First drives

First Drive

Porsche Boxster 2.7 first drive

Minor alterations - mainly a tweaked engine - keep the Boxster ahead of the rest.

12 January 2007

Porsche Boxster 2.7 first drive

First Drive

Nissan Qashqai 2.0 Tekna first drive

A good enough family hatch, but not the convention-shifting car it's sold as.

10 January 2007

Nissan Qashqai 2.0 Tekna first drive

TDV8 instantly becomes the best Range Rover

First Drive

Range Rover TDV8 2007 first drive

Superb new diesel massively improves Range Rover’s desirability and practicality.

8 January 2007

Range Rover TDV8 2007 first drive

First Drive

VW Touran 2.0 TDI first drive

Useful detail changes to a decent package. Otherwise as you were

4 January 2007

VW Touran 2.0 TDI first drive

First Drive

Audi A4 2.0 TDI 170 first drive

This is a comfortable high-mileage car and it now has a responsive, powerful four-pot diesel

2 January 2007

Audi A4 2.0 TDI 170 first drive

At under £10,000, Panda's a steal

First Drive

Fiat Panda 100HP first drive

Welcome to fun like it used to be - simple pleasure that doesn't come from masses of power. And you don't need masses of cash to buy one, either - the 100HP is under £10k.

30 December 2006

Fiat Panda 100HP first drive

First Drive

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Sportshift first drive

A welcome addition to the range - provided that Aston gets the shift software spot-on before full production.

21 December 2006

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Sportshift first drive

First Drive

Skoda Superb 2.5 V6 TDI first drive

Superb value for money, though we'd go for the 1.9 or 2.0 diesel engines over the 2.5 V6, which isn't significantly smoother.

20 December 2006

Skoda Superb 2.5 V6 TDI first drive

First Drive

Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 Di-D Elegance first drive

Still impressive off road but, despite Mitsubishi's best efforts at updating it, the Shogun's too rough around the edges to recommend

19 December 2006

Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 Di-D Elegance first drive

First Drive

Volkswagen Eos 3.2 V6 FSI Sport DSG first drive

As pleasant to drive as any Eos in the range, but we'd save £5k and stick with the 2.0-litre turbo

18 December 2006

Volkswagen Eos 3.2 V6 FSI Sport DSG first drive

First Drive

Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 Di-D Equippe first drive

Mitsubishi's soft-roader takes a big leap forward in both material quality and specification but, although it's decent enough dynamically, it needs a better diesel engine

15 December 2006

Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 Di-D Equippe first drive