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Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (2012) long-term test review

Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3 out of 53

the CAR road test team, 23 May 2012 16:40

It’s amazing how your views on things can change once you actually give something a go. I’ve got to admit I read the Sportage blurb with some cynicism before it arrived, particularly the Sport bit. OK, the looks are ‘sporty’ enough but when I got to the bit about the high sheet metal glass ratio giving the feeling of sitting ...

Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI (2012) long-term test review

Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3 out of 53

the CAR road test team, 22 May 2012 09:22

Is our VW Touareg 3.0 TDI good value? 22 May 2012 In another life, Rory Lumsden, VW’s PR manager was a magazine sub editor tasked with polishing my road test words when we both worked at Autocar. Seems like old habits die hard, because after I’d mentioned the price difference between my V6 Touareg and our European ed, Georg Kacher’s, ...

Mercedes CLS250 CDI (2012) long-term test review

Mercedes CLS250 CDI (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Oliver, 21 May 2012 11:01

More long trips in our Mercedes CLS - 21 May 2012 My wife has left me. I am 700 miles from home, on crutches with a right knee that has all the structural integrity of blancmange, and in two days’ time I’m expected to spend all day walking the halls of the Geneva Palexpo show complex. But I don’t expect ...

Lotus Evora S 2+2 (2012) long-term test review

Lotus Evora S 2+2 (2012) long-term test review

Rated 4 out of 54

the CAR road test team, 17 May 2012 12:00

The key to unlocking our Lotus Evora S – 17 May 2012 As you’ll read about in the new June 2012 issue (out now) the entire CAR team recently decamped to north Wales for a few days of thrashing each others long-termers around secluded Snowdonian roads. We drove, we ate, we drank, the cars drank (Anthony’s RS3 more than most) and Greg Fountain ...

Mini Coupe Cooper SD (2012) long-term test review

Mini Coupe Cooper SD (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3 out of 53

the CAR road test team, 16 May 2012 12:50

We switch our Mini Coupe off its run-flats on to ‘normal’ tyres. Does it improve the ride? - 16 May 2012 Everyone that has been a passenger in the Mini has quickly commented on how hard and unyielding the ride is. Yes, I know the Coupe is pitched as the sportiest model in the Mini range after the hotshoe GP, ...

Jaguar XF 2.2D (2012) long-term test review

Jaguar XF 2.2D (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3 out of 53

the CAR road test team, 14 May 2012 11:12

The key to a comfy saloon - 14 May 2012 Audi, BMW and Mercedes. These are the names that the government-approved Road Test Computer throws out when you key it to search for Jaguar XF rivals. Fair enough. The computer works on the basis of set criteria, among them size, body shape, price, performance etc. But, when the CAR long-termer ...

Audi RS3 Sportback (2012) long-term test review

Audi RS3 Sportback (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

the CAR road test team, 11 May 2012 10:30

Taking over and overtaking in the RS3 - 11 May 2012  As Anthony ffrench-Constant will soon be performing certain Civic duties, the CAR office has commandeered his RS3 Sportback for a couple of months before it returns to the Audi Mothership. And as I climbed into it a few weeks ago, I thought ‘here we go again’… The RS3 is embarrassing ...

Audi A1 1.6 TDI S-line (2011) long-term test review

Audi A1 1.6 TDI S-line (2011) long-term test review

Rated 4 out of 54

the CAR road test team, 10 May 2012 10:00

  Audi's MMI system: does the A1's jukebox work? 10 May 2012 I love my music and when I found that the A1 could store music in its own jukebox, I was excited. This pleasure soon turned to doubt and then complete confusion. For those of you who did opt for the Audi MMI system I would love to hear feedback. Despite reading the manual, ...

BMW M5 (2012) long-term test review

BMW M5 (2012) long-term test review

Rated 4 out of 54

the CAR road test team, 08 May 2012 16:01

Steel brakes clogging up on our M5 - 8 May 2012 Had a quick peek at the M5’s cross-drilled brake discs the other day and noticed they were clogged with carbon deposits. Every hole on the front discs is full, while the rear discs are slowly filling up. I actually ended up inspecting them after feeling that the brakes weren’t ...

Peugeot 508 SW 2.0 HDI (2012) long-term test review

Peugeot 508 SW 2.0 HDI (2012) long-term test review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

CAR road test team, 30 April 2012 17:50

The 508 SW has arrived! 30 April 2012 The Peugeot 508 SW arrived today to take the place of a much beloved and recently departed Skoda Superb. Both big diesel estates, both costing around £25k. The Superb pleased on all fronts and gives a good basis for comparison. The big Pug looks great sat on the driveway - it’s all ...

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