June 19, 2013

Chrysler Delta 1.6 Multijet Review

Exterior of grey Chrysler Delta

We have the Chrysler Delta 1.6 MultiJet SE in for review and road test this week. Can a re-badged Lancia offer any competition to the Golf and Focus. Chrysler Delta Review What’s that, asked so many people in our week with the Chrysler Delta 1.6 MultiJet SE? Which is a question we hear often with new cars in for review, [...]

Hyundai i20 Blue 1.4 CRDi 90PS Review

Blue Hyundai i20 Blue

We have the Hyundai i20 Blue 1.4 CRDi 90PS in for review. Can Hyundai deliver a credible sub-100g/km car to take on Ford’s Fiesta Econetic? Hyundai i20 Review Where do we start with the Hyundai i20 Blue? The first thing to do is throw away your preconceptions; the Hyundai i20 is a very long way [...]

Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-300 GSR SST Review

Front side view of Red Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-300 GSR SST

We get the 2011 / 2012 Mitsubishi EVO X in for a week to review in its lowest powered guise – the FQ-300 GSR SST. Is it still a real Evo? Mitsubishi Evo X Review What can we say about the Mitsubishi Evo (or to be precise, in this case, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X [...]

Toyota Yaris Review and Road Test: SR 5 Door 1.33 (2011 / 2012)

Toyota Yaris Review

We spend a week with the Toyota Yaris SR 1.33 5 door for a review and road test. Is it the big jump on from the old Yaris Toyota promise? The Toyota Yaris has been a big sales success for Toyota in the UK, with more than 300,000 running around on UK roads since it launched back [...]

Volvo XC90 D5 R-Design (2011) Review & Road Test

Volvo XC-90 D5 R-Design (2011) Review

With winter looming, we spend a week with Volvo’s now quite ancient XC90 R-Design. Can the Volvo SUV still hack it? In this review & road test we’ll find out. Volvo has been threatening to replace the XC90 for quite some time. After all, it’s now pushing on a decade old and is still pretty [...]

BMW 520d SE Touring Review (2011)

BMW 520d Touring Review

We have what is probably the pick of the new BMW 5 Series Estates – the BMW 520d SE Touring – in for review and road test. It’s arguable that the BMW 5 Series Touring is the best estate you can buy. With a huge range of engine options there’s something for everybody, but perhaps [...]

Fisker Karma Review Video

Fisker Karma Review Video

The first review of the Fisker Karma range-extender on video from a US Fisker dealer. Finally, after a rather lengthy wait, the Fisker Karma is making its way in to the hands of real customers. And real cars means the opportunity to review the Karma, something a US Fisker dealer has put on video. Of course, a [...]

Volvo V60 D3 R-Design Review & Road Test (2011)

Volvo V60 D3 R-Design

This week it’s the turn of Volvo’s newest estate / sport wagon  - the Volvo V60 D3 R-Design – to arrive for review & road test. Just another Volvo estate, or something more interesting? It takes a very long time for established views to change. I mean, who’d have thought that Take That could ever be cool or [...]

Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB MultiAir 170 Veloce (2011) Review & Road Test

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Review and Road Test

This week we have the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB MultiAir 170 Veloce in for review and road test. Is it just another fragile Alfa, or a real contender? You’d expect us to open up a review of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with the line that’s always trotted out about Alfas – especially by the Top [...]

Land Rover Freelander 2 eD4 HSE (2011) Review

Land Rover Freelander 2 eD4 HSE Review Exterior

We have the new 2WD Freelander 2 – the Freelander 2 eD4 HSE – in for review & road test this week. Is a 2WD Land Rover Freelander just plain wrong? Has the world lost all sense of perspective? Land Rover building a front wheel drive car? Surely, that has to be an oxymoron? But [...]