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Ford Focus 1.6 Ecoboost (2011) CAR review

Ford Focus 1.6 Ecoboost (2011) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 14 January 2011 00:01

The Ford Focus redefined that family hatch when it appeared in 1998. Now there’s a new one, the first significant change to the model in seven years. Can the new 2011 Ford Focus Mk3 move the goalposts again? Read CAR Online's first drive review here - and make sure you read the new February 2011 issue of CAR Magazine, out ...

Vauxhall Meriva 1.4T SE (2010) CAR review

Vauxhall Meriva 1.4T SE (2010) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 13 April 2010 14:32

The last Vauxhall Meriva was a charmless, if effective, little box. The new one looks great, but is there more substance to it than those rear suicide doors? Is this the first mini MPV that you’re not embarrassed to be seen in? Could well be. We thought that Kia’s Venga (or at least the show car that previewed it) was ...

Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 (2010) CAR review

Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 (2010) CAR review

Rated 4 out of 54

Chris Chilton, 12 April 2010 23:30

Alfa Romeo is launching the new 2010 Giulietta to replace its 147 in the heartland mid-sized hatch. So the new Alfa Giulietta faces up to some pretty competent machinery, such as the VW Golf, Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra. What’s going on? I thought Alfas were meant to look great and be terrible to drive. Let’s hope this one drives ...

Honda Insight (2009) petrol-electric hybrid CAR review

Honda Insight (2009) petrol-electric hybrid CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 19 January 2009 15:09

That’s no Honda Insight hybrid car. Where are the Ford T-Bird wheel skirts? You’re thinking of the original petrol-electric Honda Insight from the late 1990s. This is Insight hybrid Mk2. It’s still a petrol-electric hybrid but instead of two seats, this one’s got room for five. It’s meant to be a mainstream green car, a hybrid that will appeal to ...

Ford Focus ST Mountune (2008) CAR review

Ford Focus ST Mountune (2008) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 24 September 2008 09:00

If you’re bored of your Focus ST’s performance or just can’t wait until next year to get your hands of the 296bhp RS, the new Mountune performance pack for the ST could be exactly what you need. Who are these Mountune people anyway and what are they doing with the Ford Focus ST? Mountune is a division of Roush, the ...

Peugeot 207 GTi (2007) CAR review

Peugeot 207 GTi (2007) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 27 March 2007 11:46

Peugeot seems to have happily vacated its place at the top of the hot hatch pile in recent years. What’s the 207 GTi going to do to change our minds? Make the competition look expensive, for a start. We thought Vauxhall had pulled a canny trick when we learned that the 189bhp Corsa VXR would cost £15,495, undercutting Renault’s Clio ...

Vauxhall Corsa VXR (2007) CAR review

Vauxhall Corsa VXR (2007) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 13 March 2007 09:53

Not exactly the shy and retiring sort is it? Come on, this is a product of Vauxhall’s VXR division, a sub-marque that makes a point of being ruder, lairier and louder than any of its rivals. So while Renault kept things decidedly low-key for its Clio 197, Vauxhall is taking the opposite tack with the hottest Corsa. Spoilers, skirts, massive ...

BMW 120i (2007) CAR review

BMW 120i (2007) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 28 February 2007 09:09

It’s a 1-series with two fewer doors Well spotted. Two years after we first got our hands on the original five-door 1-series, BMW has given us the sportier (if only psychologically) three-door. Wheelbase, length and interior space all remain the same, but this new derivative, introduced together with a facelifted five-door, should appeal to a younger market. BMW expects to ...

Skoda Octavia vRS TDi (2006) CAR review

Skoda Octavia vRS TDi (2006) CAR review

Rated 4 out of 54

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 ...

Honda Civic Type S 2.2 CDTi (2006) CAR review

Honda Civic Type S 2.2 CDTi (2006) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 11 October 2006 03:00

Looks tasty, what’s it all about? It’s basically a regular Civic that’s raided the Type R’s glam-rock make up box. It’s also the nearest we’ll come to the Type R proper until March 2007 when you’ll be able to buy the real thing. Only Types S and R get the new three-door body, although in reality it’s difficult to tell ...

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