http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Shared/Handlers/RssHandler.ashx?N=504&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1&CAR Online | Long Term Tests RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30So, here it is then, the upcoming addition to the CAR longterm fleet: ‘my’ Jaguar XF Sportbrake. You can’t get a Sportbrake in the petrol flavours offered in the saloon; instead you’ll choose from a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel in either...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Jaguar-XF-Sportbrake-Diesel-S-2013-long-term-test-review/Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 GMTReviewsHas there ever been a more poignant year in which to run a long-term Aston Martin? The world’s coolest car company celebrates its 100th birthday this year, so can the DB9 – Aston’s oldest model – still cut it in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Aston-Martin-DB9-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 3 running a Lexus GS450h - gripes with the over-complicated infotainment I worry that I'm getting stupider, or that I’m just not bright enough to own a Lexus GS450h in the first place. For me, sitting in the driver’s seat...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Lexus-GS450h-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 10 running a Range Rover Evaoue: thoughts on the Evoque's cabin What’s the inside story on the Evoque? Plump for the coupe, and you pay £1000 more than for the five-door and get two fewer doors. If you need...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Range-Rover-Evoque-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running an Audi RS4 Avant - the RS4 begins its stint at CAR It's probably worth dealing with the question of ride quality before we go any further. Much has been written about the unforgiving nature of the RS4’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-RS4-Avant-2013-long-term-rest-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:10:00 GMTReviewsMonth 4 running a Mazda CX-5: our CX-5's build quality impresses Ask my wife’s 86-year-old grandfather, who suffers from failing eyesight, about what he misses most and he says it’s driving. Growing up in Cyprus he would rattle around in tractors and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mazda-CX-5-22D-Sport-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 8 running a Porsche Panamera GTS: shpuld you buy the diesel Panamera instead? The GTS isn’t faultless, but our only real criticism is its 22mpg thirst. No such trouble with the Panamera Diesel, which won’t dip below 30mpg even...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Porsche-Panamera-2012-long-term-test/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 5 running a honda Civic i-VTEC - storage issues in the CAR fleet Civic Finally more or less inured to the endless litany of ‘crashed dirigible on the roof’ jokes, I’d thought it sensible to leave the top box...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-Civic-18-i-VTEC-2013-long-term-test-review/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 2 running a Ford Focus ST: considering the steering of our Focus long-termer If thethe test of a true hot hatch is that there’s never a dull moment, then we’re onto something here. Driving the Focus ST in a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Ford-Focus-ST-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running a BMW 330d Touring: time to discover if the new 330d is 'all the car you'll ever need' Having declared the latest 3-series Touring the best car in the real world after our first drive last year, we...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-330d-Touring-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running a Honda CR-V – the new CR-V makes it CAR fleet debut Life is full of surprises and Kia’s Sportage was one of them. I was optimistic about it before it arrived, impressed with the comfort, agility and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-CR-V-22-i-DTEC-EX-2013-long-term-test-review/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 4 running a Peugeot 208 - bemoaning the 208's well below-par gearbox I'm no expert, but if you’re building a 200mph supercar I presume you test it at high speed so the bodywork doesn’t disintegrate like Wile E Coyote’s Acme-powered,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Peugeot-208-Allure-VTi-long-term-test/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 6 running an Audi A6 Allroad - the strange Audi service schedule explained No, I'm not supplementing my income with a bit of funeral directing on the side, the matching colours were simply coinicidence. The mini-me is my girlfriend’s 2004...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-A6-Allroad-30TDi-BiTurbo-2012-long-term-test-review/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 5 running a Volvo V40: testing the V40's practicality to the limit Having a new baby at the end of last year has had quite an impact on family life with the Volvo: going anywhere these days – even a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Volvo-V40-D2-SE-2013-long-term-test/Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 12 running a 508 - the final verdict on our time in the 508 SW It's au revoir to the grand voiture this month, and as I watch the collection driver slowly check for damage around the vehicle that...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Peugeot-508-SW-2012-long-term-test-review/Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 12 running a Jaguar XF - final thoughts as the Jaguar leaves the CAR fleet I didn't design this car to save the company,’ Jaguar designer Ian Callum told CAR in October 2007. ‘But if it works, it will,’ we...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Jaguar-XF-22D-2012-long-term-test-review/Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 9 running a Kia Sportage - we say goodbye to our Kia Now my time with the Sportage has ended it’s time to admit to something: I’ve never been a big fan of soft roaders. The full, river-wading, rockfall-clambering...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Kia-Sportage-20-CRDi-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 9 running a Lotus Evora S: final report and goodbye to the Evora The aftermath of Dany Bahar’s plan to take Lotus back to the big time might, to him, feel like the fuzzy waking moments after an epic...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Lotus-Evora-S-22-2012-long-term-test-review/Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running a Hyundai Veloster Turbo: the Veloster arrives If you’ve read the last few issues of CAR, you’ll know that we like Hyundai’s Veloster Turbo a great deal. While the anaemic performance of the naturally aspirated engine in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Hyundai-Veloster-Turbo-2013-long-term-test-review/Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsMercedes CLS250 CDI goodbye - 17 January 2013  Well how wrong can you be about a car? Or its looks, anyway. When friends ask if you’ll drive them to their wedding, you know you have something pretty special – a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mercedes-CLS-250-CDI-2012-long-term-test/Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:01:00 GMTReviewsMonth 11 running a BMW M5: we say farwell to out longterm M5 After 11 months and 16,000 miles – 11,000 of them in CAR’s hands – our M5 has finally departed. It arrived with the spoils of victory from...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-M5-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsFinal report on the i40 - 31 December 2012 The greatest weakness of our long-term test Hyundai is revealed when it’s time to say goodbye: I’m not going to miss it. That seems cruel, almost like saying you’re not going to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Hyundai-i40-2012-long-term-test-review/Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMTReviewsParting with the Mini Coupe isn't such a sorrow after all - 26 December 2012 So after 23,598 miles, the Mini has gone. Like a gauche but nonetheless entertaining houseguest on the verge of outstaying his welcome, the red-and-black-striped eyesore...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mini-Coupe-Cooper-SD-2012-long-term-test-review/Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMTReviewsHow fuel efficient is CAR's Suzuki Swift Sport? - 19 November 2012 The Swift is piling on the miles – we're now past 6000 on the odo, which means we're not far off the first service. Suzuki sticks with unfashionably...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Suzuki-Swift-Sport-2012-long-term-test-review/Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:20:00 GMTReviewsThe Alhambra's toughest test: converting an MPV-hater - 9 August 2012 My desire to have a family had always been tempered by the fact that people with families are often to be found traipsing around in MPVs, heads bowed under...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Seat-Alhambra-SE-TDI-DSG-2012-long-term-test-review/Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:02:00 GMTReviewsBidding farewell to the Infiniti M35h - 18 July 2012 Even after 14,575 miles, many of them gliding silently on a waft of electric torque, enough Toys to guarantee an R Us appendage and one Guinness World Record, I'm afraid...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Infiniti-M35h-hybrid-2011-long-term-test-review/Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:01:00 GMTReviews  Audi A1 vs Audi Q3 - 12 July 2012 You only have to rewind ten years or so to a time when hatchbacks were the cool urban solution, and hot hatches were the fashion jewels in that fashionista crown....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-A1-16-TDI-S-line-2011-long-term-test-review/Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:51:00 GMTReviewsIs our VW Touareg 3.0 TDI good value? 22 May 2012 In another life, Rory Lumsdon, 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...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Volkswagen-Touareg-30-TDI-2011-long-term-test-review/Tue, 22 May 2012 10:22:00 GMTReviewsTaking 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....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-RS3-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 11 May 2012 11:30:00 GMTReviewsIn search for a second-hand Skoda Superb - 23 March 2012 With the end of my time with the Skoda Superb estate fast approaching, I find myself contemplating the future and getting a little anxious. The thought of life without...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Skoda-Superb-Greenline-Estate-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:30:00 GMTReviewsStarring on the small screen: our 1M video - 23 March 2012 Before Jethro Bovingdon departed the CAR offices, he recorded a lovely film about our long-term test BMW 1-series M Coupe. In all the to-ing and fro-ing of him...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-1-series-M-Coupe-2011-long-term-test-review/Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:01:00 GMTReviewsThe final good-bye - 20 March 2012 Finally, after a delay of nearly three months, Saab’s administrators turn up to reclaim our long-term test car This is the last will and testament of Saab 9-5, registration OV11 EKR. I’ve written...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Saab-9-5-20-TTiD-2011-long-term-test-review/Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:01:00 GMTReviewsTwo sides to our Leaf – 14 March 2012 At once the Leaf is both soothing and stressful. Climb in, press the start button, and besides the dashboard lighting up to the accompaniment of a few bongs, you’d never know it was running....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Nissan-Leaf-EV-2011-long-term-test-review/Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:30:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye to our Honda CR-Z – 31 January 2012 The departure of a long-term car is an odd experience. I rarely grow attached to the car as a true owner would, but tend to view them with a rather detached eye...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-CR-Z-2011-long-term-test/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMTReviewsA year in our BMW 530d Touring - 20 January 2012 Are we road testers too easily entranced by big luxury diesel estates? Over a misspent youth poring over car magazines, I remember reading of hacks falling for the charms...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-530d-SE-Touring-2011-CAR-long-term-test/Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:30:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye - 15 December 2011 The Countryman is gone but not forgotten and, whilst I’m not left pining for the little rhino, I may have developed something of a softspot for it. I’m left with mainly memories of the positive...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mini-Countryman-Cooper-D-2011-long-term-test-review/Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:05:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye to our Jaguar XJ 3.0D – 15 November 2011 The brave new XJ has stolen the hearts and wallets of Britain’s luxury car buyers, becoming the UK’s number one luxury saloon. But after six months on the CAR long-term fleet last...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Jaguar-XJ-30-D-2011-long-term-test-review/Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsWe’d like to think CAR runs a pretty good mix of long-term test vehicles. We’ve got everything from a warm hybrid hatch to an Italian hot hatch, via BMW’s latest M car, a supermini to rival the Mini, the best...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Help-CAR-pick-it-next-long-term-test-cars/Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:20:00 GMTReviewsTalking Italian - 25 October 2011 It’s only three little words, but they mean so much. Don’t worry, I’ve not been reading Barbara Cartland (again) – it’s the words ‘Benzina’, ‘Acqua’ and ‘Giri’ on my Giulietta’s instrument binnacles. That’s petrol,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Alfa-Romeo-Giulietta-Cloverleaf-2011-long-test-test-review/Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye to our E63 Estate  – 4 October 2011 So, it’s all over; the best, most complete, most satisfying car I’ve ever owned is returning to Mercedes. I’ve loved the look, the comfort, the performance, the practicality, the lairy chassis, the main...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mercedes-E63-AMG-Estate-2011-long-term-test-review/Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:00:00 GMTReviewsThe end of the M3? – 15 August 2011 As you’ll probably guess from the pics, the race didn’t go so well – my M3 came home from the Team Trophy at Donington yesterday on a breakdown truck. In fact, I didn’t...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-M3-E36/Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:30:00 GMTReviewsTime to say goodbye The Wind blew in on the 28 December 2010 and has just recently blown away again. It was a long visit, which turned out to be a good thing as a convertible arriving in December is...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Renault-Wind-Dynamique-S-16-long-term-test-review/Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye to a great car – 21 July 2011 As most of you know, my beloved M3 actually disappeared back to BMW a while ago, from where in went into the dealer network and was probably bought by some unsuspecting punter...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-M3-Competition-Pack-2010-long-term-test/Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:30:00 GMTReviewsConverted to the RS5 cause – 27 June 2011 What on earth is Ben Pulman and the rest of the office on? Glance through the comments below and you'd think none of us like the Audi RS5. Nothing could be further...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-RS5-2011-long-term-test-review/Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMTReviewsAnother chance to drive the Renaultsport Megane - 20 June 2011 Jethro’s Megane 250 was in the office over the weekend before heading back to Renault HQ, so I was quick to snaffle the keys on Friday. It’s one of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Renault-Megane-Renaultsport-250-2010-long-term-test-review/Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:31:00 GMTReviewsGoodbye Infiniti G37S Coupe - 10 June 2011 There was a real sense of loss as I watched the G Coupé being trailered away this month. It was a car that endeared itself with every passing mile, one brimful of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Infiniti-G37S-Coupe-2010-long-term-test-review/Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe definition of agility – 15 July 2011 Phew. Breathless drive last night in our leviathan A8 4.2 TDI leaves me marvelling at the strange mysteries of dynamic scale. I’ll let you into a wee secret: myself and the editor had...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-A8-42-TDI-SE-long-term-test-CAR-review/Sun, 15 May 2011 11:00:00 GMTReviewsFarewell to our Skoda Yeti - 9 May 2011 Our Skoda Yeti went back a short while ago, so we've had ample time to reflect on its time with us. In short, we're all sorry to see it go. Skoda...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Skoda-Yeti-20-TDI-SE-2010-long-term-test-review/Mon, 09 May 2011 11:31:00 GMTReviewsLong-term test - 13 January 2011 Recap: last month a torque convertor bolt came loose in our 5GT’s gearbox, was ejected at high speed and cracked the sump. Result: our BMW leaked oil across the CAR HQ car park, because...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-530d-SE-Gran-Turismo-2010-long-term-test-review/Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:49:00 GMTReviewsVolvo C30 goodbye - 6 January 2011 I was sad to see our Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe go in the end. A car that once had me frowning ended up putting a big smile on my face. Why? Because the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Volvo-C30-16D-DRIVe-long-term-test/Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:35:00 GMTReviews