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2018 Ford Mustang facelift review by Nick Rufford for The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2018 Ford Mustang GT

Time to put on a Steve McQueen turtleneck and get ready to press the throttle to the floor mat.
Published 23 March 2018
2018 Maserati Quattroporte review by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2018 Maserati Quattroporte

In motoring journalism, certain cliches must be avoided at all costs. Describing a car’s handling “as if it’s on rails”, for example...
Published 28 February 2018
2018 Range Rover P400e PHEV review

2018 Range Rover P400e PHEV review

The Range Rover is the forerunner of the modern generation of SUVs. Launched in 1970, it was aimed at gentleman farmers who wanted to carry.
Published 31 January 2018
First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

Picture an estate agent mid mid-life crisis. We shall call him Giles, for that is his name. He used to commute to London by Porsche 911, because
Published 13 December 2017
First Drive Review: 2018 Alpine A110

First Drive Review: 2018 Alpine A110

THE Frenchman pulls up at the roadworks behind us, jumps out of his car and dances a little jig around the Alpine, putting both thumbs in the air
Published 07 December 2017
Tesla Model 3 first drive review The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2018 Tesla Model 3

The Tesla Model 3 is billed as the Ford Model T of the digital age — a car that will bring affordable electric motoring to all.
Published 31 July 2017
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