Broadcaster and journalist Richard Madeley joins Cars UK as a guest tester for this review of the Jaguar XK 5.0 Portfolio Convertible. I’ve always held a torch for Jaguars; forgave them their trespasses even back in the bad old 1970s; loved them as things of beauty even when they weren’t. Whatever the model, whatever the year, […]
Richard Madeley – Guest Car Reviewer
Richard Madeley – journalist and broadcaster – is writing for Cars UK as a guest car reviewer in the first of an occasional series of ‘Stars Test Cars’. It’s always interesting to read car reviews – well, it is for us – and equally interesting to see how people judge the car they’re driving. We tend to […]
Jaguar XFR Review: On the Drive
We review the 5.0 litre Jaguar XFR Supercharged to see if it’s a match for the BMW M5 and Audi RS6. All the Jaguar news of late has been on the new Jaguar XJ. But the car that started the real Jaguar Renaissance was the Jaguar XF, and the halo version of that successful car […]
Jaguar XFR Review – Top Gear Video
Update: We’ve now had the chance to do a Jaguar XKR Review for ourselves, and it was worth the wait. Lots of info and lots of pictures. And a lot of fun – smokin’ tyres an’ all! Yes, we’ve threatened the possibility that we would end up posting a video from Top Gear every week, […]
New Jaguar XJ – Detail Review
So the hype is over and the teases have ended. What’s left is the reality. And is the reality that is the New Jaguar XJ worthy of the tease and hype that preceded the launch? Good question. The Launch Despite our moans about some of the teases that went on in the run-up to the […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive
John Test Drives the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec John on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi The English language is a funny thing. We like to think that language is something that binds us. But actually it divides us; classifies us; condemns us and pigeon-holes us. Speak with a Cockney accent and you’re either a […]
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic: On the Drive
When we went to the launch of the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic back in January, we were suitably impressed with what Ford had managed to squeeze out of the Fiesta, although a little less impressed by the price. With emissions at a road tax busting 98g/km, and a headline economy of over 76mpg, it promised very […]
2009 Mazda 3 Review
Cars UK [rating:4.0] We review the latest version of the Mazda3, a competitor for the Focus and Golf. Is it any good? Update September ’09: Mazda has now revealed the hot Mazda 3 – the Mazda3 MPS – which goes on sale in the UK in October. The Mazda 3 was always a slightly quirky […]
2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo Review
Cars UK [rating:4.0] A review of the new Alfa Romeo MiTo, Alfa’s first offering in the competitive Super Mini sector since the Alfasud. Update September ’09: The MiTo range is growing, with the introduction of Multiair Engines in the Alfa MiTo and the launch of the 170bhp Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde (MiTo Cloverleaf in […]
2009 Nissan GT-R Review
Cars UK [rating:5.0] Car makers who produce mass-market cars dream of having a ‘halo’ car, a car which showcases the extreme abilities of the maker and gets accepted as a supercar in its own right. It’s a hard thing to pull off, and usually ends up as a great car, but with little or no […]