Hyundai i10 (2008) review Price: £6,499 18 January 2008 by John Sootheran We’re not expecting to see Hyundai’s i10 in the UK for a month or two, so CAR Online went all the way to India to test drive Korea’s latest progeny. ‘Best place for them,’ I hear many of you cry – but... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Toyota Land Cruiser V8 TD (2008) review Price: £55,995 17 January 2008 by Richard Aucock Toyota's Land Cruiser. Since 1954 and with five million made, it’s gone on to be the world’s best-selling SUV. The Range Rover’s an upstart compared to this, and Toyota’s world domination started with... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Laguna Sport Tourer 2.0 dCi 175 Dynamique S (2008) review Price: £21,400 15 January 2008 by James Foxall Renault’s new Laguna hasn’t impressed us yet. Purposively conservative looks, a slightly cramped interior, and a drive that can’t touch that of the Mondeo all count against it. But maybe the Sport... 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 ...
Lotus Elise SC (2008) review Price: £32,550 10 January 2008 by the CAR road test team We’ve been subjected to some rather tenuous special edition Elises in the past, but this is a bit different. The fastest, most powerful production version of Lotus’s baby sports car yet, it’s... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 2 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes C180 SE (2008) review Price: £22,937 07 January 2008 by Glen Waddington Four cylinders? A manual gearbox? Not traditionally attractive territory for a Mercedes, especially if you’re talking petrol rather than diesel. But Mercedes hopes you’ll go for this car rather than... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo C70 2.0D SE (2008) review Price: £27,995 04 January 2008 by Glen Waddington Volvo launched the C70 with a USP: it was the world’s first four-seat premium convertible with a retractable steel roof. It’s a questionable claim. Is a Volvo that shares much of its underpinnings... 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 ...
VW Transporter 2.5 TDI Sportline (2008) review Price: £27,169 02 January 2008 by the CAR road test team Always had a sneaking admiration for the A team? Need to carry loads of clutter? Then you need Volkswagen’s latest Transporter, dolled up with the mean ‘n’ broody Sportline specification and one of... 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 ...
Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTD Ti (2007) review Price: £25,400 26 December 2007 by the CAR road test team The Ti badge is back. Short for Turismo Internazionale, it’s name that’s been used on some of Alfas famous sporting models in the past and now it’s landed on a new version of Alfa’s 159 sports saloon... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Renault Grand Modus 1.2 TCE 100 (2007) review Price: £11,850 14 December 2007 by Peter Burgess You have to hand it to Renault. After the success of the original Espace, it didn’t sit on its laurels. The Scenic that followed had an even greater impact and had the kudos of being a truly original... 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 ...
Jaguar XF SV8 (2007) review Price: £54,900 14 December 2007 by the CAR road test team Today we reveal our first driving impressions of Jaguar’s replacement for the S-type and its answer to BMW’s big selling 5-series. Roomier, better built and better equipped than before it also... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Infiniti G37 S Coupe (2007) (European drive) review Price: £31,000 11 December 2007 by the CAR road test team Who are they trying to kid? Will Europeans really consider a premium car built by Nissan? Infiniti arrives in Europe in 2008 and we’re first to drive the new G37 Coupe to find out if it cuts the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Skoda Fabia Estate 1.9 TDi (2007) review Price: £12,615 11 December 2007 by Christopher Hubbard We know you can barely contain your excitement at the prospect of a new Fabia Estate, so we'll get right down to business. The latest Fabia supermini is a fine and fun little thing, and the old Fabia... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Lotus Exige S Performance Pack (2007) review Price: £37,550 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team What? Another new Exige? Yes indeed, but don’t be expecting anything too groundbreaking: this is evolution over revolution. Essentially we’re talking 2008 model year changes here and the addition of... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia Sportage FCEV (2007) review 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team What is a FCEV? It stands for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, and this Sportage SUV is Kia’s latest attempt at a hydrogen-powered car. This technology has been the talk of the industry for the last decade... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Lamborghini Reventon (2007) review 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team You’re driving Darth Vader’s car! Yes, Lamborghini’s outrageous Reventon is unlike anything else we’ve seen. Unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, the Reventon is about the meanest, baddest... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Jeep Cherokee Limited 2.8D (2007) review Price: £25,595 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team What, another new Jeep? Yup. Sitting alongside Wrangler, Patriot, Compass, Grand Cherokee and Commander there’s now the all-new Cherokee. It fits into the range between Patriot/Compass and Grand... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia Picanto 1.1 Ice (2007) review Price: £6,995 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team Hmm. It looks a bit better than the old car It does, doesn’t it? Out goes the old cat’s arse grille, to be replaced with something altogether neater. There are new bumpers front and rear, a new... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi XE (2007) review Price: £16,195 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team The Sportage is new, is it? Doesn’t look it... It’s a facelift rather than an all-new car, and we’re talking nip and tuck rather than major surgery. Park the old and new models next to each other,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Nissan GT-R (2008) review Price: £65,000 04 December 2007 by Gavin Green Nissan GT-R. Finally, the full-blown road test… Yes, after all the hype, the teaser images, the passenger rides and interviews, we’ve finally been let loose in the Nissan GT-R, one of the most... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo XC70 D5 (2007) review Price: £31,035 04 December 2007 by the CAR road test team You can't beat a big Volvo estate... Yes, Volvo’s current line-up may run from funky sports hatchback to chunky off-roader, but its core model is the still the V70 big family estate. Since it... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...