Kia Ceed 1.4 ISG (2008) review Price: £11,500 24 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse Kia will go electric, in a small way at least, when it introduces the Ceed with a stop-start system early in 2009. The Ceed ISG (Idle Stop and Go) will be the first of a series of new, green,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Lotus 2-Eleven s/c (2008) review Price: £41,180 24 September 2008 by Nick Trott The 2-Eleven is the most track-focused road car Lotus has ever built. And we’ve emphasised the ‘road car’ bit because despite the wings and splitters and launch control and racing stripes the Lotus... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 1 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package (2008) review Price: £54,645 24 September 2008 by Ben Barry The Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package costs £3210 and promises to turn the four-door saloon from Affalterbach into an M3 beater. For your money you get uprated brakes and suspension, a limited slip... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Gumpert Apollo S (2008) review Price: £275,000 24 September 2008 by Mark Walton Everything you need to know about the Gumpert Apollo is there from the outset, worn on the sleeve and clearly visible the first time you look at it. Or should that be ‘stare’ at it. Compact, brutish,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 1 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Ariel Atom3 300 (2008) review Price: £35,888 24 September 2008 by Mark Walton When it comes to journalists writing road tests, there are so many different uses for the word ‘scary’ I thought I’d better clarify. So, there’s the track car that accelerates so fast it makes you... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 1 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Subaru Forester 2.0D (2008) review Price: £20,295 23 September 2008 by Glen Waddington We’re already familiar with the Forester, Subaru’s take on the junior SUV market. It grew in stature and capacity as it morphed from last-gen to current model, but it lacked one crucial element:... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 DSG (2009) review Price: £20,550 23 September 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Despite the residue of hundreds of kilted Scottish football supporters who were far too sloshed to find the airport after the World Cup qualifying match – and, for that matter, probably still are... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia Ceed 1.6 Hybrid (2008) review 22 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse Kia has changed almost beyond recognition over the last few years, from a low-cost Korean brand to a maker of well-made European-designed cars that can hold their own with the best of them. Now it’s... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi RS6 saloon (2008) review Price: £76,160 22 September 2008 by Glen Waddington It’s a car of broad abilities, the Audi A6. An eco-friendly 2.0TDIe tax-buster at one end, some slick and savvy V6s in the middle – then this utterly bonkers RS6 road-burner at the other end of the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi A6 3.0T facelift (2008) review Price: £37,440 19 September 2008 by Glen Waddington With an almost invisible change here and there, the Audi A6 joins the Golf and 3-series as the latest barely perceptible facelifts of best-selling German cars. Okay, I know, the Golf shares only roof... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi Q7 V12 TDI (2008) review Price: £96,295 18 September 2008 by Glen Waddington There are big numbers at play with the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. Try these for size: 2635kg (big SUV), V12 (the first 12-cylinder diesel engine yet fitted to a passenger vehicle), 493bhp (it’s the most... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Vauxhall VXR8 facelift (2008) review Price: £35,695 17 September 2008 by Ben Barry It might have only been launched a year ago, but the Australian-built Vauxhall VXR8 has already been upgraded. The big news is the new LS3 engine. Seems the 6.0-litre V8 LS2 was a bit weedy at 411bhp... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 335i facelift (2008) review Price: £33,660 16 September 2008 by Glen Waddington If you’ve already read what we’ve written about the revised 330d, you’ll know about the changes BMW has wrought on the 3-series. It looks a bit sharper, has a bit more presence, some new tech –... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Fiat Fiorino Qubo 1.4 (2008) review Price: £9,995 15 September 2008 by Jesse Crosse Fiat reckons its Qubo (that's a bastardisation of the Italian for 'cube') might fulfil a new market segment, as the funky and stylish answer to young, cash-strapped urban and suburban buyers looking... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Cadillac CTS-V (2008) review Price: £47,000 12 September 2008 by Georg Kacher The Cadillac CTS-V is a super saloon to make BMW M5 drivers feel inadequate. And with a huge 6.2-litre V8 it has the cubic capacity and cylinder count to match the Mercedes AMG trio of C, E and CLS... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Corvette ZR1 (2008) review Price: £108,000 11 September 2008 by Georg Kacher The new Corvette ZR1 is the world’s quickest and rawest sports car – only mad supercars and insane track cars can best it. This is a bright yellow bullet, with 638bhp (making it the most powerful... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Artega GT (2008) review Price: £60,000 09 September 2008 by Georg Kacher The new Artega GT is a Porsche Cayman S rival at 911 money from a brand new German manufacturer. Delusions of grandeur? Perhaps not, because the chief advisor to the project is Karlheinz Kalbfell, an... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Golf 1.4 TSI (2009) review Price: £14,500 08 September 2008 by Georg Kacher This is the first drive of VW’s new-but-same-again Mk6 Golf, a car brought forward from 2010 to 2008 to counteract slow sales and a costly and lengthy build process. But with only mildly revised looks... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Proton Gen-2 1.6 Ecologic (2008) review Price: £10,995 03 September 2008 by Matthew Proud Want to swap cheap thrills for cheap fuel? The Gen-2 Ecologic combines petrol power and low-cost LPG to force hard-up drivers to pay the Malaysian saloon a little more attention. Proton barely... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 1 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Toyota iQ 1.0 (2009) review Price: £10,000 02 September 2008 by Phil McNamara The new Toyota iQ is a landmark car: the world's soon-to-be-biggest car maker has gone and made the world's smallest four-seater. You see, the iQ packs two rows of pews into a tiny slip of a... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...