http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/shared/handlers/rsshandler.ashx?N=536+4294780605+499+226+503&Ns=P_Publication_Date|1CAR Online | Reviews | All | Petrol | 3 | Reviews RSS Feed(c) 2013, Bauer Media. All rights reserved.30The 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 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 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 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 GMTReviewsThe weight of expectation hung heavy over the RS5 when it was launched in 2010. After the RS4 saloon had come oh-so-close to beating the M3, Quattro GmbH’s first RS coupe had all the potential to finally best the BMW....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-RS5-Cabriolet-2013-CAR-review/Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:40:00 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 GMTReviewsIn this time of austerity and spiralling running costs, what could be more apt than a 6.4-litre V8 premium off-roader? Well, Jeep’s Street and Racing Technology branch has stuck two fingers up at the penny pinchers with its latest rival...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-SRT-2012-CAR-review/Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:25:00 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 GMTReviewsBit of a surprise, Chevrolet's new Aveo supermini; pretty good looking inside and out, and, on an all-new platform, a rather tidy performer to boot. I must confess to having quickly given up the frantic, five-speed stick stirrings necessary to...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Chevrolet-Aveo-12-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:00 GMTReviewsKia’s new Ceed hatchback – which goes on UK sale on 1 June 2012 – wants to make you doubt yourself. Should you really buy that Vauxhall Astra, Renault Megane, Toyota Auris or A.N.Other family hatch, when you could switch...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Kia-Ceed-14-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:29:00 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 GMTReviewsIn the UK, we still think of Hyundais as being cheap little runabouts and, really, that’s true – a large number were shifted during the scrappage incentive, and you rarely see anything bigger than an i30 on our roads. These...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Hyundai-Genesis-50-R-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 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 GMTReviewsThis is Kia’s new Rio, a B-segment rival for the Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta, VW Polo, Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 207. It costs from £10,595 to £14,895 and comes with a choice of four engines: 1.25-litre and 1.4-litre petrols, and 1.1-litre three-cylinder...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Kia-Rio-14-2011-CAR-review/Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new Audi S8, a £80k and 513bhp über-limo Ingolstadt believes will take on Jaguar’s XJ Supersport and Mercedes’ S63 AMG. The new S8 is purposely positioned away from the other circa-500bhp Audi limo, the A8 W12. That...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-S8-2012-CAR-review/Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:21:00 GMTReviewsThe automotive equivalent of Last Of The Summer Wine it may be, but Saab’s long-running ‘family’ cabriolet can rightly lay claim to being the daddy of the modern compact exec-based convertible genre. Saab’s shifted 300,000 cabrios since the 900 convertible...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Saab-9-3-Convertible-Aero-20-litre-Turbo-CAR-review/Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:55:00 GMTReviewsThe Peugeot 207 CC is the survivor of the supermini hardtop convertible class. Whilst the Daihatsu Copen, Nissan Micra C+C and Vauxhall Tigra have left new car price lists, the 207 has continued in production, selling almost 148,000 units worldwide...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Peugeot-2077CC-16VTI-GT-2011-CAR-review/Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:00 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 GMTReviewsIs this the most controversial car of 2011? The new Aston Martin Cygnet is either a fabulously clever way to make a heap of money and cut CO2 emissions, or an abomination not fit to wear the iconic winged badge,...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-Cygnet-2011-CAR-Review/Mon, 30 May 2011 01:01:00 GMTReviewsThis is the new 2011 Lancia Ypsilon. Alas, this model isn’t about to spearhead a Lancia relaunch in the UK now or anytime in the near future. So why are we driving it? Because in the UK and Ireland Lancia’s...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lancia-Ypsilon-09-TwinAir-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 25 May 2011 15:13:00 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 GMTReviewsThis is the new Nissan Micra, but it’s not the first time we’ve tested it. This is in fact our third exposure to Nissan’s new Micra: after testing a Thai-spec car in Thailand, and an almost-finished prototype on a test...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-Micra-12-Acenta-2011-CAR-review/Thu, 05 May 2011 14:10:00 GMTReviewsChevrolet’s Camaro muscle car arrived in 1966 to challenge the rampant Ford Mustang, but left US dealer forecourts to Ford’s popular ‘Pony Car’ in 2003. After stunning motorshow audiences with the 2006 Camaro concept car, General Motors relaunched the Chevrolet Camaro...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Chevrolet-Camaro-2LT-RS-2010-CAR-Review/Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:30:00 GMTReviewsThe current E89 BMW Z4 won’t spawn an M version. For some that will be a disappointment, but the rest of us are rejoicing because instead BMW’s M Division is readying a sub-M3, the 1-series M Coupe. That means the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/BMW-Z4-sDrive-35iS-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:00:00 GMTReviewsHyundai’s new Veloster is essentially the replacement for Hyundai’s front-wheel drive Coupe, but the concept is all new: gone are the two-door coupe lines, replaced by an asymmetric hatchback/coupe crossover. There are traces of Citroen DS3 at the front, of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Hyundai-Veloster-CAR-review-2011/Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMTReviewsProof positive that downsizing is a serious trend: even sports car manufacturers are building superminis. Fiat’s Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari is soon to be joined by the Aston Martin Cygnet and – perhaps – the Lotus supermini, not to mention...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Abarth-695-Tributo-Ferrari-2011-CAR-review/Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:00:00 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 GMTReviewsIt’s 11 years since Toyota was at the vanguard of the mini-MPV segment with the launch of the Yaris Verso. Now, six years after the demise of the vehicle that came to be known as the ‘ice-cream van’, Toyota makes...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Toyota-Verso-S-2011-CAR-review/Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMTReviewsWhether you blame scrappage schemes or acclaim the Koreans' increasing engineering savvy, there's no denying that the Hyundai i10 is the UK's most popular small car, with nearly 24,000 sold here in 2010.  Hyundai has recently facelifted the i10, and...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Hyundai-i10-Blue-2011-first-drive/Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:21:00 GMTReviewsTwo famous names in motoring meet to create this car: Subaru Impreza and Cosworth. It should be a match made in heaven, but we're going to give the game away early. It's not. We declined early drives in the Subaru Impreza...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Subaru-Impreza-STI-CS400-2010-CAR-review/Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:00:00 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 GMTReviewsThe Cadillac SRX is likely to be the biggest seller in the Americans' relaunched range of cars for Europe. It's a crossover sized around the Volvo XC90, but this time round the new Caddy SRX has just two rows of...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Cadillac-SRX-30-2010-CAR-review/Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:46:00 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 GMTReviewsIf you don’t love the Volkswagen Golf GTI, then at the very least you’ll probably begrudgingly respect its brilliant mix of great build quality, a good engine and everyday usability. But the latest Mk6 Golf GTI is just a little...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/VW-Polo-GTI-2010-CAR-review/Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:20:00 GMTReviewsAudi’s massive model expansion continues apace, and while Ingolstadt is busy offering up a plethora of new shapes and sizes (A7 Sportback, Q3) it’s also busy enhancing its existing models. The Audi A5 Sportback seemed a little odd when it...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-S5-Sportback-2010-CAR-review/Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:00 GMTReviewsThe Renault Wind has caused quite a lot of excitement in the CAR office, and not (as you might be thinking) because it gives us a legitimate excuse to make flatulence-based puns. Silly name aside, the Wind is a good...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Renault-Wind-Roadster-2010-CAR-review/Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMTReviewsThe new Bentley Mulsanne will cost from £220,000 in the UK, much closer to a Rolls-Royce Ghost than the Phantom. At 5.5m, it’s also closer in size to the 5.4m Ghost than the 5.8m Phantom, but at 2585kg around the...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Bentley-Mulsanne-2010-new-CAR-review/Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:48:00 GMTReviewsAs promised we’ve got our hands on a different Audi A1 model, the most basic car I could find on the launch: a 1.2 manual. This being a press launch of course, it still had sat-nav and 16s rather than...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Audi-A1-12-TFSI-2010-CAR-review/Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:55:00 GMTReviewsBack in 2006 the conservative Civic was relaunched as a futuristic-looking hatch. But the past four years have helped mellow the sci-fi looks, so to jazz things up Honda has launched an Si-spec Civic. Essentially the Si kit is just...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Honda-Civic-Si-5dr-2010-CAR-review/Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMTReviewsThe French philosopher Roland Barthes wrote when the original Citroen DS was launched in 1955 that the car was now the “exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals: I mean the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Citroen-DS3-2010-CAR-review/Wed, 26 May 2010 14:30:00 GMTReviewsThe bright green car you see before you is the latest Nissan Micra – known as the Nissan March in Japan and Thailand – and it’s a new supermini that will be sold in 160 countries worldwide and built in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Nissan-MarchMicra-2010-CAR-review/Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:52:00 GMTReviewsWith the CLK convertible out of the Mercedes line-up, the four-seat soft-top niche is filled by this, the E-class Cabriolet. We’re driving the E250 CGI. What’s the spec of the new Mercedes E250 CGI Cabriolet? The CGI part tells us...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E250-CGI-Cabriolet-2010-CAR-review/Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:30:00 GMTReviewsThis is the Chevy Spark, the replacement for the Matiz supermini and the first car to use GM’s new small car platform, designed by GM-DAT in South Korea. Was this the car that had its design chosen in an online...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Chevrolet-Spark-12-LS-2009-CAR-review/Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:37:00 GMTReviewsWhen you clear away the caveats, the G37 convertible is an expensive 3-series cabrio rival made in Japan. And for all the smoke and mirrors deployed by Nissan in the cause of inventing an upmarket brand for Europe with ambitions...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Infiniti-G37-Convertible-2009-CAR-review/Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:07:00 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 GMTReviewsTake a look at this new Mercedes E-class coupe. While it’s called the E-class coupe, and looks very much like an E-class, it actually sits on a C-class chassis. There’s a choice of four engines, two diesel and two petrol....http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Mercedes-E-class-coupe-2009-CAR-review/Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMTReviewsCan you have a supercar too far? Not according to Aston Martin. The good folk of Gaydon aren't afraid to fill each and every niche with sports and supercars of every persuasion and nuance. They'll do you a V8 in...http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Aston-Martin-DBS-Volante-2009-CAR-review/Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMTReviews