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First drive review: Mini John Cooper Works GP (2013)


This little number isnt just quick, it is the fastest road-going Mini the company has yet produced. No question, the John Cooper Works GP is the hottest...
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VW Golf GTI Mk 7 review (2012-on)


The Golf GTI needs no introduction. Oh all right, then: this is the seventh generation of the mature driver's hot hatch, launched in 2012.
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First drive review: Mini Cooper S Paceman (2012)


If copying really is the sincerest form of flattery, then the folks at Land Rover must be glowing with self-satisfaction.
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First drive review: Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.0T EcoBoost...


A SMASH hit in South America since 2003 but only now remixed for Europe, the Ford EcoSport is an example of a car type in which our age is coming...
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For school-run mums with a naughty streak


Andrew Frankel first drive review: Mini Clubman John Cooper Works (2012)
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Lexus LS 600h Mk 4 review (2006-on)


The Lexus flagship: a colossal and exorbitantly priced saloon designed to showcase not only Lexus’s technical capabilities but also its credential...
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Lexus CT 200h review


Lexus is proud that it is the first of the premium manufacturers to launch a hybrid into the compact sector.
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Lexus RX review


The greenest luxury SUV money can buy; or at least thats what its manufacturer would have you believe.
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First drive review: Ford Kuga (2013-on)


First drive review: Ford Kuga (2013-on)
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Mini Coupé review (2011-on)


Fun, energetic and lively; but you have to be in the mood
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Mini Countryman review (2010 - on)


Practical, roomy variant takes the Mini to the max
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Lexus GS Mk 4 review (2012-on)


Lexus’ BMW 5-series rival claims to blend the sporty drive of the German saloon with the comfort and pampering the Japanese car maker wishes to...