Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
It’s hard not to be impressed by just how different this car is compared with what’s gone before
First Drive

Aston Martin V8 Vantage S

Vantage S now has the pace to match its grace, and becomes Aston’s best car in the process

7 March 2011
Aston Martin V8 Vantage S
Lexus CT 200h SE-L
CT200h is the world’s first luxury compact hatchback hybrid
First Drive

Lexus CT 200h SE-L

Compact Lexus hybrid has impressive kit, quality and mechanical refinement, but poor performance and ride disappoint.

7 March 2011
Lexus CT 200h SE-L
Audi A8 3.0 TDI quattro L
This is the first time we’ve tried the long wheelbase version which is just hitting UK showrooms
First Drive

Audi A8 3.0 TDI quattro L

This is both the bodystyle and engine to go for if you’re tempted by an A8.

7 March 2011
Audi A8 3.0 TDI quattro L
Volvo XC90 2.4 D5
This car has been given a the mildest of late-life refreshes for 2011
First Drive

Volvo XC90 2.4 D5

Engine and styling refresh achieves little in updating an ageing SUV that’s practical, but at the same time noisy and crude.

4 March 2011
Volvo XC90 2.4 D5
Skoda Fabia Greenline II
Fabia gets stop-start as standard, plus aerodynamic tweaks and an energy-saving alternator
First Drive

Skoda Fabia Greenline II

Practical and well-priced, but the 1.6 TDI is a similarly priced and more usable option

2 March 2011
Skoda Fabia Greenline II
First Drive

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS UK first drive

Cracking 911 with elements of GT3 and Carrera 2S about it

28 February 2011
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS UK first drive
Volkswagen Eos 2.0 TDI DSG
Updated car gets active cornering lights, a more expensively finished cabin with an extra chrome
First Drive

Volkswagen Eos 2.0 TDI DSG

VW’s folding tin-top remains an exemplar of quality and refinement amongst its peers. Pricey, but worth it.

27 February 2011
Volkswagen Eos 2.0 TDI DSG
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe
It’s a fine looking car that drives well if without much in the way of driver involvement
First Drive

Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe

Take the C30 at its actual monetary value and it’s harder to make a more convincing case

27 February 2011
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe
First Drive

Vauxhall VXR8 GTS

As entertaining as ever, but not significantly better than the £35k VXR8 of four years ago

26 February 2011
Vauxhall VXR8 GTS
First Drive

Mercedes-Benz C 250 CDI

Mid-life changes lift the appearance and overall appeal of the three-year-old C-class

24 February 2011
Mercedes-Benz C 250 CDI
First Drive

Mercedes-Benz SLK 250

Third-generation SLK’S abilities broadened but at the expense of inherent sportiness

22 February 2011
Mercedes-Benz SLK 250
First Drive

Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale first drive

This is the first Maserati GranTurismo that you might actually think of taking on a track day

22 February 2011
Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale first drive

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