We’ve had the mid-range diesel Giulietta in for review – the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 JTDm 140 diesel in Lusso spec. Can a diesel Giulietta offer the Alfa experience? Alfa Romeo Giulietta Review Last year we had the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with the 168bhp petrol in for review and we loved it. It was fluid and responsive, sweet […]
Volvo XC70 D5 Review – SE LUX (2012)
We’ve had the Volvo XC70 D5 SE LUX in for review and road test. Does Volvo’s now quite old 4WD Estate still have something to offer? The Volvo XC70 isn’t a car you see on every street corner, far from it. Maybe that’s because as a rufty-tufty, jacked-up premium Estate there’s not a huge demographic, or […]
BMW 116i Sport Review
This week we have the BMW 116i Sport in for review and road test. Is the new entry-level BMW experience a big step forward? It’s hard to believe that the BMW 1 Series has been with us for seven years, or maybe that’s just a sign of getting older? So this week we get the […]
Peugeot 508 SW Active Estate e-HDI 112 Review
This week we have the Peugeot 508 SW Active e-HDi 112, Peugeot’s new 508 Estate in for review. Is this eco 508 Estate up to the job? Peugeot has never really been very successful at selling big cars, so they’ve taken the pragmatic approach and replaced the old 407 and 607 with the all new […]
Jaguar XF 2.2D Review
We’ve had the Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel Premium Luxury in for a week for review and road test. How does the 2012 XF fare with the entry-level 2.2 litre diesel engine? We’ll hold up our hands and state at the off that the Jaguar XF is one of our favourite cars. In XFR guise it’s […]
Chrysler Delta 1.6 Multijet Review
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
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
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)
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
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 […]