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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
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
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

Seat Alhambra Mk 2 review (2010 on)

Is this the last of the Alhambras? Reports that the practical seven-seat MPV, or people carrier, is likely to be killed off are premature...
Published 25 October 2016
BMW 2-series Active Tourer 225xe PHEV long term road test review

Extended Test: 2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV

BMW's plug-in hybrid MPV (what we used to call a people carrier) is being driven daily on an extended test by Will Dron, acting editor of Driving.co.uk.
Published 21 October 2016
2016 Citroën C4 Picasso review

2016 Citroën C4 Picasso review

There was a time when mean-spirited motoring writers
Published 13 October 2016
2016 Tesla Model S P90D review

Tesla Model S P90D review (2016 facelift)

Tesla isn’t a normal car company. Normal car companies allow journalists to drive its cars before the customers.
Published 09 September 2016
BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW i3 and i3 Range Extender review (2013-on)

BMW was behind Renault and Nissan in entering the electric vehicle market with proper production cars, but compared with true rivals such as Audi...
Published 01 August 2016
Ford Fiesta ST200 review

First Drive review: 2016 Ford Fiesta ST200

It wasn't that long ago that hot hatches were rare beasts. Today, we can barely cross the road without being mowed down by one. Well, not quite, but...
Published 23 June 2016
2016 Nissan GT-R review by Will Dron for The Sunday Times

First Drive review: 2016 Nissan GT-R

How hard would it be to mess up the Nissan GT-R? In most experts’ books, it’s been pretty much the ultimate super saloon money can buy.
Published 27 May 2016
2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV review

2016 BMW 2-series Active Tourer PHEV review

BMW's 2-series Active Tourer and its seven-seat Gran Tourer sister have never been the darlings of the BMW model range...
Published 13 May 2016
First Drive review: 2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

First Drive review: 2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

Lotus has been hammering us over the head of late with its mantra of "Simplify, then add lightness".
Published 06 May 2016