Hyundai i20 1.4 (2009) review Price: £9,945 21 January 2009 by Ben Pulman We drive Korea’s latest supermini: hit or miss? 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 ...
Mitsubishi Colt 1.3 (2009) review Price: £8,563 04 January 2009 by Glen Waddington We try out the leftfield supermini: Mitsu's Colt 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 ...
Seat Ibiza Ecomotive (2009) review Price: £11,000 05 December 2008 by Richard Aucock New eco Ibiza does 76.3mpg and 98g/km CO2 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 ...
Mini E (2008) electric CAR review: the battery-powered Mini 19 November 2008 by Gavin Green It's the Ever Ready Mini. Gavin Green whirrs silently towards the horizon in new Mini E 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 ...
Hyundai i20 (2008) CAR review and video Price: £9,500 22 October 2008 by Jed Maxwell Hyundai is brimming with confidence over its new i20 supermini. The firm asked buyers of the Getz – the model the i20 replaces – what they didn’t like about their car. Unsurprisingly, the wallowy... 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 ...
Kia Soul 1.6 CRDi (2008) review Price: £12,000 16 October 2008 by Ben Barry We got up close with the production Kia Soul a couple of weeks back at the 2008 Paris motor show, but today CAR has driven the Soul in Korea. It’s a B-segment offering from Kia, a model the Korean... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda Jazz 1.4 ES i-SHIFT (2008) review Price: £12,290 02 September 2008 by Ben Pulman The arrival of a new Honda Jazz means an old folks' favourite is back. Bigger inside and more versatile than any other rival, the outgoing Jazz was a runaway success with retired types. The new car is... 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 ...
Seat Ibiza Sport Coupe (2008) review Price: £8,750 03 July 2008 by Jed Maxwell Seat’s Ibiza SportCoupe is further confirmation that car makers can no longer do anything as simple as producing three- and five-door versions of the same car. The five-door has to be family focused;... 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 ...
Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 TB (155bhp) Veloce (2008) review Price: £14,975 27 June 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Judging by its bold front end styling, Alfa would certainly have us believe its new MiTo is the 8C’s little brother. And having one of the best-looking supercars in the family stable certainly won't... 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 ...
Mazda 2 1.3 TS2 3dr (2008) review Price: £9,509 05 June 2008 by Adam Towler The Mazda 2 was a breath of fresh air when it launched in 2007. Its clever design and careful reduction in mass pointed to a lighter, hence cleaner, and also more entertaining future for the segment. 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 ...
Seat Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive (2008) review Price: £11,630 04 June 2008 by Tim Pollard The Seat Ibiza Ecomotive is one of the most smile-inducing cars I’ve driven this year. It’s not very powerful (79bhp) or expensive (£11k), but it does deliver a knock-out blow to your pocket – and... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Seat Ibiza (2008) review 09 May 2008 by Adam Towler At last, here’s a new Seat Ibiza – the fourth generation in fact – and it’s a very, very important car for the Spanish manufacturer. This is the first new model to be launched on the watch of new... 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 ...
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 ...
Vauxhall Agila 1.2 (2008) review Price: £9,595 22 February 2008 by Glen Waddington Gone is the felled phonebox look of the old Agila. Here is the newest, smallest member of Vauxhall’s ‘monocab’ family, slotting below the Meriva and Zafira and offering a budget-conscious,... 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 ...
Suzuki Splash 1.2 GLS+ (2008) review Price: £9,500 08 February 2008 by CJ Hubbard This is Suzuki's new Splash, and please, no jokes about making waves. Suzuki claims the name represents the refreshing change the Splash brings to the mini-MPV market, or something. Whatever – it's... 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 ...
Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet Sport (2008) review Price: £10,700 23 January 2008 by CJ Hubbard Well, it’s finally here. The new Fiat 500 officially went on sale at 8pm on Monday 21 January – precisely 500 hours into the new year. And whether you like it or not, it seems destined to be the car... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mazda 2 1.3 TS2 (2007) review Price: £9,999 06 November 2007 by David Motton Hmm, a new Mazda 2. The old car was pretty dull, wasn’t it? Yes, but the new 2 is different. Out goes the frumpy, MPV-like styling of the previous model to be replaced by something altogether more... 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 ...
Mini stop-start (2007) review 03 September 2007 by Tim Pollard Stop-start? Is the Mini doing a little bit of Prius copying? Sort of. Stop-start systems are nothing new (manufacturers have been experimenting for decades) but they certainly have been made... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mazda 2 1.5 Sport (2007) review Price: £11,799 18 June 2007 by Ben Whitworth This looks a bit more interesting than the outgoing Mazda 2 You’re not wrong. When it arrives here in September, Mazda’s new 2 supermini will sit on spanking new chassis architecture – the same basic... 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 ...
VW Polo Bluemotion 1.4 TDi (2007) review Price: £11,995 03 June 2007 by Chris Chilton If 4Motion means four-wheel drive, what’s this Bluemotion all about? Nothing to do with four-wheel drive - or going fast. It’s Volkswagen’s ecological brand applied to the most efficient and... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...