http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Shared/Handlers/RSSHandler.ashx?N=503&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Should you even care about the new Mitsubishi Outlander? The new Outlander is based on the old model but has a revised diesel powerplant and new transmission that offers superb stats, while there’s loads more room and tech to go...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Outlander-23-GX5-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Vauxhall Cascada is a two-door, four-seat soft-top  pitched against the Audi A5 Cabriolet. Underneath the skin there are bits of Astra hatchback and Insignia saloon, but the Cascada looks altogether classier than run-of-the-mill Vauxhalls. In a class dominated by image...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Cascada-Elite-20-CDTi-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsDiesels are out and hybrids in, as Lexus has a third crack at the European premium elite. The third iteration of the IS saloon arrives in the UK with a choice of two engines: a 2.5 V6 petrol with 205bhp...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lexus-IS-300h-F-sport-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the BMW 3-series GT, which starts from £28,835. Cast in the same (albeit smaller) mould as the unloved 5GT, the 3-seres Gran Turismo offers estate-beating versatility, but does it still drive like a proper BMW? We drove the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-3-series-Gran-Turismo-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsNissan’s first Nismo-badged car to be sold in Europe is this hotted-up Juke crossover. Sporting an aggressive aero bodykit and sporty cabin touches, chassis revisions and a dollop more power, the Nismo (short for Nissan Motorsport) is an offbeat £20k alternative...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-Juke-Nismo-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Mini Paceman is the eighth (count ‘em) model to join the Mini range, and it’s easily the hardest to pigeonhole. As a three-door version of the Countryman SUV, it’s a sort-of, retro-styled, cut-price Range Rover Evoque coupe. Does it...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mini-Paceman-Cooper-S-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsThe first new car of MG’s Chinese-owned era, the MG 6, now has a turbodiesel engine. The 50mpg motor, which joins the range alongside the 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol, starts from £16,995. CAR drove the MG 6 DTi in mid-spec SE form to see if China has a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/MG-6-19-DTi-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:00 GMTReviewsNissan has updated its Qashqai crossover for 2013. On the new ‘360’ trim level which replaces the mid-range Ntec+ trim, the headline news is a 360-degree view parking camera. It’s a familiar car now, but does its age mean the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-Qashqai-360-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 07 May 2013 14:50:00 GMTReviewsOur first chance to drive the new Range Rover Sport has come sooner than we might have expected. It had its world debut at the New York auto show a month ago, yet here we are in the UK at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Range-Rover-Sport-prototype-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 02 May 2013 14:30:00 GMTReviewsVW will build only 250 examples of its super-streamlined 313mpg XL1. CAR’s Georg Kacher has driven one of them to find out if it really can achieve its amazing claimed economy figures. First impressions of the VW XL1 You enter...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-XL1-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsCAR first drove the Vauxhall Adam earlier this year, but that was a European-spec car on Portugese roads. The Adam copped a lot of stick for its ride and handling – which Vauxhall promised would be retuned for discerning British...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Adam-Slam-14-2013-UK-CAR-review/Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsLamborghini may be blowing out 50th birthday candles, but you won’t hear it crowing on about another anniversary: that the Gallardo turns ten this year too. That’s a long time in this business, especially when the Ferrari 458/McLaren 12C firefight...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-LP560-4-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the VW Golf GTI Mk7: the fastest, most frugal Golf GTI ever made.  Is it just a subtle tweak of its Mk6 predecessor, or a truly great hot hatch worthy of the GTI name? To find out, we’ve...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTI-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe, a four-door coupe/saloon that slots between the M6 coupe and M5 saloon. It gives Munich a direct rival to the Mercedes CLS 63 AMG (£82k) and forthcoming Audi RS7, and an excuse...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-M6-Gran-Coupe-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 GMTReviewsCitroen's new DS3 Cabrio is squarely aimed at the chic drop-top city car crowd, who've only had the Mini Convertible and Fiat 500C to woo them up until now. Does the French contender have the je ne sais quoi needed...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-DS3-Cabrio-THP-155-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Jaguar F-type, in top-spec V8 S guise. Its supercharged V8 engine sends 488bhp to the rear wheels, giving the £75k F-type the performance of a £100k XKR-S. But can the F-type live up to the best sports...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-F-type-V8-S-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsVauxhall’s new Mokka crossover doesn’t directly rival jacked-up superminis like the Nissan Juke or new Renault Captur, nor fully-fledged family tools like Nissan’s popular Qashqai or the likeable Skoda Yeti. The Mokka splits them on size, space and price, but...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Mokka-17-CDTI-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the 2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. For almost £300k, you get a 691bhp V12, 217mph performance, and the most head-turning looks of any car this side of a Pagani Huayra. But is it a true driver's car underneath the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Aventador-Roadster-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Audi S3, a near-300bhp four-wheel drive hot hatch that’s as quick as a Porsche 911 and a rival for BMW’s M135i and the forthcoming Mercedes A45 AMG. Is it a VW Golf GTI turned up to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-S3-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is new Audi RS6 Avant, a 552bhp rival to the BMW M5, Jaguar XFR-S and Mercedes E63 AMG. It’s also the second of four new Audi RS models due in 2013, but after the disappointment of the first (the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-RS6-Avant-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Dacia Sandero Stepway. In basic form, the Dacia supermini is the cheapest new car on sale in the UK, at £5995. The toughed-up Stepway version you see here is £7995, and even the flagship 'Laureate' models, complete...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Dacia-Sandero-Stepway-09Tce-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Aston Martin Rapide S. It’s a facelifted version of the famed British company’s super-saloon, timed perfectly to coincide with the launch of the new Maserati Quattroporte and facelifted Porsche Panamera. What’s new? The enlarged singleframe grille...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-Rapide-S-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Peugeot 208 GTi, and it follows hot on the heels of our drives of both the Ford Fiesta ST and Renaultsport Clio 200 Turbo. Can it be as good as the Fiesta ST or Clio Turbo?...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-208-GTi-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is a massive launch: the new Zoe is an electric car Renault really needs to succeed, as it’s the tip of a four billion euro arrow, fired years ago by Carlos Ghosn. Certainly, it’s a cracking looking thing, with...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Zoe-2013-CAR-reivew/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the fourth-generation RAV4, or to give our test car its full title, the Toyota RAV4 Invincible 2.2 D-4D. Let’s pick that mouthful of a moniker apart and find out if the new RAV4 can cut it against the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-RAV4-22-D-4D-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:15:00 GMTReviewsThe new third-generation Mazda 6 is the lightest, most frugal version of the Mondeo/Passat rival yet. Available in saloon or ‘Tourer’ estate bodystyles, it’s priced from £19,595 for an entry-level petrol model. We’ve driven the 2.2-litre diesel saloon in top-spec...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-6-22D-Sport-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:26:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Renaultsport Clio 200 Turbo, and for hot hatch fans it’s as controversial as the latest PDK-only Porsche 911 GT3. Out has gone the old RS Clio 200’s rev-hungry naturally aspirated 2.0-litre engine and manual gearbox, and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renaultsport-Clio-200-Turbo-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsVW’s range already boasts two drop-tops:  the Golf Cabriolet and folding hard-top Eos. Now, the retro-styled VW Beetle joins the convertible contingent, and CAR has driven it in 2.0-litre Turbo guise to see how it stacks up. Clearly hoping that...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Beetle-Cabriolet-20-TSI-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsPorsche's rear-engined 911 icon: it's yours for £7000. How? The cheapest way into a modern 911 is the 996 Carrera, and it’s not hard to understand why: the 996 was preceded by the last of the air-cooled cars, the 993,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Used-cars-how-to-buy-a-second-hand-Porsche-996/Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Mercedes CLA, a new niche model from Stuttgart that aims to offer the style of the CLS 'four-door coupe' at a price that slots in below the C-class. You’ll pay from £23k for the entry-level CLA180 petrol,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-CLA220-CDI-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, the fifth Black Series since the SLK55 AMG kicked things off in 2006, and closest in spirit to the SL65 Black Series of 2008. At around £230k, it's a solid £60k...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-SLS-AMG-Black-Series-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Ford Fiesta ST, baby brother to the Focus ST and follow-up to the 2005-2008 ST. It costs from £16,995, putting it head-to-head with Renault’s new sub-£20k Clio RS and Peugeot’s new £18,895 208 GTI. What’s the tech...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Fiesta-ST-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsFord’s mid-life changes to the Fiesta supermini get more radical the further forward you move along the car. At the back, there’s some lightly refreshed taillight clusters. In the middle, a usefully simplified climate control interface. And up front, a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Fiesta-10-Ecoboost-99bhp-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:50:00 GMTReviewsThis is Mercedes’s revised E-class, which ushers in new looks, new trim levels and new engines to take the fight to the BMW 5-series, Audi A6 and Jaguar XF. What’s new on the new Mercedes E-class? The most obvious change...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E250-SE-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMTReviewsThe new ‘981-generation’ Porsche Cayman S is 30kg lighter than the outgoing model, 5bhp more powerful, and boasts same the classy interior as its soft-top Boxster sibling. Is it still the £40-50k sports car benchmark? Porsche Cayman S: the spec...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Porsche-Cayman-S-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:30:00 GMTReviewsTesla will begin deliveries to UK Model S customers in summer 2013, with a right-hand drive version of the electric limo due to follow in late 2014. The top-level Signature trim model will start at £83,000 and will only be...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Tesla-Model-S-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the facelifted Mercedes E63 AMG, and inevitably it’s got more power than ever before. But now, thanks to four-wheel drive, it’s also got the hardware to deal with 577bhp and 590lb ft… Hang on! What’s all this nonsense...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E63-AMG-S-4MATIC-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMTReviewsWelcome to CAR's review of the Pagani Huayra supercar. Don't forget to check out Ben Barry's video review lower down the page, to see and hear that amazing bi-turbo V12 in action... You’ll know that the supercar world has changed...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Pagani-Huayra-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:01:00 GMTReviewsToyota GT86, Toyota Auris. Two cars at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to delivering thrills. While the GT86 has been making headlines, the Auris is universally perceived as, well, the motoring equivalent of kitchen equipment. And we’re...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-Auris-Hybrid-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:05:00 GMTReviewsAs six-pot turbodiesels make way for four-cylinders, you’re increasingly unlikely to spy a 3 on the rump of any big German saloon. Hence you’re more likely to see 520d, E250 CDI and A6 2.0 TDI than 530d, E350 CDI and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E300-Hybrid-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsThe weight of expectation hung heavy over the RS5 when it was launched in 2010. After the RS4 saloon had come oh-so-close to beating the M3, Quattro GmbH’s first RS coupe had all the potential to finally best the BMW....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-RS5-Cabriolet-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:40:00 GMTReviewsVolvo is rolling out its sporty trim level to the V40, with the launch of R-Design models. Think of R-design as Volvo’s answer to Audi’s S-line trim, or M Sport on a BMW. They look meaner, and punters are lured...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volvo-V40-R-Design-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:59:00 GMTReviewsDriving the new 205mph Bentley Continental GT Speed around Thruxton, Britain’s fastest racetrack: now that’s a day out you look forward to. After all, this fastest-ever (roadgoing) twin turbocharged, W12 Bentley has 616bhp, up from 567bhp the standard W12. It...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Bentley-Continental-GT-Speed-2013-review/Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:24:00 GMTReviewsWhen the very first Big Willie tanks clanked and crawled across the killing grounds of the Somme, it quickly became apparent that weight is not helpful for vehicles off the beaten track. Odd then, that nearly a century later we...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Fiat-Panda-4x4-TwinAir-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:10:00 GMTReviewsForget everything you knew about the Mercedes A-class. The new model is totally different in appearance, concept and character, bearing zero resemblance to the original entry-level Mercedes from 1998 that made the elk famous by failing the stability test named...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-A250-Sport-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:30:00 GMTReviewsThe new Seat Leon's greatest enemies come from within: its VW Group sister cars like the new Golf and Audi A3 share the same underpinnings, but get posher badges. Can the Leon fight back with better value? CAR has driven...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Seat-Leon-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:15:00 GMTReviewsCAR has driven the new Chrysler 300C in CRD V6 diesel form to see if it's a credible rival to German exec expresses like the Audi A6 and BMW 5-series. And can it possibly run as a possible half-price alternative...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Chrysler-300C-30-CRD-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:54:00 GMTReviewsWider rear wheelarches and a thin red light strip across the rump: that's all that distinguishes the new Porsche 911 Carrera 4S from its Carrera 2 stablemates. Time to find out if all-wheel drive makes the impressive 991 even better....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Porsche-911-Carrera-4S-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsThe new Maserati Quattorporte goes on UK sale in June 2013, priced from around £110,000. Is the Italian Jax XJ and Audi A8 rival worth it? We've driven the flagship 3.8-litre bi-turbo V8 to find out. When the covers are pulled off...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Maserati-Quattroporte-38-V8-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsVolkswagen’s all-new, seventh-generation Golf went on UK sale on 7 January, with prices from £16,285. Is it worth your hard-earned cash? We’ve driven the 138bhp 1.4-litre petrol to find out. After 39 years and 29 million Golf sales, VW has...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volkswagen-Golf-14-TSI-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:20:00 GMTReviews