http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=4294781417+4294780605&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Angus Fitton | Petrol RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30The Brooke looks familiar It’s similar in style to Gordon Murray’s bike-engined Rocket from 1992, but the Brooke adopts a more conventional seating layout – two abreast, not one behind the other – and the engine is the 260bhp Cosworth...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Brooke-Double-R/Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:50:00 GMTReviewsThe lowdown This gorgeous creation is the new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. It looks familiar because it's the production version of the 2003 concept car which bore the same name. Alfa has confirmed that the 450bhp V8 coupe will go...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Alfa-Romeo-8C-Competizione/Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:49:00 GMTNewsThe lowdown Vauxhall's Corsa VXR is hot-lapping the Nurburgring virtually undisguised, as the clock ticks down to its spring 2007 launch. For the first time, the beefy bodykit and massive 18-inch wheels hiding pumped up brake discs and callipers are...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Vauxhall-Corsa-VXR/Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMTSpy ShotsSuzuki Swift Sport? Sounds like a horrible special edition to me... The name may suggest graphic-laden dealer special, but this is a genuine junior hot hatch. The Swift Sport is a thoroughly sorted, stiffened, lowered, meaner looking and gruffer-sounding distant...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Suzuki-Swift-Sport/Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMTReviewsHmmm, this looks like the dictionary definition of a Yank tank... The SRX is nearly as long as a Range Rover and weighs well over two tonnes, so it's hardly compact. But you ain't seen nothing yet. Compared with its...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Cadillac-SRX/Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:30:00 GMTReviewsVauxhall is in the final stages of signing off the storming Corsa VXR. The latest VXR runs a turbocharged 1.6-litre developing a thumping 200bhp, spinning the front wheels via a six-speed box. Much of the development work has been carried...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Vauxhalls-200bhp-Corsa-leads-VXR-onslaught/Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:50:00 GMTNewsGive me the lowdown This is the all-new Corsa, a car Vauxhall vows will banish the Corsa's traditional reputation of being pretty but underwhelming. It's longer and wider than today's car and weighs a little more, but some models cost...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Corsa-14/Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:01:00 GMTReviewsThree new six-cylinder engines are joining the BMW 3-Series range. Top of the pile – until the V8 M3 arrives – is the 335d, which runs the twin-turbo 3.0-litre diesel engine offered in the 5-series. An explosive 428lb ft of torque...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Hot-turbo-engines-for-BMWs-3-Series/Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:36:00 GMTNewsGallardo Spyder in the UK? Does that mean leaky roof and just too damn unwieldy for our streets... You're way off target. A lot of cars simply don't translate to the UK. You drive them on (smooth, sunny) foreign roads...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-Spyder/Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:54:00 GMTReviewsThe lowdown Hot Hondas are in the pipeline. The Civic Type-R prototype has arrived at the Nürburgring for final chassis tuning, while Honda has gone public with the three-door bodyshell which the Type-R will adopt. It was revealed as the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Honda-Civic-Type-R/Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:06:00 GMTSpy ShotsAnother 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 supercharged 5.4-litre CLS55 AMG, which...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-CLS63-AMG/Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:51:00 GMTReviewsAnother Porsche 911 variant? Yup, they've been coming thick and fast, but none faster than this - the eagerly anticipated, four-wheel drive Turbo version. It's the most advanced, refined and rapid 911 Turbo in that model's 32-year history. In Tiptronic...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Porsche-911-Turbo/Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:21:00 GMTReviewsThe M15 is Noble's slant on an everyday supercar. With it, the British sports car maker wants to take on the Porsche 911 GT3, but at £74,590, the Noble undercuts the Porker by £4500. By taking a swipe at Germany's...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Noble-M15-CAR-review/Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:38:00 GMTReviewsSounds ominous, what's it all about? AMG's gone hardcore to take on BMW’s 'CSL' and Audi's 'RS' monster saloons. From the new cutting edge Performance Studio in Affalterbach AMG has the capability to design, develop and build low volume niche...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-SLK55-AMG-Black-Series/Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:33:00 GMTReviewsGood grief, it's a slightly slower Porsche! What are they thinking? Not everyone can afford the £43,930 for the Cayman S. So here's a Cayman minus the ‘S’ bit and minus a handy £7710. There are sacrifices to be made....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Porsche-Cayman/Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:10:00 GMTReviewsI'm stumped. It looks exactly the same as the Elise R, so why's it here? When Rover died the entry level, K-Series-powered Elise went with it along with a loyal customer base that couldn't stretch to a whopping £29,945 (in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lotus-Elise-S/Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:04:00 GMTReviewsThe lowdown Seat has pulled the wraps off its ultimate Leon, the 237bhp Cupra, which hits the UK in January 2007. Just one snag – it looks almost identical to the 200bhp Leon FR. Here's our 60-second guide to playing...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Seats-super-Cupra-gets-237bhp/Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:56:00 GMTNewsA new Galaxy. Where does it fit into Ford's burgeoning array of MPVs? It's quite simple really. The Galaxy is Ford's top-end people carrier, a genuine seven seater with a tall roof, heaps of cabin space and a big boot....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-Galaxy-20/Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:33:00 GMTReviewsGood grief, another MPV! Why should I care? I'll set the scene. We're just north of Seville on some of the best, most challenging and downright scary roads Europe can offer. The latest Porsche 911 was launched here, and the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Ford-S-Max-25/Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:24:00 GMTReviewsAh, a convertible. One for the hairdressers or a car that's hair-raising to drive? The jelly-like first generation C70 convertible was a Nicky Clarke special: it looked good and had a decent stereo but wobbled like a dinghy in a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Volvo-C70-T5-SE-Lux/Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:24:00 GMTReviewsI'm confused, does the FR replace the old Leon flagship, the Cupra? Nope, that's still to come. The FR fills the gap between the standard, 147bhp Leon and the 237bhp Cupra due here early next year. So the FR is...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Seat-Leon-FR/Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:30:00 GMTReviewsHot hatch What's this ball of testosterone? It's only the most eagerly anticipated hot hatch of the year. Successor to the 182, the Clio 197 is the first of the small fast Renaults to use the new, third generation Clio...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Clio-197/Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:52:00 GMTReviews