First Drives

MODEL TESTED: D4 AWD First Edition Price £39,905    Power 188bhp    Torque 295lb ft   0-60mph 8.5sec   30-70mph in fourth 9.7sec Fuel economy 38.3mpg   CO2 emissions 135g/km   70-0mph 50.6m   WE LIKE […]

Tested 25.1.18, Spain On sale April Price £29,000 (EST) When Renault Sport is let loose on the Mégane, a world-class hot hatch usually emerges. No pressure for this all-new one, then… Few performance cars have been […]

Tested 18.1.18, France On sale February Price £13,750 City car takes go-faster pills. How will its punchier engine and sportier suspension sit with the Up’s more mature character? You’re going to read a lot about the […]

Tested 29.1.18, South Africa On sale April Price £55,000 (EST) Does the new Sportback, rival to the upcoming third-gen Merc CLS, have an engaging personality beneath that cool exterior? You can spell ‘Audi A7’ without the […]

Tested 23.1.18, Portugal On sale MARCH Price £33,980 Sporty SUV wants a slice of the lucrative, high-quality sector that includes the Audi Q2, Jaguar E-Pace and Mercedes GLA If you’re after evidence of real change at […]

Tested 1.2.18, Namibia On sale Now Price £52,295 Heavy-duty, do-anything 4×4 sharpens its act with a raft of revisions to combat the growing threat from the competition I think part of the appeal of a Toyota Land […]

Tested 19.1.18, Cheshire On sale Now Price £40,125 Beguiling battery-electric BMW gets some sporty touches and a little more poke The idea of building sporty electric cars is only just bobbing up on most car […]