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2020 Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid4 review by WillD ron For Sunday Times Driving.co.uk

2020 Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid4 review

Vauxhall's first plug-in hybrid offers 296bhp, around 200mpg and big savings for business users. But is it worth it, asks Will Dron.
Published 09 March 2020
2020 BMW X5 M and X6 M review

2020 BMW X5 M and X6 M review

The new BMW X5 M Competition and X6 M Competition are astonishing machines, but like the dinosaurs their days are numbered.
Published 02 March 2020
2020 Lotus Evora GT410 Sport review

2020 Lotus Evora GT410 Sport review

Lotus is on the cusp of something new. Its owner, Chinese manufacturer Geely, is the world’s fastest-growing car maker....
Published 28 February 2020
2020 Kia Soul EV electric car review by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk

2020 Kia Soul EV review

You could say that the appeal of Kia's electric cars took the company by surprise. The e-Niro, a pure-electric version of its mid-size crossover,
Published 26 February 2020
2020 Honda e review by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk

2020 Honda e review

Honda's first pure-electric car is impressive on the tech front, but Will Dron wonders if it can go far enough per charge to win over buyers.
Published 27 January 2020
2020 Ford Puma review

2020 Ford Puma review

The new Ford Puma is a great all-round compact crossover, writes Nick Lette van Oostvorne.
Published 21 January 2020
The Sunday Times Magazine review January 12 2020 issue 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S square

Porsche Taycan praised by Sunday Times Driving

The Sunday Times Driving's editor Nick Rufford has delivered his verdict on the pure-electric Porsche Taycan sports car.
Published 12 January 2020

Video: A lap of Monaco in the Bentley Flying Spur

Times Luxx magazine's motoring editor David Green headed to Monte Carlo to get behind the wheel of Bentley's new luxury GT.
Published 28 December 2019
2020 Peugeot 2008 and e2008 review

2020 Peugeot 2008 and e2008 review

The all-new Peugeot 2008 is here, and you can pick one up in petrol, diesel of electric form. Will Dron takes them all for a spin.
Published 16 December 2019
2020 Volkswagen Golf review by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk - action rear three quarters

2020 Volkswagen Golf review

It looks like a Golf and feels like a Golf, but there's a revolution going on under the skin of the all-new eighth-generation model.
Published 09 December 2019
2020 Audi S8 review - front action shot

2020 Audi S8 review

With the S8, Audi wanted to 'turn one car into two', with a split personality that offers both supreme luxury and sporty dynamics on demand.
Published 25 November 2019
2020 Seat Mii Electric first drive review

2020 Seat Mii Electric review

Did Seat make the right call going all-in on battery power with its city cars? We drove the new Seat Mii Electric to find out.
Published 18 November 2019