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WHEN the world's best selling car gets a significant makeover, you have to take a serious look at the Toyota Corolla.Launched in 1966, the...
IT'S the small SUV that belies its label of compact crossover and which also happens to be one of the best value family models on the new...
WHAT can be said about VW's iconic Golf? Quite a lot, actually.It has been around since 1974 and has achieved runaway success, enduring for...
TWENTY-nine years ago the first Audi A3 established the premium compact class and today the fourth generation sets a high standard which...
WHEN it comes to choosing a new car it's always nice to opt for a premium product but often the price can be off putting.In the case of DS,...
FOR many, smart conjures up the image of the quirky, slightly boxy two-seater Fortwo, very much a Marmite type of car for many.However, the...
THE fourth generation Suzuki Swift is already a landmark model, just months after its introduction.While it builds on the success of...
FASHION in cars changes almost as quickly as the hem length of skirts.And, let's face it, small hatchbacks aren't currently the flavour of...
MANY of the world's most celebrated car brands can claim a genuine affinity with Monaco, and its best-known district Monte Carlo.Ferrari,...
OF the legacy car-makers, Volkswagen has developed a very wide and strong range of new generation electric models.It has been working on...
IN these times of hybridisation and high tech, there's something reassuring about an unpretentious and straightforward family car with...
IF you thought MG would never make a ‘fun' car again - let alone an electric one - you've not tried out the multi-award-winning MG4.The...
I HAVE said this before when writing about the Mazda2, but it doesn't hurt to repeat it.I have had a soft spot for the little car since the...
A LOT of coverage has been given to Wales' default 20mph urban speed limit, but I'll let you into a little secret, you can do 100 in a...
WHEN it comes to seriously smart thinking in a small car package the Honda Jazz has set the bar pretty much since its UK arrival more than...
PURE electric cars, hybrids and PHEVs are stealing most of the headlines. Understandably, this is the future and there's an appropriate...
THE UK's electric car revolution is becoming a bloody affair.From initially resisting the new technology on cost grounds including writing...
AFFORDABLE these days means around the £20,000 mark, so with Hyndai's recent newcomer, the Bayon, you are not looking in the bargain...
WHAT can you say about a latter-day icon like the MINI Cooper S? Well, quite a lot actually.Now in its third incarnation, and still just as...
INTRODUCED in 2007, the Nissan Qashqai was unique - the first ever hatchback/SUV ‘crossover'. It created a sector in its own right and...
FOR some car buyers it's more about image than actual performance motoring.If it looks sporty, is well equipped and performs well it...
SKODA has been making very good cars for more than two decades now so it's remarkable that some potential buyers still display ‘badge...
IT'S been with us for more than half a century and the trusty Honda Civic is now in its eleventh incarnation.But we aren't seeing as many...
A NEW crossover SUV designed specifically for Europe, the Hyundai Bayon is the smallest member of the brand's expanding SUV family but that...