Road tests

We've thought long and hard about who on earth could possibly need the unique attributes of Renault's Kangoo Trekka. After all, the standard car is qu…

For British executives, the gravy train has well and truly hit the buffers. No longer can you have the perk of a big luxury car without paying through…

Stand by for action! Mercedes has launched a pre-emptive strike against forth- coming competition in the prestige coup� market with its all-new CLK � …

If this car had gone to school, it would have been teased mercilessly. Freakishly tall, odd looking and saddled with a daft name, it wouldn't have sto…

These days, the unlikeliest cars are putting on a performance act. With even the super-sensible Vauxhall Zafira packing a turbo, it was only a matter …

There's something missing from this new Fabia: a GTI badge. Underneath the car's meek-and-mild exterior beats the 115bhp 2.0-litre engine from a hot V…

How does this sound... a vehicle that changes from left to right-hand drive in 40 seconds? It's true - meet the amazing Mercedes Unimog. Compared to t…

Close your eyes for a moment and try to visualise just what a traditional British sports car should look like. The chances are that something very sim…

Warning! This estate is not Labrador friendly. Under no circumstances should you load your beloved best friend into the back of the Audi Avant RS4 qua…

If any vehicle can lay claim to be motoring's equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's the Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer. Both are all-action heroes born in A…

Amid the bright lights and glamour of Cannes, Hyundai raised the curtain on its most important new model for years

Months before Mercedes' AMG high-performance arm launches its supercharged C32, Brabus has already set the pace for building the fastest C-Class on th…

Let's be honest - most 4x4s are bought as a fashion accessory. So why would anybody want an off-roader which looks as odd as the Renault Kangoo?

When the collective might of Vauxhall and Renault get together to develop a fresh product, you are guaranteed it will be special. But when the new Ren…

There's no getting away from it. If you want big performance in a big car, then you need to have a big engine. Trouble is, choosing a powerful V6 or V…

Dodgy handling, scruffy looks, rough engines - the catalogue of stereotypes about British made sports cars is lengthy and rarely complimentary.

It's an Audi A2, but not as we know it. The sharp-eyed will notice a sleeker rear spoiler and skinny tyres, but it's what you can't see that makes thi…

When Jeep was first allowed into Mercedes' engineering HQ after the companies merged, it must have felt like a child locked in a sweet shop. The Jeep …

The Citroen Xsara Picasso is Britain's best-selling MPV. Against stiff competition such as the Renault Scenic and Vauxhall Zafira, the double chevron'…

Here's an MG that's nearly as fast from 0-60mph as a Lotus Elise, sniffs at the heels of a Subaru Impreza WRX and will wipe the floor with a 2.2-litre…

The aggressive lines of Vauxhall's championship-winning Astra Coupe have been filling TV screens in the past year. And after cleaning up on the Britis…

In the New Cars pages of this magazine between October and the end of 2000, we featured six diesel-powered cars. For the same period in 2001, it was 1…

Talk about one-upmanship. No sooner has Mercedes' new SL been launched to rave reviews than the company's in-house tuning arm has gone one better. The…

The X5iS has several claims to fame, but there is one in particular which is bound to get the boys at your local branch of Kwik-Fit excited. It has th…

Nissan is on the move! The company that's aiming to be the world's most technologically advanced car builder is set to stun drivers with its first eig…

For years, ice cream cones came as a simple vanilla-flavoured affair. Before long, though, someone added a chocolate flake, then raspberry sauce was d…