Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi (2008) review Price: £22,500 09 April 2008 by Adam Towler The Kuga's rivals are nearly collecting their goody bags at the small crossover party, but Ford is only just arriving in its new designer suit. Has the Blue Oval missed the boat? The market might... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Subaru Impreza 2.5 WRX STi Type UK (2008) review Price: £25,090 08 April 2008 by Ben Oliver New Imprezas seem to arrive with the frequency of buses. But this one really is new, and important. It’s the UK-specification STi, so for us it’s the benchmark new Impreza: it gets the 2457cc, 297bhp... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda Accord 2.2 i-DTEC (2008) review Price: £24,900 07 April 2008 by Steve Moody Honda’s European-spec Accord has never really succeeded. It’s always been a humdrum family saloon with a mainstream badge, but with premium pretensions. So what to do with the new Accord? Give it a... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW X6 XDrive 35d (2008) review Price: £44,145 05 April 2008 by Richard Aucock We’ve heard of niches, but come on – an SUV coupe? Sounds a bit roast beef with ice cream to us. But from June 2008, that’s what BMW has in store. The X6 is the latest addition to the maker’s SUV... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDi S-line (2008) review Price: £29,250 03 April 2008 by Dan Trent The Audi A4 Avant exists because not everyone wants an SUV and, while BMW’s 3-series has the ‘medium premium’ saloon market sewn up, when it comes to wagons Audi rules the roost. And with this Avant... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR FQ-360 (2008) review Price: £37,999 01 April 2008 by Nick Trott So here it is: the full loony-tune(d) Evo X. We’ve wondered what this car would feel like since we drove the standard model late last year. The new Evo X is a fine car, but its chassis is almost... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 DI-D GS4 (2008) review Price: £18,499 31 March 2008 by Nick Trott While the new Lancer Evo X hoovers up all the headlines, Mitsubishi’s ‘standard’ new Lancers are getting ignored. And it’s a pity because the diesel in particular is worth a closer look – and no we’re... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Megane Coupe Concept (2008) review Price: £16,500 31 March 2008 by Ged Maxwell Even Renault people admit the current Megane is something of a Marmite car: you either love it or hate it. But that could be about to change as Renault reveals a replacement this autumn. Where does... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Ford C-Max 2.0 TDCi Titanium (2008) review Price: £19,320 28 March 2008 by Alex Grant Ford’s C-Max has always looked a little dowdy and functional when compared to its sister S-Max. The latter has shrugged off its size with sharp angles and a car-like drive, and shot off forecourts as... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder (2008) review Price: £45,400 27 March 2008 by Ben Barry Should Porsche dabble with special editions that raid its historical back catalogue? We've just driven the new Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder - the car that takes its name from the Porsche Type 718 RS... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Jaguar XF (2008) reader test drive Price: £33,890 26 March 2008 by Andrew Edwards CAR Online reader Andrew Edwards won a place on the international launch of the Jaguar XF in our exclusive competition last autumn. See what he made of the new executive cat in his first drive report... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Ford Ka and SportKa (2008) review Price: £7,095 19 March 2008 by Colin Overland The Ford Ka was one of the cars that started Ford's renaissance. So the Blue Oval's business problems shouldn’t distract attention from the fact that most of Ford's current European product line-up is... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS concept (2008) review Price: £150,000 19 March 2008 by Nick Trott Aston Martin's V12 Vantage RS. Big engine, little car. It’s a concept many of the great performance cars have employed. Take a powerful engine from your biggest car and stuff it into your smallest car... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Lotus Low CO2 test car (2008): first ride review 18 March 2008 by Ben Pulman Lotus is a name you associate with sports cars from Norfolk. And in our eco-conscious times the light weight of the Elise et al makes Hethel's cars an increasingly environmentally friendly proposition... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Vauxhall VXR8 Carbon (2008) review Price: £47,500 17 March 2008 by Jonny Smith For when (if?) a 530bhp supercharged Vauxhall VXR8 isn’t enough, UK V8 gurus Wortec bring you this 600+ bhp 600 lb ft monster; the Carbon Edition. Let the tyre torture begin… This VXR8 Carbon Edition... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW 730Ld SE (2008) review Price: £54,550 13 March 2008 by Glen Waddington Big sports saloon or limo? Actually, the long-wheelbase BMW 7-series aims towards the genuine limo class. And it's huge. Huge enough to make you wonder if a 3.0-litre turbodiesel could ever be enough... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Think City (2008) CAR Review Price: £14,000 12 March 2008 by Nick Gibbs The Think City goes on sale at the end of 2008 with the ability to drive over 100 miles on one charge and hit 60mph. It also looks, steers and, so we’re promised, crashes like a modern city car. If it... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes SL63 AMG (2008) review Price: £94,000 09 March 2008 by Chris Chilton Mercedes’ 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... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Corvette C6 (2008) review Price: £45,995 27 February 2008 by Glen Waddington GM sees the Corvette as a genuine Porsche 911 rival, so much so that it claims to have benchmarked this lightly revised version of the sixth-generation car directly against it. The 911. Yes, you read... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Chevrolet Aveo 1.2 (2008) review Price: £7,500 26 February 2008 by Glen Waddington The Chevrolet Aveo might sound like a new model, and even looks like it at first glance. But the Aveo is really a facelifted Kalos, and the name is taken from the booted saloon version that was sold... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...