Car Reviews

The Honda CR-V is a master of deception. Now in its fourth generation, it’s been bodybuilding over the years and now dwarfs the 1995 original. The concept is the same though – a roomy five-seater SUV with a cavernous boot. Available with a variety of petrol and diesel engines, and in …

Kia has pulled off a masterstroke with the new sporty version of its bestselling Cee’d hatchback. The clever bit is that this five-door is not so much a hot hatch as a very warm one. So, Kia has pitched the Cee’d GT below the intense battle between the Volkswagen Golf …

Citroen has always been a design trailblazer and the striking new C4 Grand Picasso doesn’t disappoint – it’s certainly the coolest looking seven-seater out there. But is it eye candy or the real deal? I’ve just spent a week with the jumbo MPV and I can assure you it’s the latter, …

The “city car” sector is probably the most competitive out there so to hold your own takes some doing. To excel in the company of the VW Up!, Skoda Citigo and Fiat Panda is even harder, but that’s exactly what the new Hyundai i10 does. Take the 1.2SE I tested in …

I recently saw a McLaren F1 and a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe within minutes of each other on the Edgware Road in London. So far, I’ve only spotted two Infiniti cars on the road – three if you count the one (a Q50 Hybrid) I’ve just been driving for a …

It is a well known fact that BMW have a reputation for building cars that merit the highest praise for driving excellence and overall ability. The second-generation BMW X3 has achieved this accolade on the road despite being, effectively, a small SUV with off-road credentials. It will come as no …

It’s a fact that nobody really makes bad cars anymore. Certainly there are quite a few so-so ones but, by and large, we motorist have never had it so good. Our motoring history is of course littered with great cars but were they really that reliable or that good? Nevertheless …

The Land Rover Discovery is one of the world’s most stylish, capable and versatile SUVs. The 2014 Discovery receives a new look, new badging, new fuel stretching technology, improved audio systems and a new range of driver assistance, comfort and safety features to broaden its appeal even further. The Discovery …

Whenever a new car is launched there follows an advertising campaign during which the motoring press has the chance to express their opinion and advise buyers accordingly. This is one way to do it but with the exciting new Peugeot 308 the French company have also chosen to ask the …

Most car enthusiasts would jump at the chance to drive cars that are hopeless out of the budget of normal folk and this writer is no exception. Thus it transpired that when offered the chance for a thirty minute drive in a Jaguar XFR-S I was in the car before …