And so were CAR readers, who've on the whole praised the new look. Is Citroen finally on a ...

Ford Mondeo Edge 1.8TDCi (2008) CAR review

2.5

Glen Waddington, 05 February 2008 11:01

You can tell it’s a base model because of the black door handles. Check out the wheels too: 16in steelies with silver-painted plastic hubcaps. Not cool. But base-level Mondeos aren’t about cool. They’re about practicality and a hint of driving enjoyment for the family man/sales rep (delete as applicable). Just how basic is the basic Ford Mondeo? Get over the ...

Mazda 6 2.0 (2007) CAR review

3.5

Steve Moody, 10 October 2007 10:28

The old Mazda 6 was the acceptable face of repmobility. Will we get more of the same? When the first 6 came out in 2002, it was a genuinely surprising and enjoyable product in the stale upper-medium market. But they grow up so fast these days, and only five years later the 6 is being replaced. This car is almost ...

Peugeot 308 1.6 VHT (2007) CAR review

3.5

Peter Burgess, 30 August 2007 10:15

Are you sure this is really a new Peugeot? Yes. Well. Peugeot has this 'feline' design theme going on that buyers lapped up on the 206, a hatchback that sold above its station simply through visual appeal. So last year’s 207 supermini was a development of that style, distinguished by pointier headlights and a massive, ugly grille. The new 308 ...

Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi (2007) CAR review

3.5

Tim Pollard, 24 April 2007 06:28

A new Mondeo... isn't that supposed to be a snore-worthy non-event? Definitely not. The very mention of Mondeo might not raise the heartbeat, but this is an important car for Ford. Not only does it sell in huge numbers (easily top 10 fodder in the UK, despite declining sales), but it defines the middle market. If Ford gets the Mondeo ...

Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi (2007) CAR review

Ben Oliver, 17 January 2007 03:41

What’s this? A hatchback? An off-roader? A mini-MPV? None of the above. It’s a Nissan Qashqai, it replaces the Almera hatchback (if you can remember what that was) and, according to its maker, ‘it completely redefines driving in the modern, urban world’. In fact, it doesn’t, as you can probably guess, but it is the result of some bold thinking ...

Skoda Octavia vRS TDi (2006) CAR review

Chris Chilton, 21 November 2006 08:29

A diesel? I thought the vRS was Skoda's GTi. It is. The vRS comes with either the 197bhp FSi turbo 2.0-litre from the Golf GTi or now, with this 2.0 common-rail diesel. It’s the newer, more powerful version of that engine too, producing 168bhp and 258lb ft of torque, up 30bhp and 22bhp on the version offered in the more ...

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