http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=4294781406+536+4294780605+499+266&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews | Chris Chilton | All | Petrol | 3 RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30Performance bargain of the moment? Only the current glut of £7k E46 M3s can possibly stand between a £20k 996 Turbo and that accolade. Because this is an extraordinary amount of car for the money, the one supercar that doesn’t require...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Used-supercars-buying-a-Porsche-996-Turbo/Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:50:00 GMTReviewsThe Lamborghini Gallardo is ten years old this year. Can you believe it? Only a true geek could tell this early £65k Gallardo apart from a new one costing 150% more. Okay, so the baby Lambo’s unusually long lifespan has...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Used-supercars-buying-a-Lamborghini-Gallardo/Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsThe Bentley Arnage was the flagship Bentley saloon until the new Mulsanne arrived in 2009, and it's now yours from £20-29k. Tempted? Then find all you need to know before buying below. Talk me through the Bentley Arnage's life-span Twinned...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Used-supercars-guide-buying-a-Bentley-Arnage-T/Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:15:00 GMTReviewsVauxhall has just launched the new Adam city car, GM Europe's take on the Fiat 500 and Mini quasi-premium city car set. Here's our first drive review of the new 2013 Vauxhall Adam. With a name like that, it's all...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Adam-2012-CAR-review2/Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Nissan GT-R Track Pack, a stripped-down, pumped-up Japanese coupe with designs on the 911 GT3. A GT-R GT3? Isn’t what the Spec V was all about. The GT-R Spec V was certainly the hardcore GT-R, but it was...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-GTR-track-pack/Thu, 24 May 2012 09:59:00 GMTReviewsAMG has dropped its new bi-turbo V8 into the boxy old G-class to transform the G55 into the even more powerful G63 AMG. It’s certainly rapid, but don’t cancel that Cayenne Turbo order just yet More power for the 2012...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-G63-AMG-2012-CAR-review/Tue, 22 May 2012 10:29:00 GMTReviewsAudi’s first new A3 for nine years is also our first glimpse at the new MQB platform, the building block of every major transverse-engined car in the VW empire for the next few years. It’s been nine years since the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-A3-18-TFSi-S-Line/Mon, 21 May 2012 13:55:00 GMTReviewsAfter a few years on the naturally-aspirated temperance wagon, the AMG-fettled SL V8 is back on the boost, with a downsized twin-turbo engine and all-new aluminium clothes. Read on for CAR Magazine's first drive review of the new 2012 Merc...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-SL63-AMG-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 09 May 2012 11:44:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Jaguar XKR-S Convertible, a 542bhp drop-top with a £100,000-plus price. A Jaguar XKR-S Convertible? Sounds a bit wrong to me. Can you imagine Porsche doing a GT3 cabrio? No, but then the XKR-S coupe and GT3 are very different...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XKR-S-Convertible-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMTReviewsCAR has driven the new Ferrari 458 Spider for a special 12-page feature in the new November 2011 issue of CAR out on 19 October. Read on for our first drive review of the new 458 Spider supercar - and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ferrari-458-Italia-Spider-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:50:00 GMTReviewsThe Edition 35 is Volkswagen’s way of celebrating 35 years of the Golf GTi – it wasn’t the first hot hatch, but it was the first that actually mattered. But as anniversary presents go, is it a diamond ring, or...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTI-35-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsRenault’s new Megane RS 265 Trophy recently smashed the Nurburgring lap record for front-wheel drive cars. But does that translate into more on-road fun? Read on for our first drive of the new Renaultsport Megane 265 Trophy to find out......http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Megane-Renaultsport-265/Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Saab 9-5 hasn’t exactly been met with rapturous applause. In fact it's come in for harsh criticism for its even harsher ride quality, particularly from the UK press, and Saab is keen to put that right. So we’ve been...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Saab-9-5-Sportwagon-2011-pre-production-CAR-review/Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:43:00 GMTReviewsThe new XKR-S is Jag’s hottest XK yet, a 542bhp beast based on last year’s 75 anniversary special but with even more power. And this time it's got mouth as well as trousers. The front end of the XKR-S features...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XKR-S-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:01:00 GMTReviewsLamborghini’s new 691bhp/219mph/£247k Aventador supercar might look like a facelifted Murcielago, but it’s a radically different beast under the skin – and on the road. So what’s new on the new Lamborghini Aventador? The lot. The old Murcielago had some composite body...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Aventador-supercar-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 04 May 2011 18:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the race version of Audi's R8 V10 and R8 GT supercars, the R8 LMS. Audi scooped a load of silverware in 2009 with these cars and added a class win in the Nurburging 24hrs covered in Phoenix Racing livery. For...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-R8-GT3-2011-CAR-Review/Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:05:00 GMTReviewsSubaru ditched the hot saloon template for fast Imprezas in favour of a hot hatch version in 2008, but now it’s back. This four-door WRX STI doesn’t replace the hatch but joins it in the range in an effort to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Subaru-WRX-STI-Type-UK-4-Door-2011-CAR-review/Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMTReviewsSeventeen years after the iconic McLaren F1 made every other supercar redundant, McLaren is back with a new car: the long-awaited McLaren MP4-12C. Here’s a taste of what it’s like, but for our full review get yourself a copy of the March...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/McLaren-MP4-12C-supercar-CAR-review-2011/Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:01:00 GMTReviewsThe Ford Focus redefined that family hatch when it appeared in 1998. Now there’s a new one, the first significant change to the model in seven years. Can the new 2011 Ford Focus Mk3 move the goalposts again? Read CAR...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-2011-CAR-review/Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:01:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Infiniti M37, and it's Infiniti’s answer to the BMW 5-series and Mercedes E-class. And after we briefly tested the M35 Hybrid version in Japan, this is our first chance to try the new Infiniti M on UK...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Infiniti-M37S-2010-CAR-review/Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:00 GMTReviewsThe Jaguar XK120 was so-called because it did 120mph, the XJ220 because it did 220mph. And this is the XKR 75... So it must do 75mph! Some kind of economy special is it? We’ll have you know that this is...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XKR-75-2010-CAR-review/Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:45:00 GMTReviewsMove over Mini – the new Audi A1 is finally here. It only took them 10 years to catch up with BMW's success story. You have to wonder why it took so long for the A1 to come to market....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-A1-14-TFSi-2010-new-CAR-review/Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:08:00 GMTReviewsThe last Vauxhall Meriva was a charmless, if effective, little box. The new one looks great, but is there more substance to it than those rear suicide doors? Is this the first mini MPV that you’re not embarrassed to be...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Meriva-14T-SE-CAR-review/Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:32:00 GMTReviewsAfter reinventing the hot hatch as a V6 nearly 20 years ago, Volkswagen has ditched the concept and returned to its four pot roots. But is the new 2010 VW Golf R different enough from a GTi to justify a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volkswagen-Golf-R-2010-CAR-review/Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:41:00 GMTReviewsIt might have a Shelby name but the old man isn't really building Mustangs these days. The real engineering heroes behind the facelifted GT500 are the blokes at Ford’s SVT (Special Vehicle Team). The original 2007 car, you might recall,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Mustang-Shelby-GT500-2009-CAR-review/Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTReviewsFinding that Scuderia a bit spartan? Want the same kick but with a heap more refinement? The answer’s the replacement for the F430, the new 458 Italia. You can read the full story in CAR’s December 2009 issue out on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ferrari-458-Italia-2009-CAR-review/Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMTReviewsSo, Toyota has finally made a new Supra, a car to take the Nissan GT-R down a peg or two?Supra? This is the new Lexus LFA supercar, although I see what you mean. And don’t mention that impossibly quick, incredibly...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lexus-LF-A-2009-the-supercar-review/Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:33:00 GMTReviewsWhat’s this, has the VXR brand gone all sensible? Depends on how sensible you class a 321bhp family saloon that hits 60mph in 5.6sec and could top 170mph were it not for the killjoy limiter. But yes, the hottest Insignia...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Insignia-VXR-2009-UK-CAR-review/Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:59:00 GMTReviewsThe new E63 is Merc’s AMG-powered middleweight and follows a tried and tested plan: big V8 + sober saloon = autobahn domination. Well that’s the theory, and this is the reality. So this week it’s the E-class’ turn to have...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E63-AMG-2009-CAR-review/Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:01:00 GMTReviewsBMW's new twin-turbo sDrive35i Z4 has garnered all of the headlines so far, but how does the Z4 at the other end of the price spectrum deliver? BMW claims there are no current plans for a four-cylinder version of the new Z4, so for...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-Z4-sDrive-23i-2009-CAR-review/Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:15:00 GMTReviewsJust as the storm clouds of recession gather, now is hardly the best time to launch an all-guns-blazing, unleaded-glugging super saloon with enough firepower to sink a 1990s Ferrari. But product lifecycles and automotive industrial sequences being what they are,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-XFR-2009-CAR-first-drive-review/Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:56:00 GMTReviewsNissan's Zed car is back and that new 370Z moniker indicates a bigger 3.7-litre V6 – up from the old car's 3.5 and lifted from the Infiniti G37. Yet thanks to the extensive use of aluminium throughout, the new 370Z weighs...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-370Z-2009-CAR-review-/Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:00:00 GMTReviewsIt’s not exactly the new Dino some were expecting, but the launch of any new Ferrari is worth getting excited about. Yes, even if, like the new California, it’s poles apart from the brilliant Scuderia.CAR broke new e-turf back at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ferrari-California-2009-CAR-review/Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:03:00 GMTReviewsWe’re so accustomed to six-year model cycles that the 12 years it’s taken Ford to come up with the second generation Ka is scarcely believable. But the new Ka is here – and now CAR Online has finally driven it....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Ka-Zetec-2008-CAR-review/Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMTReviewsIf you’re bored of your Focus ST’s performance or just can’t wait until next year to get your hands of the 296bhp RS, the new Mountune performance pack for the ST could be exactly what you need. Who are these...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Focus-ST-Mountune-2008-CAR-review/Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMTReviewsRenault has just unleashed the Twingo Renaultsport. It's the £11,500 little brother to the Clio 197, so it's a bargain, but is it any good? A new-to-the-range 1.6-litre engine provides decent grunt, but the base car is boring to drive...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Twingo-Renaultsport-133-2008-CAR-review/Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:18:00 GMTReviewsThe first baby Lambo to crack 200mph is far from all-new, but the Gallardo LP560-4 has more to offer over the old car than simply a front bumper that looks like it was pinched from a Ferrari Enzo. More powerful...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-LP560-4-2008-CAR-review/Tue, 13 May 2008 10:06:00 GMTReviewsThe BMW M3 Convertible is not a Footballers’ Wives kind of car. The convertible M3 might be heavier and bendier than the coupe but, along with that glorious V8, this  car also hasa surprise up its sleeve in the form of BMW’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-M3-Convertible-M-DCT/Thu, 01 May 2008 11:05:00 GMTReviewsMercedes’ SL gets a new face for 2008 but there’s far more to the SL63 AMG than simple cosmetic surgery. As the name suggests, the big Benz sports car finally adopts the naturally aspirated V8 that’s already available in other AMG...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-SL63-AMG-2008-CAR-review/Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMTReviewsMr Bullitt, we’ve been expecting you It was inevitable. You can’t build a retro version of America’s favourite sporty car and then ignore the fortieth anniversary of its starring appearance in arguably the greatest car chase film of all time,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Mustang-Bullitt/Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:21:00 GMTReviewsI know Bond drove it last year but what’s all the fuss about? It’s a DB9 with a bodykit isn’t it? Steady on. The DBS is certainly based on the DB9 but then so is the DBR9 racer that won...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-DBS-2008-CAR-review/Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:01:00 GMTReviewsSo you're saying this is a cut-price GT3? Not exactly, but there is an element of truth to that. The Powerkit is a genuine factory-fitted Porsche tuning package offered only on the Carrera S that lifts power from 350bhp to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Porsche-911-C2S-Powerkit/Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:11:00 GMTReviewsGT Speed? I guess the clue is in the title... Right. Think of the Speed as a big GT GTi. It’s still offers the same luxury appeal as the original Conti GT launched in 2003, but looks meaner and goes...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Bentley-Continental-GT-Speed/Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:51:00 GMTReviewsWhat’s this, some refugee from last weekend’s Grand Prix invading CAR Online? No, this is in fact a road car. Well it’s road-legal anyway. It’s the Caparo T1, nee Freestream, and it’s the closest thing to an F1 car for...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Caparo-T1/Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:15:00 GMTReviewsWow! Indeed. Striking stuff isn’t it? From certain angles it’s truly sensational, particularly aspects like the taper of the nose, the A6GCS-style grille and the way the sills pinch and roll under the car to give a beautiful waisted look....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Maserati-Granturismo/Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:20:00 GMTReviewsM3 meets its nemesis So you’ve already devoured CAR’s first drive verdict on the new BMW M3 and its V8 engine and watched the video of us punishing it at the Ascari race resort, but how does it stack up...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-M3-coupe-vs-Audi-RS4-cabrio/Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:43:00 GMTReviewsThe ultimate BMW M3 test: E30 Sport Evo v E36 Evo v E46 CSL M3. No confusion, just instant comprehension. The badge, the name, is universally understood. One letter and one number that combined are as globally recognisable as Schuey’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-M3---E30-E36-and-E46-driven/Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:56:00 GMTReviewsWell there’s a blast from the past. A pretty unwelcome one at that Hold on there. Don’t you remember the old Satria GTi? Okay, so the engine was rough as a a belt-driven sander and the square exhausts and riveted-on...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Proton-Satria-Neo-16-GSX/Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:28:00 GMTReviewsPeugeot seems to have happily vacated its place at the top of the hot hatch pile in recent years. What’s the 207 GTi going to do to change our minds? Make the competition look expensive, for a start. We thought...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-207-GTi/Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:46:00 GMTReviewsA new Aston Martin convertible? Indeed, but don’t call it that, or even a Volante: this is the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. Those five words will set you back £91,000, £8k more than the coupe. For this you get...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-V8-Vantage-Roadster/Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:16:00 GMTReviews