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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Audi A3 Cabriolet 2.0T Sport (2008) review Price: £25,500 19 February 2008 by the CAR road test team The A3 has been with us since 1996, while the second-generation model arrived back in 2003. Yet this is the first time a cabriolet has been offered, and it’s incredibly late in the model cycle. The... 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 ...
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 (2008) review Price: £94,000 19 February 2008 by Tim Pollard It’s a sign of the times at Gaydon that Aston Martin has produced three new models since it walked away from Ford ownership in 2007. Sounds impressive until you realise that all of them are special... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 5 out of 5 Read more ...
Honda S2000 (2008) review Price: £28,050 14 February 2008 by Nick Trott Honda’s S2000 is a curious car. Tucked inside that pretty, pointy body are all the ingredients to make it one of the finest sports cars on sale today; ballistic high revving engine, front-engine/rear... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 4 out of 5 4 out of 5 3 out of 5 3 out of 5 4 out of 5 Read more ...
Farbio GTS (2008) review Price: £59,925 12 February 2008 by Dan Trent The Farbio GTS is a dream come true. Whether childhood doodlings or merely idle musing, who among us hasn’t harboured dreams of building the ultimate supercar. It would have 2000bhp! Eight turbos!... 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 ...
Bentley Brooklands (2008) review Price: £230,000 12 February 2008 by Gavin Green It is quite an extraordinary car, this Bentley Brooklands. Think of it how you will (two-door version of the Crewe’s Missile Azure T, hardtop version of the Azure), but it's definitely blindingly... Car Handling Performance Usability Feelgood Car ratings 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 out of 5 3 out of 5 5 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 ...
Peugeot RC Z concept (2008) review Price: £19,000 07 February 2008 by James Foxall Peugeot has a history of occasional sublime moments of car design punctuating regular functionality. Think 402 from 1935, the 504 Coupe unveiled in 1969 and more recently the 406 Coupe. The 308 RC Z... 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 ...