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Hot hatch battle: Focus RS vs Civic Type R vs M140i vs RS 3 vs Golf R vs AMG A45

Hot hatch showdown: six new models do battle

How hot do you like your hot hatchback? Fast and furious or brisk and civilised? And what should it look like? Would you prefer it to be as discr
Published 12 November 2017
Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe car review by Richard Porter of The Grand Tour and Sniff Petrol

Richard Porter reviews the Merc-AMG GLE 63 S coupé

There was a time when the motor industry dealt only in broad, simple genres. Saloon, estate, hatchback — that sort of thing. But then...
Published 10 November 2017
Jeremy Clarkson Review: 2017 Audi RS 3 saloon

The Clarkson Review: Audi RS 3 saloon

I saw a dead man recently, and it made me sad. He’d obviously got up as usual and had breakfast with his wife. They’d have talked casually...
Published 06 November 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo

The Clarkson Review: 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo

The oddest thing about getting old is that you start to lose interest in style. You look at a pair of zip-up slippers on a market stall and think
Published 30 October 2017
Extended test 2017: Will Dron, Audi A4 Avant

Extended test: 2017 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 V6 TDI

The Audi A4 Avant could be viewed as the posh choice for family car buyers. Its German roots, plush spec and interior and premium price suggest t
Published 21 October 2017
Nissan Qashqai review (2017 on)

Nissan Qashqai review (2017 on)

Nissan pioneered the Qashqai 10 years ago, reasoning that people were tired of the dreary saloons and hatchbacks that were popular in the '90s...
Published 12 October 2017
Jeremy Clarkson review of the 2017 Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport

The Clarkson Review: Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport

I remember it so vividly. I was seven years old and my dad had just announced over our evening bowl of tripe and onions that the next day he’d...
Published 09 October 2017
Jeremy Clarkson review of 2017 BMW M760Li xDrive V12 (7-series)

The Clarkson Review: BMW M760Li xDrive V12

Hello? Hellooooo? Is anyone still out there? Or has everyone glossed over these pages [in the Sunday Times Magazine] . . .
Published 03 October 2017
Jeremy Clarkson review of the 2017 Seat Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive 2.0 TSI 300PS

The Clarkson Review: Seat Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive

What springs to mind when you think of Spain? Well, for me, it’s the excellent medical care when you have pneumonia, but for everyone else...
Published 26 September 2017
Volvo V90 Cross Country review (2017-on)

Volvo V90 Cross Country review (2017 on)

Volvo knows that not all drivers in need of a large family car want a big, bulky SUV. For the past 20 years, it has sold a large, four-wheel...
Published 25 September 2017
Guy-Martin-reviews-the-2017-Ford-GT-for-The-Sunday-Times-Driving

The Guy Martin review: 2017 Ford GT

The new Ford GT isn’t a supercar pretending to be a racing car — it is a racing car. It sounds vicious: you can’t escape the noise of the wastega
Published 19 September 2017
Extended test 2017: James Mills, Renault Grand Scenic

Extended test: 2017 Renault Grand Scenic 130 dCi

People carrier cars are no longer fashionable. At least, that’s what the sales figures suggest. Increasingly, people in need of a family car choo
Published 13 September 2017