http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=499&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30This is the new Mercedes A45 AMG, one of the most powerful hot hatches ever built. The A45 is also the first hot hatch that Mercedes’ AMG tuning division has ever built, and it’s gone all out with its initial...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-A45-AMG-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsThe new Renault Captur is based on the Clio supermini platform, but offers an elevated ride height and quasi-SUV looks. It's aiming to take a slice out of the fast-growing compact-crossover car market, but is it talented enough beneath the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Captur-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe new Citroen C4 Picasso is an MPV laden with all sorts of new technology. But is it still able to perform its fundamental role of carrying lots of people and their stuff? Firstly, what’s the Technospace like? There are...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-C4-Picasso-115-e-HDi-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Golf GTI's oil burning alter ego is back, and in Mk7 guise, the latest GTD is faster and more frugal than ever. But is this a case of always fun til someone loses an i? What a difference a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTD-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMTReviewsFiat’s new 500L is a five-seater MPV designed to take on the Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford B-Max and the equally trendy, retro-pastiche Mini Countryman, offering the chicness of the 500 with miles more utility. Priced from a fiver under £15k,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Fiat-500L-16-MultiJet-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 2 running an Aston Martin DB9: the DB9 heads to base for gremlin-fixing treatment A quick update on our DB9. It’s been in to Aston’s own Works dealership in Newport Pagnell, and the diagnosis of the faulty Garmin sat-nav...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Aston-Martin-DB9-2013-long-term-test-review/Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 5 running a Peugeot 208 - comparisons with the faster 208 THP156 Last month I was bemused by the fact Peugeot hadn’t engineered the 208 to be easy to drive around town – blame the flimsy throttle pedal and rubbery...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Peugeot-208-Allure-VTi-long-term-test/Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 2 running a BMW 330d: what's the 330d like as a driver's car? Rear-wheel drive, 413lb ft of torque, and a winter boot at each corner. Bliss. After 18 months spent in four-wheel-drive long-termers, I’m rediscovering my inner hooligan....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/BMW-330d-Touring-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMTReviewsThe electric R8 has been shelved, but Audi’s let us drive it. An opportunity missed, or a smart ‘pass’ by Ingolstadt? The R8 e-tron is a rolling billboard for Audi to make us all aware of its e-tron models, of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-R8-e-tron-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsBye-bye outdated Colt, hello fuel-sipping new Mirage. Mitsubishi’s new five-door only supermini is the most aerodynamic car in its class, but is a slippery shape all the Mirage has going for it? We drove the top-spec Mirage 3 to see...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Mirage-12-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 28 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsShould you even care about the new Mitsubishi Outlander? The new Outlander is based on the old model but has a revised diesel powerplant and new transmission that offers superb stats, while there’s loads more room and tech to go...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mitsubishi-Outlander-23-GX5-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Vauxhall Cascada is a two-door, four-seat soft-top  pitched against the Audi A5 Cabriolet. Underneath the skin there are bits of Astra hatchback and Insignia saloon, but the Cascada looks altogether classier than run-of-the-mill Vauxhalls. In a class dominated by image...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Cascada-Elite-20-CDTi-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 3 running a Ford Focus ST: should the ST have four-wheel drive? Interesting one, , this: Ford won’t sell you the punchiest diesel Kuga SUV in front-wheel-drive guise, instead ensuring that its 251lb ft of torque flows through all...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Ford-Focus-ST-2013-long-term-test-review/Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsDiesels are out and hybrids in, as Lexus has a third crack at the European premium elite. The third iteration of the IS saloon arrives in the UK with a choice of two engines: a 2.5 V6 petrol with 205bhp...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lexus-IS-300h-F-sport-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the BMW 3-series GT, which starts from £28,835. Cast in the same (albeit smaller) mould as the unloved 5GT, the 3-seres Gran Turismo offers estate-beating versatility, but does it still drive like a proper BMW? We drove the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-3-series-Gran-Turismo-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsNissan’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 GMTReviewsSo, here it is then, the upcoming addition to the CAR longterm fleet: ‘my’ Jaguar XF Sportbrake. You can’t get a Sportbrake in the petrol flavours offered in the saloon; instead you’ll choose from a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel in either...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Jaguar-XF-Sportbrake-Diesel-S-2013-long-term-test-review/Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 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 GMTReviewsThe first new car of MG’s Chinese-owned era, the MG 6, now has a turbodiesel engine. The 50mpg motor, which joins the range alongside the 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol, starts from £16,995. CAR drove the MG 6 DTi in mid-spec SE form to see if China has a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/MG-6-19-DTi-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:00 GMTReviewsNissan has updated its Qashqai crossover for 2013. On the new ‘360’ trim level which replaces the mid-range Ntec+ trim, the headline news is a 360-degree view parking camera. It’s a familiar car now, but does its age mean the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-Qashqai-360-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 07 May 2013 14:50:00 GMTReviewsOur first chance to drive the new Range Rover Sport has come sooner than we might have expected. It had its world debut at the New York auto show a month ago, yet here we are in the UK at...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Range-Rover-Sport-prototype-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 02 May 2013 14:30:00 GMTReviewsVW will build only 250 examples of its super-streamlined 313mpg XL1. CAR’s Georg Kacher has driven one of them to find out if it really can achieve its amazing claimed economy figures. First impressions of the VW XL1 You enter...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-XL1-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsCAR first drove the Vauxhall Adam earlier this year, but that was a European-spec car on Portugese roads. The Adam copped a lot of stick for its ride and handling – which Vauxhall promised would be retuned for discerning British...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Adam-Slam-14-2013-UK-CAR-review/Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 3 running a Lexus GS450h - gripes with the over-complicated infotainment I worry that I'm getting stupider, or that I’m just not bright enough to own a Lexus GS450h in the first place. For me, sitting in the driver’s seat...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Lexus-GS450h-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMTReviewsLamborghini may be blowing out 50th birthday candles, but you won’t hear it crowing on about another anniversary: that the Gallardo turns ten this year too. That’s a long time in this business, especially when the Ferrari 458/McLaren 12C firefight...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-LP560-4-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 10 running a Range Rover Evaoue: thoughts on the Evoque's cabin What’s the inside story on the Evoque? Plump for the coupe, and you pay £1000 more than for the five-door and get two fewer doors. If you need...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Range-Rover-Evoque-2012-long-term-test-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running an Audi RS4 Avant - the RS4 begins its stint at CAR It's probably worth dealing with the question of ride quality before we go any further. Much has been written about the unforgiving nature of the RS4’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-RS4-Avant-2013-long-term-rest-review/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:10:00 GMTReviewsThis is the VW Golf GTI Mk7: the fastest, most frugal Golf GTI ever made.  Is it just a subtle tweak of its Mk6 predecessor, or a truly great hot hatch worthy of the GTI name? To find out, we’ve...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Golf-GTI-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 4 running a Mazda CX-5: our CX-5's build quality impresses Ask my wife’s 86-year-old grandfather, who suffers from failing eyesight, about what he misses most and he says it’s driving. Growing up in Cyprus he would rattle around in tractors and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Mazda-CX-5-22D-Sport-2013-long-term-test-review/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 8 running a Porsche Panamera GTS: should you buy the diesel Panamera instead? The GTS isn’t faultless, but our only real criticism is its 22mpg thirst. No such trouble with the Panamera Diesel, which won’t dip below 30mpg even...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Porsche-Panamera-2012-long-term-test/Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe, a four-door coupe/saloon that slots between the M6 coupe and M5 saloon. It gives Munich a direct rival to the Mercedes CLS 63 AMG (£82k) and forthcoming Audi RS7, and an excuse...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-M6-Gran-Coupe-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:00 GMTReviewsCitroen's new DS3 Cabrio is squarely aimed at the chic drop-top city car crowd, who've only had the Mini Convertible and Fiat 500C to woo them up until now. Does the French contender have the je ne sais quoi needed...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-DS3-Cabrio-THP-155-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Jaguar F-type, in top-spec V8 S guise. Its supercharged V8 engine sends 488bhp to the rear wheels, giving the £75k F-type the performance of a £100k XKR-S. But can the F-type live up to the best sports...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jaguar-F-type-V8-S-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsMonth 5 running a honda Civic i-VTEC - storage issues in the CAR fleet Civic Finally more or less inured to the endless litany of ‘crashed dirigible on the roof’ jokes, I’d thought it sensible to leave the top box...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-Civic-18-i-VTEC-2013-long-term-test-review/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsVauxhall’s new Mokka crossover doesn’t directly rival jacked-up superminis like the Nissan Juke or new Renault Captur, nor fully-fledged family tools like Nissan’s popular Qashqai or the likeable Skoda Yeti. The Mokka splits them on size, space and price, but...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Vauxhall-Mokka-17-CDTI-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the 2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. For almost £300k, you get a 691bhp V12, 217mph performance, and the most head-turning looks of any car this side of a Pagani Huayra. But is it a true driver's car underneath the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Aventador-Roadster-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Audi S3, a near-300bhp four-wheel drive hot hatch that’s as quick as a Porsche 911 and a rival for BMW’s M135i and the forthcoming Mercedes A45 AMG. Is it a VW Golf GTI turned up to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-S3-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is new Audi RS6 Avant, a 552bhp rival to the BMW M5, Jaguar XFR-S and Mercedes E63 AMG. It’s also the second of four new Audi RS models due in 2013, but after the disappointment of the first (the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-RS6-Avant-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Dacia Sandero Stepway. In basic form, the Dacia supermini is the cheapest new car on sale in the UK, at £5995. The toughed-up Stepway version you see here is £7995, and even the flagship 'Laureate' models, complete...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Dacia-Sandero-Stepway-09Tce-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Aston Martin Rapide S. It’s a facelifted version of the famed British company’s super-saloon, timed perfectly to coincide with the launch of the new Maserati Quattroporte and facelifted Porsche Panamera. What’s new? The enlarged singleframe grille...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-Rapide-S-2013-CAR-review/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 1 running a Honda CR-V – the new CR-V makes it CAR fleet debut Life is full of surprises and Kia’s Sportage was one of them. I was optimistic about it before it arrived, impressed with the comfort, agility and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Honda-CR-V-22-i-DTEC-EX-2013-long-term-test-review/Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 6 running an Audi A6 Allroad - the strange Audi service schedule explained No, I'm not supplementing my income with a bit of funeral directing on the side, the matching colours were simply coinicidence. The mini-me is my girlfriend’s 2004...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Audi-A6-Allroad-30TDi-BiTurbo-2012-long-term-test-review/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Peugeot 208 GTi, and it follows hot on the heels of our drives of both the Ford Fiesta ST and Renaultsport Clio 200 Turbo. Can it be as good as the Fiesta ST or Clio Turbo?...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-208-GTi-2013-CAR-review/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMTReviewsMonth 5 running a Volvo V40: testing the V40's practicality to the limit Having a new baby at the end of last year has had quite an impact on family life with the Volvo: going anywhere these days – even a...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Volvo-V40-D2-SE-2013-long-term-test/Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is a massive launch: the new Zoe is an electric car Renault really needs to succeed, as it’s the tip of a four billion euro arrow, fired years ago by Carlos Ghosn. Certainly, it’s a cracking looking thing, with...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Zoe-2013-CAR-reivew/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the fourth-generation RAV4, or to give our test car its full title, the Toyota RAV4 Invincible 2.2 D-4D. Let’s pick that mouthful of a moniker apart and find out if the new RAV4 can cut it against the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-RAV4-22-D-4D-2013-CAR-review/Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:15:00 GMTReviewsPerformance 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 GMTReviewsMonth 12 running a 508 - the final verdict on our time in the 508 SW It's au revoir to the grand voiture this month, and as I watch the collection driver slowly check for damage around the vehicle that...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/Long-term-tests/Peugeot-508-SW-2012-long-term-test-review/Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00 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 new third-generation Mazda 6 is the lightest, most frugal version of the Mondeo/Passat rival yet. Available in saloon or ‘Tourer’ estate bodystyles, it’s priced from £19,595 for an entry-level petrol model. We’ve driven the 2.2-litre diesel saloon in top-spec...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mazda-6-22D-Sport-2013-CAR-review/Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:26:00 GMTReviews