Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi (2007) review Price: £17,595 24 April 2007 by Tim Pollard A new Mondeo... isn't that supposed to be a snore-worthy non-event? Definitely not. The very mention of Mondeo might not raise the heartbeat, but this is an important car for Ford. Not only does it... 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 ...
Dodge Avenger 2.0 CRD (2007) review 21 March 2007 by Kyle Fortune Dodge’s European assault continues then? Sure does, after the introduction of the Caliber last year Dodge is now offering us its new Avenger. It’s the Caliber’s big brother, competing in the D-sector,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 1 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes C350 Sport (2007) review Price: £35,577 12 March 2007 by Richard Aucock Seven years since the last, an all-new C-Class. What are the highlights? Mercedes has gone back to basics with the new C. Keen to banish memories of the E-class quality/breakdown/recall debacle, it... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 530i (2007) review Price: £34,610 02 March 2007 by Chris Chilton Er, help me out, I’ve been staring at the picture, pen poised, for 20 minutes and I haven’t ringed a single difference See that big air intake under the bumper? See how the ends point upwards instead... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Infiniti G35 S (2007) review 29 January 2007 by Ben Barry A G35S what? Infiniti. This halo brand is to Nissan what Lexus is to Toyota – a premium range to take on the might of the upper-crust European competition. Europe will get the Infiniti range in 2008 –... 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 ...
Mercedes E500 facelift (2006) review Price: £47,717 21 December 2006 by Ben Whitworth You’ve used the wrong picture, that’s the old E-class, sort yourselves out! Well, Mercedes calls it the ‘new’ E-class but it’s really a heavily revised version of the model launched four years ago. 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 ...
Skoda Octavia vRS TDi (2006) review Price: £18,570 21 November 2006 by Chris Chilton 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... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo C30 D5 (2006) review Price: £22,295 20 November 2006 by Chris Chilton It’s been T5 this and T5 that, I’m pleased to see you’re finally going to tell me about the C30 that I can afford to fuel. We aim to please. Yes, the blown five-cylinder T5 sounds great and certainly... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW Hydrogen 7 (2006) review 16 November 2006 by Ben Oliver That’s not a green car. It’s a dirty great limo… Yes, it’s a long-wheelbase BMW 7-series with a 6-litre V12 engine. But it runs on liquid hydrogen as well as petrol, emitting virtually no CO2 when... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 325d (2006) review Price: £27,885 15 November 2006 by Chris Chilton Does the world need another 3-series variant? There must be millions of them by now. And what’s so special about this one? This is the 325d and it’s designed to plug the gap between the popular... 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 ...
Chrysler Sebring 2.0 CRD (2006) review Price: £18,995 30 October 2006 by Jed Maxwell Chrysler Sebring – that sounds vaguely familiar...? The Sebring has been out in the US since 1998 where it has been a reasonable seller, but hardly set showrooms alight. Even so, that’s more than... 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 ...
BMW 335d Coupe (2006) review Price: £33,610 19 October 2006 by Ben Oliver 286bhp, 427lb ft and 1570kgs – quite fast, presumably? Oh yes. BMW points out that the new 335d is the most powerful diesel engine it has sold in the UK and the most powerful six-pot diesel in the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Peugeot 207 GT 150 (2006) review Price: £14,475 06 October 2006 by Simon Harris Why a GT and not a GTi? That’ll happen in 2007. The GTi will share its 175bhp engine with the Mini Cooper S, but that’s several months away, so we should allow the GT with its 150bhp turbocharged... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda S2000 (2006) review Price: £27,402 11 September 2006 by Jed Maxwell Hasn’t the S2000 been around for ages? It certainly has. It was launched in 1999 but Honda reckons it’s got a few years left in it yet. This is its second face lift (the first came in 2002) and Honda... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Nissan Murano GT-C (2006) review 11 August 2006 by Ben Whitworth Hang on, have I logged on to Pimp My Ride.com? How droll. What you are looking at is a world exclusive – the first drive of Nissan's hot Murano GT-C concept car. Created by Nissan's Cranfield-based... 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 ...
Mercedes CLS63 AMG (2006) review Price: £73,997 04 August 2006 by Angus Fitton Another fast Merc? What makes this one special? This is the new CLS63, using the all-new 6208cc V8 already fitted to the CLK and E-class and rolling out across the Benz line-up. It replaces the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ360 (2006) review Price: £33,421 31 July 2006 by Ben Whitworth Yet another FQ car from Mitsubishi - aren't these faux-rally cars a bit out of favour at the moment? True, but after ten minutes behind the wheel of the UK-only FQ360, you’ll wonder why. It's an... 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 ...