The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Bentley Mulsanne Speed (2015)


Even royalty might find it hard to resist taking the wheel of a fully kitted-out luxury saloon with breathtaking acceleration. Just be careful in...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016)


The moment you’re handed the keys to the V10-powered 2016 R8, there’s only one question that comes into your head: will it be better than the...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Skoda Superb Estate (2016)


If there was ever a car that didn't really need any more space, it is the Skoda Superb...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The Clarkson review: Fiat 500X Cross (2015)


I think I wouldn’t enjoy working in marketing very much because when you go home after a hard day’s thinking, you have absolutely...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Mercedes-Benz GLE (2015)


Mercedes’ revamped and renamed school-run monster is packed with driver ‘assists’, including one that apparently predicts crosswinds
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: Porsche Boxster Spyder (2016)...


The original 1950s Porsche 550 Spyder was the car you could buy on a Saturday, race on a Sunday and drive home on a Monday
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Bentley Continental GT V8 S Convertible review (2015)


Drivers hoping to make an impression and soak up some summer rays at the wheel of one of the grandest convertibles on the road need to pay more attention...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The Clarkson review: Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS (2015)


Anyone who buys anything for practical reasons is almost certainly a bore with a cardigan...
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: BMW X5 xDrive40e (2015)


BMW's large but refined new plug-in hybrid SUV is certain to be seen but not heard when it flies past you.
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Range Rover LWB Hybrid review (2015)


The Range Rover is not a car noted for its environmental credentials. You may remember that ten years ago, Greenpeace branded the forecourts
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

First Drive review: SsangYong Tivoli (2015)


It’s true cars have improved a lot, but a cheap Korean crossover? Well, Giles Smith is pushed to find a thing wrong with this one
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The Clarkson review: Range Rover Sport SVR (2015)


As my parents dropped me off at boarding school my dad reached into his pocket and presented me with a small box