Ford Kuga 2.0-litre TDCi AWD Titanium road test The new Ford Kuga is more about road driving than churning up mud and grass. Despite being fitted with an all-wheel drive system, this car is about tackling the urban jungle rather than rutted forest tracks. The Kuga lacks the chunky looks of... 21 May 2013
Jaguar XF 2.2d Luxury road test If you’re lucky enough to be in the market for a family saloon the size of the Jaguar XF, there’s a lot of competition. You’ve got the excellent BMW 5 Series, the recently updated Mercedes E-Class and Audi’s formidable A6 to consider as well as the... 21 May 2013
Peugeot 2008 prices announced Peugeot’s new 2008 crossover model will cost from £12,995 when deliveries begin in July. Available to order now, the new model combines the size of a 208 supermini with a jacked up ride height and more chunky styling to create a niche model aimed at... 17 May 2013
Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 4x4 Laurin and Klement first drive Skoda’s flagship, the Superb, has just been given an update. It’s not a major set of changes, more a tweak to keep things fresh – and that’s a good thing since the Superb really is a seriously good car. The main developments are aesthetic. Skoda’s... 17 May 2013
Porsche Cayenne S Diesel road test The Porsche Cayenne is not in its first flush of youth but it is swaggering through its mid-life with both style and performance. Nowhere is that more obvious than with one of the latest additions to the range - the V8 S Diesel. While the headlines... 16 May 2013
New Mercedes-Benz S-Class revealed The latest iteration of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the German firm’s flagship luxury car, has been unveiled at an event in Hamburg. A new S-Class is an event that doesn’t come around all that often. The outgoing model has been on sale in the UK for... 16 May 2013
Porsche 911 Carrera S PDK first drive The Porsche 911 is one of the best all-round sports cars money can buy. The fastest version currently available is the Carrera S coupe, and we’ve been testing it to find out what this seriously impressive machine is really capable of. We’ve also put... 14 May 2013
Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG road test The Mercedes SL 63 AMG is an ultra-fast, more powerful version of the urbane SL convertible. Under its long bonnet is a twin-turbo V8 engine churning out colossal levels of power, and this drop-top carries a heavyweight price tag to... 13 May 2013
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT first drive If you’re the type of person who’s always liked the idea of Mercedes’ SLS supercar but thought it could really do with being a bit faster, then rejoice: there’s a new version with even more power. An extra 20bhp to be precise, taking the 6.3-litre... 09 May 2013
Subaru Forester 2.0 XT Lineartronic road test The original Subaru Forester Turbo was something of a game-changer when it first arrived, back in the late ’90s. Here was an estate car with enough ground clearance to manage some reasonably serious off-roading but also with enough performance to... 07 May 2013
BMW Z4 Roadster 35i M Sport road test The BMW Z4 has had a mild refresh for 2013, with some reworked headlights along with a few new colour and trim combinations. The headline grabber is the new entry-level 2.0-litre 18i model, but the range topper remains the 3.0-litre... 07 May 2013
BMW Z4 Roadster 18i sDrive road test It’s time for a mid-life refresh for the BMW Z4, which has been around in its current metal-roofed form since 2009. As updates go, it’s pretty light. On the outside, there are new LED rings around the headlights which make the car a bit more... 03 May 2013
Toyota RAV4 2.2 D Icon road test Recreational Activity Vehicle four-wheel drive. When the marketing men were coming up with this Toyota’s name, you can be sure they had it destined for fun, muddy, outdoor adventures rather than the daily drudgery of the school-run face-offs or... 29 April 2013
Skoda Superb Outdoor 2.0TDi CR 4x4 road test The Skoda Superb estate is both a capacious estate and one that is packed with kit. By fitting it with four-wheel drive the aim is to make it even more versatile. However, the Superb Outdoor is a different beast to the smaller Octavia 4x4 version. 29 April 2013
Mercedes A-Class A250 Engineered by AMG road test Like many mainstream cars, the Mercedes A-Class can be a very different animal depending on which engine and specification it’s ordered in. A 1.6-litre A180 in SE trim, for instance, feels poles apart to both drive and sit in from the A250... 26 April 2013
Vauxhall Astra GTC Coupe 1.6T SRi road test With swoopy lines and cartoonishly large wheels, the Vauxhall Astra GTC is one of the more handsome cars to roll off the production line at Luton in recent years. As well as looking a little more alluring than the regular five-door Astra hatch it’s... 26 April 2013
Ten most economical small 4x4s With the cost of motoring on the increase and owners of high-polluting vehicles paying through the nose for road tax, buying a smaller, greener car could save you plenty of cash. You might think that in order to keep your running costs down you'll... 22 April 2013
Vauxhall Adam 1.4i Slam road test Vauxhall hopes its curiously-named Adam will appeal to the same audience as the Mini hatchback (which is much more expensive) and Fiat 500 (which is actually a bit cheaper), and in doing so inject a slice of desirability into the Vauxhall brand... 22 April 2013
Fiat Panda 1.2 Easy 5d road test The original Fiat Panda was a boxy, utilitarian little car that was elegant in its sheer simplicity. Today’s car is a bit bigger and carries a few more creature comforts, but is very much in the same spirit. It’s short in length – only around... 19 April 2013
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 Sportiva first drive The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is the biggest, fastest and most expensive model the chic Italian firm makes. If that sounds impressive, your excitement may be stifled slightly when we reveal that Alfa only has two cars on sale right now – this and the tiny... 16 April 2013