Road tests

It was always going to be '1' to watch - and now BMW's 1-Series has finally arrived on British shores, it looks set to put the frighteners up the Volk…

It has always been a hit with fleet buyers, and now the BMW 3-Series is set to become even more of a star in the company car park.

No car maker can succeed today without a top-quality diesel engine in its line-up.

There can be no denying that the Alfa Romeo GT is a beautiful-looking machine. With its sleek coupe body and wide, purposeful stance, it is arguably o…

Insurance is one of the biggest single costs faced by any motorist, meaning many makers have gone down the route of offering free cover to tempt custo…

You don't have to travel far on UK roads to realise that since its launch last year, Audi's A3 has established itself as one of Britain's favourite co…

Looking for proof that a certain Mr Schumacher isn't going to be knocked off the top of the F1 tree this season? Simply take a look at his latest comp…

Is brand name king in the British new car market? Not according to Daewoo! Despite the turmoil which has surrounded the Korean car firm over the past …

When we first heard of Smart's plans to build a sporty two-seater roadster, we were excited by the idea. The prospect of a squat, compact, budget driv…

A single-minded approach to car design always reaps great rewards. Take the Honda Jazz. It's built to be the most practical small car on the planet, w…

When it comes to city commuting, desperate times call for desperate measures. You can't take to the skies for trouble-free urban transport yet, but ma…

Four years ago, there wasn't a single off-roader in the Hyundai range. But the Korean company certainly isn't one to miss a trick - and now there are …

Underneath the body of this Chrysler lies a chassis with an incredible claim to fame. It's the only platform ever to start life as a coupe-convertible…

It seems no model range is complete these days without a 'crossover' variant - a car that combines the traits of two different market sectors in order…

With better performance and improved refinement, diesel power is more attractive than ever.

Could this be the car to 'Rescue' one of the most famous names in off-roading? With dwindling sales in its home market and the majority of military or…

You wouldn't expect a company as flamboyant as Lamborghini to do things by halves, so it's hardly surprising that the new open-top Murcielago is bille…

If you had put your money on Mitsubishi's previous-generation Colt becoming a winner, you would have been backing a lost cause. As a supermini contend…

It has been a bumper year of new model launches from MG Rover, with every car in the firm's line-up receiving a nip and tuck to try and keep the marqu…

After the elk test fiasco which blighted its launch in 1997, the original A-Class became a huge success. More than 85,000 baby Mercs have been sold in…

There are people in the Auto Express office who can identify a car simply by squinting at its wheeltrims. Give them an indicator lens, and they will n…

There's an air of expectation surrounding Honda's newest family car - a six-seater compact MPV.

Petrol fans are in for a shock, because the world of performance cars is evolving. In secret workshops across Europe, the planet's biggest motor manuf…

For Morgan, getting a new engine is a big deal. While major motor makers bolt in fresh powerplants on a regular basis, the Plus 8 has used a Rover V8 …

According to scientists, healthcare improvements and good living standards mean we're surviving for longer than ever. Britain's average life expectanc…

Is this the model that will help take Kia into the world's top five car makers? The Korean manufacturer certainly hopes so, and considering its growth…

Every new brand has to keep developing to prosper. Smart is no exception

Could it be the car that outsmarts Smart? That's what Vauxhall is aiming for with its radical Trixx - and Auto Express has driven it.

For mainstream makers, the executive car market seems a dead duck. Renault's Vel Satis tried to break the mould, but failed dismally. Peugeot's 607 se…

You don't get to the top by standing still. So fittingly, the world's most profitable motor manufacturer has facelifted the world's best-selling car o…

This is the all-new Octavia, and we've hit the road in one of the first cars in the country to find out.

Diesel power appears to have the family car market well and truly sewn up - but now it looks set to sweep the performance hatchback market as well...

It's big. In fact, it's absolutely huge. That was the first thing we noticed about the new Toledo when SEAT offered us the opportunity to climb behind…

It's nearly three years since MG first announced it was to build the SV-R, and for those who have been desperate to get behind the wheel of the compan…

Small cars with off-road looks are big business at the moment

While the VXR220 shows what can be done to spice up a nimble, lightweight yet powerful sports car, Vauxhall's second new VXR model represents the othe…