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Extended Test: 2019 Volvo V60 T5 Inscription

Published 22 May 2019
By James Mills
James Mills is putting the new Volvo V60 through its paces in a long-term test. Can it match SUVs for practicality, and is petrol the best fuel?

2019 Volvo V60 Cross Country review

Is the chunky-looking Volvo V60 Cross Country a niche too far, or the perfect half-way house between a estate car and a premium SUV?
Published 25 February 2019
2018 Volvo V60 video review by Mat Watson for driving.co.uk and carwow

2018 Volvo V60 review (video)

'Volvo’ and ‘estate car’ are synonymous. The boxy shape that implied practicality, alongside Swedish build quality was what made Volvo estates...
Published 12 September 2018
2018 Mercedes-Benz C-class saloon and estate car review by carwow for Driving.co.uk

2018 Mercedes-Benz C-class Saloon/Estate review

British motorists can’t get enough of the current Mercedes-Benz C-class, with the executive saloon being a top 10 best seller in the UK.
Published 03 September 2018

Prince Harry's Audi RS6 Avant up for sale

It appears even royalty are fans of fast estates, as an Audi RS6 Avant formerly owned by Prince Harry has appeared on the used car market.
Published 02 August 2018
2018 Audi RS 4 Avant review by Jeremy Clarkson for Sunday Times Driving

The Jeremy Clarkson Review: 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant

In the early 1990s on a television show watched each week by millions of people I tested the Ford Escort and said it was a joyless example of...
Published 12 June 2018
New 2018 Volvo V60 estate review by carwow for Sunday Times Driving

2018 Volvo V60 review

There can't be many car manufacturers who’ve gone through as much of a revolution in the last few years as Volvo. Once a maker of what were...
Published 31 May 2018
First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

First Drive Review: 2018 Audi RS4

Picture an estate agent mid mid-life crisis. We shall call him Giles, for that is his name. He used to commute to London by Porsche 911, because
Published 13 December 2017
Jeremy Clarkson review of the 2017 Seat Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive 2.0 TSI 300PS

The Clarkson Review: Seat Leon ST Cupra 300 4Drive

What springs to mind when you think of Spain? Well, for me, it’s the excellent medical care when you have pneumonia, but for everyone else...
Published 26 September 2017
Volvo V90 Cross Country review (2017-on)

Volvo V90 Cross Country review (2017 on)

Volvo knows that not all drivers in need of a large family car want a big, bulky SUV. For the past 20 years, it has sold a large, four-wheel...
Published 25 September 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2017 BMW 5‑series (530d xDrive) Touring

The Clarkson Review: BMW 530d Touring

For many years I have argued that, all things considered, the BMW 530d estate is the best car in the world. It’s fast, handsome, astoundingly...
Published 21 August 2017
The Clarkson Review: 2017 Volvo V90 estate

The Clarkson Review: 2017 Volvo V90 estate

According to my television colleague James May, buying a Volvo is like going to the dentist’s. It’s something you have to do one day, so...
Published 27 February 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