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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
James May Ferrari 488 Spider review

The James May Review: Ferrari 488 Spider

Back when I was a boy, a car with a removable roof was just about the most exciting thing I could conceive of. More exciting, even, than...
Published 16 January 2017
Citroën C3 Mk 3 review (2016-on)

Citroën C3 Mk 3 review (2016-on)

To be a car designer must be a curious thing. Training no doubt involves designs for dull and functional production-friendly models...
Published 13 January 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-class estate

The Clarkson Review: Mercedes E-class estate

If you are an old person you will remember that in the 1970s mid-sized Mercedes-Benz saloons and estates were wilfully sensible...
Published 10 January 2017
Drop the top and show some muscle: Audi TT RS v Mercedes-AMG SLC 43

Audi TT RS v Mercedes-AMG SLC 43

The hot versions of two old German rivals square off against each other. Can Audi's four-wheel-drive TT RS roadster beat the classic appeal of...
Published 22 December 2016
From the archive: AA Gill reviews the Audi A6 Allroad quattro

AA Gill reviews the Audi A6 Allroad

Like a Nordic saga, the legend of the trek north returns. Every year, as the sunlight declines and the wind sharpens, I turn my...
Published 20 December 2016
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Aston Martin DB11

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Aston Martin DB11

People like Aston Martins. And what’s more, people like people who drive them. They’re seen as cool and intelligent and refined...
Published 19 December 2016
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Honda Civic Type R

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Honda Civic Type R

In one of the Grand Tour television programmes I have a bit of a rant, saying that the world’s car makers have shifted into neutral...
Published 13 December 2016
Supersport Supercars: Wrapping up the Caterham series with a Ferrari 488 GTB

Supersport Supercars: Donington in a Ferrari 488

When I joined Autocar magazine as a twenty-one years old roadtester, I was handed a list of dos and don’ts by veteran motoring writer...
Published 09 December 2016
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
The Clarkson Review: 2016 Honda Jazz

The Clarkson Review: 2016 Honda Jazz

Once, Honda attempted “the impossible dream” with its slightly weird, slightly fabulous cars. The new Jazz, however, is a nightmare
Published 05 December 2016
2016 Toyota Prius Mk 4 review

Toyota Prius Mk 4 review (2016 on)

Toyota didn’t make the first hybrid car but it is the first company you think of when it comes to combustion engine-electric alchemy...
Published 05 December 2016