Car Reviews

How does the Mazda CX-5 shape up in the hotly-contested mid-size SUV sector? Well, to cut a long story short – very well. And it has to be good because it’s up against everything from the Honda CR-V and Ford Kuga, to the Volvo XC60 and Nissan Qashqai. Like the …

Eye candy or serious sports coupe – or a bit of both? The lowdown on the Peugeot RCZ R… There’s no doubt that the RCZ R is a very attractive car. Streamlined with that distinctive double bubble roof, it turns heads. Based on the “standard” RCZ but given a serious …

Meet the new Audi RS3 Sportback – a hot hatchback with supercar performance. It’s not so long ago that the performance of supercars such as the Lamborghini Countach was considered blistering. How times have changed… Built between 1974-1990, a V12 Countach took around five seconds to reach 60mph and topped …

The new “baby” Land Rover is a worthy successor to the Freelander. In fact, it’s everything you’d expect from a Land Rover and more…. Land Rover is rightly confident about the Sport, billing it as “the world’s most versatile and capable premium compact SUV” – and I wouldn’t argue with …

There’s no mistaking the new Ford Focus estate (especially when it’s in Race Red), but is it as good as it looks? Well, it may be a bit bright for some, but perhaps it sums up Ford’s confidence when it comes to the Focus. Consistently one of Britain’s bestselling cars, …

The new Skoda Fabia just made choosing a new small car even more tricky – it’s funky too… Originally launched in 1999, the Fabia has proved itself to be a popular, well-built, reliable small car. Now in its third generation, it looks like it’s going to sell in even bigger …

If you’re in the market for a nippy city car, you’ve never had it so good – there’s so much choice and most of the cars trying to grab your attention are great buys. Three of your possibles are closely related – you could almost say non-identical triplets – the Citroen …

We salute Hyundai for bringing pioneering technology to the masses – but there are a few elephants in the room… It may not look it, but the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell will go down in motoring history as the world’s first mass produced hydrogen fuel cell car – arguably the …

Eyebrows were raised when Hyundai announced it was launching the Hyundai Genesis in the UK. Not just because the car is more of a statement than a serious contender in the executive sector, but the price tag – a cool £48,005. Already on sale in America, the Genesis is being …

The Nissan Juke is one of those rare cars that broke the mould. Nissan literally created the compact crossover phenomenon in 2010 when it launched the quirky Juke. The rest is history. The list of challengers for the Juke’s crown gets bigger and deadlier, but it’s still there – selling …