Review: Toyota Yaris TR 1.33 5dr

WITH the two millionth car rolling off the production line in France a few weeks ago and already being Toyota’s biggest selling vehicle in Europe the Yaris has clearly been doing something right since it first hit the road in 2001.Read

Road-test: Volkswagen Touran SE 1.6 TDI

LONG journeys with kids are often a bit of a trial so it was with some trepidation that I set out from the West Midlands to visit relatives in deepest rural Essex. Read

Road Test: Kia Picanto ‘2’ 1.25 Ecodynamics 5dr

A FEW years ago downsizing was a concept familiar only to the older generation – people who, with no children left at home and less need for swathes of space, were selling off their large family homes and moving to smaller, more manageable ones.Read

Road Test: Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian Auto

Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian AutoRead

Road Test: Peugeot RCZ GT THP 200

PEUGEOT has a long history of tagging its models numerically – 207, 308, etc. Read

Road Test: Peugeot 207 3dr Oxygo+

IF you think, like me, that the government squeezes way too much money out of our already empty household coffers then the idea of not having to cough up for the privilege of driving on our crumbling roads year on year is surely one that appeals.Read

Road test: Suzuki Swift DDiS

THE main reason, and for many perhaps the only one, for buying a small car is to keep motoring costs as low as possible. Read

Road test: Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS SZ5

DRIVING along behind a Suzuki Vitara had become quite an entertaining pastime since it first hit the roads in 1988. Read

Road Test: MG6 Magnette Sports Saloon TSE

MG6 Magnette Sports Saloon TSERead

Road Test: Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX IN making this car available it has to be assumed that the marketing men at Vauxhall have identified a new niche in the market – for cars that look as if they go very fast but which actually don’t. more

Road Test: Vauxhall Astra SRi ecoFLEX 2.0 CDTi

Vauxhall Astra SRi ecoFLEX 2.0 CDTiRead

Road Test: Mazda 3 1.6 TS2

IN the hugely competitive family hatchback market, where it is increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd, there is definitely something to be said for doing the simple things really well.Read

Road Test: Renault Twingo Gordini TO BLOKES of a certain vintage trips to the seaside amusement park in our teenage years used to mean just one thing – go karts.more

Road Test: Lexus CT200h SE-I Hybrid

Enlisting the services of international pop princess Kylie Minogue certainly ensured plenty of attention when the Lexus CT200h hit the roads this year.Read

Road test: VW Passat 1.6 TDI S Blue MotionTech IF you haven’t seen the current VW Passat TV advert featuring a diddy Darth Vader then you are probably living on some remote planet out of range of even the Millennium Falcon.more

Road Test: Peugeot 308 HDi 92 ‘Envy’

Peugeot ‘Envy’ rangeRead

Road Test: Mitsubishi Colt ClearTec

OPINIONS still vary widely about the best long-term options for greener and cheaper motoring, but one thing is for sure – the debate is becoming increasingly important as unrest in the Middle East sends fuel costs soaring to record levels.Read

Road-Test: Suzuki SX4 SZ4

THERE is always one kid in the playground who, despite his diminutive size, you just would not mess with.Read

Road Test: Honda CR-7

LIKE most other motorists I have had my fair share of bad days on the road, visits to the bodyshop prompted by various crashes and bashes, numerous mechanical implosions and even one or two complete write-offs.Read

Road Test: Alfa Romeo Giulietta IN the pigeonhole-obsessed world of motoring marketing men the hot hatchback category can be sub-divided even further into two broad areas.more