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2017 Range Rover Velar review

First Drive review: Range Rover Velar

It’s not every car you test by driving it to the top of a Norwegian mountain, but the Velar is not every car. It’s a brand new Range Rover...
Published 26 July 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Volvo XC60

First Drive review: 2017 Volvo XC60

It’s good to know Volvo hasn’t weakened its focus on safety after all these years. The Swedish car maker became known for it preoccupation
Published 18 May 2017
Ford GT 2017 review

First Drive review: 2017 Ford GT

The new Ford GT has a lot to live up to. The supercar's ancestor, the GT40, humbled Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, and won in 1967-9
Published 12 May 2017
First Drive review: Bugatti Chiron

First Drive review: Bugatti Chiron

There is a moment driving the new Bugatti Chiron when you appreciate precisely what it is that the world’s wealthiest individuals are paying for.
Published 23 March 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Land Rover Discovery

First Drive review: 2017 Land Rover Discovery

Think of a Land Rover and you’ll probably conjure up an image of a farmer taking bales to the top field or a coastguard pulling a boat across...
Published 20 March 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 SUV

First Drive review: Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 SUV

“Goodie," you were thinking, "a review of an Alfa Romeo; a nice new sports car from Alfa.” Then you looked at the pictures, and realised that...
Published 21 February 2017
First Drive Review: 2017 Toyota Prius Plug-in

First Drive Review: 2017 Toyota Prius Plug-in

Toyota has been watching the recent commotion around diesel, which we now all know is the fuel of the devil, with some interest, not least
Published 08 February 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R

First Drive review: 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R

It’s a well-known fact, at least to motor company bosses, that luxury sports cars are desired by adolescents but bought by the middle-aged...
Published 06 February 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Honda Civic Mk 10

First Drive review: 2017 Honda Civic

Honda is an extraordinary motor manufacturer in many ways, not least because it makes cars that are both incredibly radical and unbelievably blan
Published 30 January 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S

First Drive review: 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S

If you were attempting to mastermind the perfect launch to demonstrate the latest Italian thoroughbred supercar, the list of things required is
Published 22 January 2017
First Drive review: 2017 Citroën C3 Touch PureTech 82

First Drive review: 2017 Citroën C3

A video camera with a car attached captures Giles Smith’s attention...
Published 06 December 2016
First Drive review: 2017 Maserati Levante Diesel

First Drive review: 2017 Maserati Levante diesel

Those who wear their motoring anorak with pride and rub their hands with glee when the pub quiz throws up a car-related question are likely to
Published 29 November 2016