Vauxhall Antara 2.0 TDi (2007) review Price: £24,095 01 August 2007 by Ben Pulman A Vauxhall 4x4 is all well and good, but aren’t they a bit late to the party? Ignoring all the environemtal isssues for a moment, Luton is indeed very late to the segment – if you discount the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Mazda CX-7 2.3 (2007) review Price: £23,960 20 July 2007 by Kyle Fortune Another SUV? Yep, in these tree-hugging planet worrying times Mazda has added another SUV choice to the market. And why shouldn’t they, SUV sales aren’t in quite the freefall some people would have... 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 ...
VW Touareg V10 TDi (2007) review Price: £54,867 03 July 2007 by Steve Prentice The new VW Touareg? What's different? Yes, true, the new-look front end is more of a tweak than a full redesign, but VW has changed 2300 individual parts in the new Touareg, including brakes,... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Jeep Patriot 2.0 CRD (2007) review Price: £19,010 02 July 2007 by Christopher Hubbard The Jeep Patriot? I'm whistling the Star-Spangled Banner already... The name ain't exactly subtle, is it? And the odd names don't end there; the Patriot's new 4x4 system is called the 'Freedom Drive... 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 ...
Seat Altea Freetrack 4 2.0 TDi (2007) review Price: £21,395 28 June 2007 by Richard Aucock Oh lord, not another modern-day Matra Rancho. Ah – immediately, you’ve spotted Seat’s biggest problem with the Altea Freetrack. This is a crossover – part MPV, part 4x4. And, with its ‘family car... 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 ...
Nissan X-Trail 2.0 dCi (2007) review Price: £20,395 24 May 2007 by Daniel Harrison Is Nissan pulling a fast one? This looks the same as the old X-Trail It’s a dead ringer for the one that's just been discontinued, isn’t it? Incredibly, it’s totally new, right down to the engines. 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 ...
Audi Q7 4.2 TDi (2007) review Price: £50,090 10 May 2007 by Danny Cobbs Is this 4.2-litre diesel Q7 just playing another part in the Audi master plan for world dominance? When you’ve spent a gazillion euros developing the world’s most powerful V8 diesel engine it would... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Land Rover Defender 90 (2007) review Price: £21,380 26 March 2007 by Gavin Green A new Defender! Though the old girl still looks much the same as she did 60 years ago You’re right – the Defender traces its ancestry back to 1948 and remains the granddaddy of off-roaders, the Morgan... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Jeep Compass 2.0 CRD Limited manual (2007) review Price: £19,010 02 March 2007 by Jed Maxwell Is this the much vaunted ‘Jeep for ladies’ then? Well sort of. This is Jeep’s first ‘compact sport utility’ and it’s hoping the softer more modern lines will appeal to drivers who want a Jeep but... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 1 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Skoda Octavia Scout 2.0 review Price: £19,670 27 February 2007 by James Foxall Skoda Octavia Scout: sounds a bit Dib Dib Dib? It’s Skoda’s way of describing mildly tweaked ‘off-road’ versions of its cars. With this model, it’s taken the Octavia 4x4 estate and made it longer,... 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 ...
Porsche Cayenne 3.6 V6 (2007) review Price: £37,100 27 January 2007 by Tim Pollard New Porsche Cayenne: the lowdown Love it or loathe it, the Cayenne has done wonders for Porsche's profitability. Purists can argue all day long that it diluted the brand DNA with all those common VW... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Cadillac Escalade CAR (2007) review Price: £46,895 26 January 2007 by Ben Whitworth Ah, the Escalade. Is this American bruiser about to give Euro rivals like the Range Rover Sport, X5, M-class and Q7 a bit of a hiding? In a word, no. Or more accurately, it doesn’t have a snowball’s... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Hummer H3 3.7 (2007) review Price: £31,000 22 January 2007 by Ben Whitworth Finally, a Hummer for the UK – was it worth the wait? Yes, the Hummer H3 is finally here, and depending on your sense of taste, you’ll either be rejoicing or rolling in the aisles. The H3 is the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Subaru B9 Tribeca 3.0 (2006) review Price: £29,097 15 December 2006 by Chris Chilton Is this the ugliest car on sale? I like a man who gets straight to the point. The Tribeca’s certainly an acquired taste - it’s difficult to look at either end without wanting to vomit. But at least... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Shogun (2007) review Price: £22,999 14 December 2006 by Ben Whitworth New Shogun? Are you sure? With its faux-rally flared wheelarches, stubby nose complete with diamond-studded ‘Mount Fuji’ nose and hatch-mounted spare wheel, this new fourth-generation Shogun may look... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Outlander (2006) review Price: £19,664 12 December 2006 by Ben Whitworth Ah yes, the Outlander, aka the C-Crosser and 4007… Yes indeed. Mitsubishi’s new Outlander, which arrives in the UK next March, is the perfect example of the interwoven intricacies of the current... 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 ...
Daihatsu Terios (2006) review Price: £14,295 27 November 2006 by Chris Chilton You're a bit slow off the mark aren't you? This thing's been on sale for months. Yes, well, we've put off driving it for as long as humanly possible. Memories of the old car you see; some of us are... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Volvo XC90 SE Sport 3.2 (2006) review Price: £38,278 24 November 2006 by Chris Chilton Looks like Volvo’s succumbed and added some attitude to the XC90 That’s right, this new pumped up SE Sport is clearly aimed at people who might have found the XC90 a bit too reserved and instead... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda CR-V 2.2 CDTi (2006) review Price: £20,017 17 November 2006 by Jed Maxwell The castrati of SUVs is back, eh? Steady. The CR-V isn’t the most macho of off-roaders but that hasn’t stopped it being popular. In fact it’s been the market leader for the past few years and given... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 2 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
BMW X5 3.0d (2006) review Price: £40,450 13 November 2006 by Richard Aucock Just what the world needs, another huge off-roader. That’s it, jump on the SUV-hate bandwagon. But before you do you might want to know that X5 II is safer, more efficient and even better to drive. Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...