Smart Fortwo MHD micro-hybrid (2008) review Price: £7,295 16 July 2008 by Andrew Noakes The Smart Fortwo MHD has been available in Europe since October 2007. MHD is Smart-talk for a stop/start system and stands for Micro Hybrid Drive. UK versions of the 61bhp and 71bhp Smart will have... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mini John Cooper Works (2008) review Price: £20,995 14 July 2008 by Nick Trott Mini is attempting to create a sub-brand with JCW – think of it as the company’s own M Division – which means the John Cooper Works is more than the ultimate Mini. It's the first of many... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Maserati Quattroporte S (2009) CAR review and video Price: £85,000 10 July 2008 by Kyle Fortune Maserati's been busy; only a few months after it launched the Granturismo S, it’s now given us a revised and facelifted Quattroporte. Always one of the best-looking four-door cars around, sensibly... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Fiat 500 Abarth (2008) CAR review and video Price: £13,500 10 July 2008 by Steve Moody Can the Fiat 500 Abarth live up to the hype? Now we've driven it, we have the answer. In the last year, no car launched anywhere has had the same impact on the buying public as the Fiat 500. It seems... 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 ...
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 ...
Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe (2008) review Price: £296,500 27 June 2008 by Ben Whitworth It's time to drive the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe, some two years after the company threw back the covers hiding its 101EX concept. Back then, no one ever pretended that was anything but a gossamer... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
KTM X-Bow (2008) review Price: £45,218 25 June 2008 by Nick Trott The KTM X-Bow is the first car from the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in Europe. It is unashamedly sportsbike-inspired, which means the X-Bow is fast, light and nimble. Question is, can... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 1 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart (2008) review Price: £21,500 23 June 2008 by Jed Maxwell Mitsubishi calls the Lancer Sportback Ralliart the ‘missing link’. Which doesn't sound too promising. The missing link is a usually a put-down used to describe someone perhaps not as developed as they... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 Read more ...
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback 1.5 GS1 (2008) review Price: £12,999 23 June 2008 by Jed Maxwell One look at the Lancer Sportback and you might think that after styling the athletic and appealing Lancer Saloon, Mitsubishi’s designers suddenly ran short of talent. The hatch is a bit of an... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 0 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 2 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes CLS63 AMG (2008): review Price: £75,050 18 June 2008 by Christopher Hubbard This is the top 'banana' – the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG with 507bhp and 465lb ft of torque. Mildly revised along with the rest of the CLS range, the CLS63 gets a new set of so-called silencers, and the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
VW Scirocco GT (2008) review Price: £20,500 16 June 2008 by Anthony ffrench-Constant Volkswagen has finally launched its new Scirocco coupe and CAR has tested the first production versions. Anthony ffrench-Constant reviews the new Scirocco and wonders why it has taken VW so long to... 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 ...
Porsche 911 Carrera PDK (2008) review Price: £63,070 13 June 2008 by Chris Chilton Same-again styling hides some great technical innovations on the facelifted, second-generation 997, Porsche 911. With a new range of direct-injection petrol engines and clever seven-speed dual-clutch... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring (2008) review Price: £21,295 09 June 2008 by Ben Oliver The new Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition costs over £1500 more than the standard – and already excellent – VXR. The changes seem limited to some new wheels and tyres, another 15bhp and endless... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Brabus Bullit (2008) review Price: £277,000 06 June 2008 by Georg Kacher The Brabus Bullit is for those people who look at fast German saloons and just see underpowered four-doors. If you want the Bullit, you’re the sort of person who reckons the Mercedes C63 AMG is... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 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 ...
Audi S5 7-speed S-tronic (2008) review Price: £41,715 03 June 2008 by Tim Pollard Audi has just about the most bewildering array of transmissions of any car maker – and it’s about to get more confusing, with the launch of a twin-clutch version of the S5 coupe. We’ve just driven the... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Mercedes A170 ECO Stop/start 5dr (2008) review Price: £18,830 30 May 2008 by Guy Bird Luckily for the Mercedes A-class, its otherwise dull 2008 facelift has been saved from obscurity by interesting new engine and powertrain developments. Ignore the forgettable visual exterior and... 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 ...
VW Passat R36 (2008) review Price: £30,990 29 May 2008 by Ben Barry This is Volkswagen’s most powerful production Passat yet - the new R36, a car that trumps the last generation’s unloved W8 in the power stakes. Big deal, you might think, but bear with us. For £30,990... 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 ...
Jaguar XKR-S (2008) review Price: £79,995 23 May 2008 by Ben Barry Here’s the car Jaguar fans have been waiting for: the XKR-S, the fastest, hardest-looking XK so far. Available only in Ultimate Black as a limited run of 200 in right- or left-hand drive for... 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 ...