http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=4294780605+30+499&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews | Petrol | £20k to £25k RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Nissan’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 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 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 GMTReviewsWhich is the best premium German family hatchback – the VW Golf Mk7, Audi A3 or Mercedes A-class? CAR gathered an Audi A3 1.4 TFSI SE, a Mercedes A200 Sport and a VW Golf GT 1.4 TSI together in central...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-v-Audi-A3-v-Mercedes-A-class-CAR-giant-test/Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:00:00 GMTReviewsWhen CAR met 'Drift King' Keiichi Tsuchiya, we took Toyota's new GT86 coupe – and its legendary AE86 predecessor – along to see what the original oversteer hero made of the slidey new model. Read on for the full story of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyotas-GT86-meets-the-Drift-King/Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:45:00 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 GMTReviewsThe Hyundai Veloster Turbo is a properly stunning car. We like the Veloster, more so the butcher Sport version, but it looks born to be the Turbo. Rather than the standard narrow intake above the Hyundai badge and a larger...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Hyundai-Veloster-Turbo-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:06:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new 2012 Ford Focus ST. It’s Ford’s rival for the Golf GTI, but the blue oval hot hatch undercuts its equivalent key rival from Wolfsburg by over £4k. It also outpunches the GTI in the power and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-ST-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:01:00 GMTReviewsSo absolutely has the company hung its hat on the environmentally-conscientious peg of hybrid drive technology of late that, until the arrival of this new 2+2, the fastest accelerating production Toyota was… Ta-daaah! The Land Cruiser V8. Mercifully, and not...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-FT86-2012-CAR-review/Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:00 GMTReviewsThe Audi Q3 has only been around for a year, but the company continues to spin off variants at an alarming rate as it scatters new product into every which niche in the market. So here we have the latest...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-Q3-20-TDI-138bhp-FWD-SE-2012-CAR-review/Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:21:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Mini Roadster, and it’s the penultimate Mini model (the Countryman-based Paceman arrives in 2013) before a whole new range of baby Brits start to appear in 2014. The Roadster is a mix of what we already...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mini-Roadster-Cooper-S-2012-CAR-review/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsColdplay: with their catchy melodies and inoffensive lyrics, those lovely British lads epitomise mainstream rock music. Now I reckon there’ll be a lot of Coldplay-ed in the new 2012 Mercedes B-class. Both are middle-class, family-friendly and rather safe. Apparently, the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-Benz-B200-Sport-2012-CAR-review/Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:36:00 GMTReviewsHonda is nothing if not attentive to its customers. This, allied to bullet-proof build quality, metronomic reliability and ironclad residuals, explains why so many of them keep coming back for more. So it’s hardly surprising that it was to its...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Honda-Civic-18i-VTec-EX-GT-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsOn 20 May 2011, CAR was allowed behind the wheel of a Toyota FT-86 development mule to get our own driving impressions and to give feedback to Toyota’s engineers during a secretive test session in Germany. Now, as the car is...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-FT-86-coupe-2012-CAR-review-/Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:55:00 GMTReviewsMini-logoed London buses, references to go kart-like handling, and a load of old nonsense about adventure. Yes, we’re here again with another Mini and all the usual brand messages are being poured out by the bucketload. This rather camp caravan...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mini-Coupe-JCW-2011-CAR-review/Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:48:00 GMTReviewsGot £20k? Then this lovely Caterham Seven Supersport can be yours. Okay, it’ll be yours as a pile of bits – it’s £19,995 in kit form, but £22,995 fully built – but a Caterham fanatic might describe it as a bargain....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Caterham-Seven-Supersport-2011-CAR-review/Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:45:00 GMTReviews‘In these modern times where comfort and convenience are becoming more important than ultimate performance, the Peugeot 308 GT THP 200 ticks all the boxes,’ says the worrying press release. So did Peugeot itself once again choose not to affix...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-308-GT-THP200/Fri, 13 May 2011 11:29:00 GMTReviewsThe Citroen DS3 Racing is a turbocharged 204bhp hot hatch that finally represents a road-going performance car link to Citroen's dominant World Rally Championship team. The Citroen DS3 Racing's WRC cousin is a safe bet for the 2011 WRC championship in the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-DS3-Racing-2011-CAR-review/Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer, the big-booted version of the Griffin's family hatch. It's the second Astra model (joining the five-door hatch) while there's also a three-door GTC on the way later in 2011. Read on for CAR's...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Astra-Sports-Tourer-SRI-14-Turbo-2011-CAR-review/Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:00 GMTReviewsFrom the A3 to A8, with the TT and R8 in between, every model in Audi’s range is available with four-wheel drive. Well, expect one: the A1. The platform that underpins Audi’s supermini (and is shared with the VW Polo,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-A1-Quattro-prototype-2011-CAR-review/Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Renault Megane GT. Think of it as an RS-lite. The chassis is still developed by Renaultsport but it’s tuned to be more relaxed than the full-on 250 and 250 Cup models. That anonymous Megane GT TCe...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Megane-GT-2010-CAR-review/Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:24:00 GMTReviewsSuzuki is evaluating the Kizashi for UK sale. This is the first D-sector, family car entrant from Suzuki, which has historically specialised in small cars and rugged, good-value SUVs. Can the Suzuki Kizashi really tempt us out of our Mondeos...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Suzuki-Kizashi-24-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:20:00 GMTReviewsMazda will replace its 5 midi-MPV in autumn 2010 and CAR's just driven the new minivan. The new Mazda 5 (2010) is the first production car to bear the full fruits of the company's much-vaunted 'Nagare' design policy, with some...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-5-20-DISI-2010-CAR-review/Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:34:00 GMTReviewsIf you’re shopping for a turbodiesel family estate, chances are the Seat Exeo ST has escaped your attention. Yet it’s well worth a look. Here's why. The Seat Exeo ST is just an old Audi A4 isn’t it? Pretty much....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Seat-Exeo-ST-CAR-review/Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:11:00 GMTReviewsIt’s been a big year for hot hatches, with the Golf GTI, Focus RS and Scirocco R fighting it out to name but three. Renault’s last-gen Megane R26R is still a match for them all despite its age, and now...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Meganesport-250-2009-CAR-review/Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:37:00 GMTReviewsNot that long ago, Mazda’s 3 MPS was the hot hatch king – well, with 256bhp it was the most powerful front-wheel drive hatch you could buy, if not the best to drive or look at. Now it’s back with...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-MPS-2009-CAR-review/Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:07:00 GMTReviewsLong-term test update - 28 April 2009 Bike versus car you say? CAR's Caterham Seven versus a Yamaha R6? The difference is huge, even with a car as extreme and stripped-down as the Caterham. That gulf is down to feel....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Caterham-Seven-Superlight-150-long-term-test/Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe old Mk5 GTI might have had its thunder stolen by the Focus RS, Megane R26R and perhaps even the Civic Type R, but it was still the best all-round hot hatch you could buy when it recently went off...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTI-Mk6-2009-CAR-review/Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:39:00 GMTReviewsAt last! After months of studio shoots and passenger ride teases, CAR has finally driven the all-new Focus RS Mk2 – Ford’s 301bhp, front-wheel drive mega hatch – on some of the best mountain roads southern France has to offer....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-RS-2009-CAR-review/Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:01:00 GMTReviewsCAR has been lucky enough to bag the first passenger ride in the new 2009 Ford Focus RS with Jost Capito, the man responsible for Ford Europe’s fastest-ever production car. We experienced the car at high speeds in an ideal...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-RS-2009-first-ride/Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMTReviewsIt’s taken Volkswagen and Seat a while to trickle down their respective environment-focused Bluemotion and Ecomotive badges to their large MPVs, the Sharan and Alhambra. That tells you all you need to know about the pecking order at VAG. The...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Sharan-BluemotionSeat-Alhambra-Ecomotive-2009-CAR-review/Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:00:00 GMTReviewsMercedes has been a little slow off the mark with its environmental campaign, but hopes it range of new BlueEfficiency cars – spearheaded by the C180K BlueEfficiency on test here – will do for emissions, economy and public perceptions what...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Green-Cars/Search-Results/Drives/C-180-Kompressor-BlueEFFICIENCY-2008-CAR-review/Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMTReviewsFor a new car, the British-built new Toyota Avensis looks and feels remarkably similar to the old one. The Avensis faithful will see this as a good thing. In much the same way that you’d worry if a BBC newsreader...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-Avensis-22-D-4D-150-2009-CAR-review2/Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:39:00 GMTReviewsDreaming of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS but living with a hot hatch budget? Renault’s stripped-to-the-bones Megane R26R is the answer. Based on the acclaimed R26, the R version is the most extreme factory hatch since Renault’s own Clio V6....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Megane-R26R-2008-CAR-review-and-video/Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:00:00 GMTReviewsCAR Online has just driven Hyundai’s new rear-wheel drive Genesis Coupe. And it’s good. Very, very good. Hyundai hasn’t yet committed to bringing the car to the UK, but our first drive confirms that – like Barack Obama and the US...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Hyundai-Genesis-Coupe-2008-CAR-review-and-video/Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Volvo S80. There’s a name to conjure with, to roll around your tongue and to savour the depths like a complex Bordeaux. Who are we kidding? The S80 is one of that small clique of large cars that aspire...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volvo-S80-20-SE-CAR-review/Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:40:00 GMTReviewsMazda has been producing rotary engines since the year dot and they’ve become the company’s trademark long after others have given up on the idea. Yet rotary engines – like the new Mazda RX-8’s – are hard to justify.  Compared...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-RX8-R3-2008-CAR-review/Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:21:00 GMTReviewsMini is attempting to create a sub-brand with JCW – think of it as the company’s own M Division – which means the John Cooper Works is more than the ultimate Mini. It's the first of many high-performance, high-hoon Minis. The...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mini-John-Cooper-Works-2008-CAR-review/Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:17:00 GMTReviewsMitsubishi calls the Lancer Sportback Ralliart the ‘missing link’. Which doesn't sound too promising. The missing link is a usually a put-down used to describe someone perhaps not as developed as they could be. What the Japanese maker actually means...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Lancer-Sportback-Ralliart-CAR-review/Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:50:00 GMTReviewsVolkswagen has finally launched its new Scirocco coupe and CAR has tested the first production versions. Anthony ffrench-Constant reviews the new Scirocco and wonders why it has taken VW so long to get around to a Mk3…  Perhaps VW has...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Scirocco-GT-2008-CAR-review/Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMTReviewsThe new Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition costs over £1500 more than the standard – and already excellent – VXR. The changes seem limited to some new wheels and tyres, another 15bhp and endless Nurburgring badging that reflects the obsession...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Astra-VXR-Nurburgring-2008-CAR-review/Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMTReviewsWith the new Brera S, Alfa Romeo is hoping to tempt proper enthusiast drivers back to the marque. The Brera is a car that has always tempted, but ultimately disappointed. So by turning to Prodrive, just as it did during...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Alfa-Romeo-Brera-S-22-CAR-review/Tue, 20 May 2008 20:19:00 GMTReviewsThe Ford Focus ST is back, and the good news is that alongside new looks inside and out, the excellent dynamics remain unchanged. Ford has spent the mid-life nip/tuck money freshening up the visuals and left the chassis and engine...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-ST-driven/Tue, 06 May 2008 17:00:00 GMTReviewsJust when you though Audi were getting carried away with the TTS and TT TDI we have the much more sensible 1.8 turbo. And no, this isn’t the old car come back to haunt us, but an entry-level version of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-TT-18T-driven/Fri, 02 May 2008 12:44:00 GMTReviewsNo, the VW Passat CC isn't a folding tin-top elder bother for the Eos... Nomenclature connotations of Coupe/Cabriolet are entirely misleading. CC first stood for Concept Coupe when the show car was revealed and, as the real deal hits the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Passat-CC-driven/Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:58:00 GMTReviewsFour cylinders? A manual gearbox? Not traditionally attractive territory for a Mercedes, especially if you’re talking petrol rather than diesel. But Mercedes hopes you’ll go for this car rather than BMW’s 318i ES, and pay a couple of grand more...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-Benz-C180-SE/Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMTReviewsPlease, please tell me the WRX STi is more impressive than the standard Impreza... It is, though the naturally aspirated 2.0-litre Scooby isn’t without merit. It provides a decent base for the WRX STi, which has always been the best...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STi/Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:53:00 GMTReviewsAnother 4x4? Just what the world needs... Are the Europeans displaying poor timing by jumping on the 4x4 bandwagon just as the environmental question is ratcheting up to new heights? Perhaps, but there’s no denying the popularity of the segment...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-4007/Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:01:00 GMTReviewsAnother SUV? Yep, in these tree-hugging planet worrying times Mazda has added another SUV choice to the market. And why shouldn’t they, SUV sales aren’t in quite the freefall some people would have you believe with plenty of customers still...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-CX-7-23/Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:01:00 GMTReviews