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Motoring review: Vauxhall Cascada SE 1.4 Turbo

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: £23,995

Motoring review: Vauxhall Cascada SE 1.4 Turbo

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: £23,995
Engine capacity: 1.4-litre turbo diesel
Power Output (PS @ rpm): 140 @ 6000
Top Speed (mph): 129
0-60 mph (seconds): 10.2
Fuel economy (mpg): 44.8
CO2 emissions (g/km): 148

Motoring review: Toyota Verso Excel

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:11:54 GMT

Price: £23,445

Engine capacity: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder diesel

Power Output (BHP @ rpm): 125 @ 3,600

Top Speed (mph): 115

0-60 mph (seconds): 11.3

Fuel economy (mpg): 53.3

CO2 emissions (g/km): 129

Motoring review: Mercedes Citan 109 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Price: from £13,095
Engine capacity: 1.4 litre diesel
Power output (PS @ rpm): 90 @ 4,000
Max torque (Nm @ rpm): 200 @ 1,750-3,000
Top speed (mph): 93
Fuel economy (mpg): 65.7
CO2 emissions (g/km): 112

Motoring review: Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Sport

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: £22,705 (range starts at £19,825)
Engine capacity: 2.0-litre turbo diesel
Power output (PS @ rpm): 150 @ 3,500-4,000
Top speed (mph): 134
0-62 mph (seconds): 8.7
Fuel economy (mpg): 67.3
CO2 emissions (g/km): 108

Motoring review: Jaguar XF Sportbrake Portfolio 3.0 DS

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Price: £51,505 (range starts at £31,940)
Engine: 2,993cc, V6 cylinders, 24 valves, twin-sequential-turbo diesel, 275bhp
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic gearbox, rear-wheel drive
Performance: 155mph, 0-60 in 6.1 seconds, 46.3mpg, CO2 163g/km

Motoring review: Ford Kuga Titanium AWD

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:15:28 GMT

Price: £25,800

Engine capacity: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder turbo diesel

Power Output (bhp @ rpm): 161 @ 3,750

Top Speed (mph): 123

0-60 mph (seconds): 9.9

Fuel economy (mpg): 47.9

CO2 emissions (g/km): 154

Motoring review: Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Price: £43,775 (after £5,000 government Plug-In car grant)
Engine capacity: 2.4l turbo diesel, plus electric motor
Power output (bhp @ rpm): 212 @ 4,000, plus 69bhp electric
Top speed (mph): 143
0-60mph (seconds): 5.8
Fuel economy (mpg): 155.2
CO2 emissions (g/km): 48

Motoring review: Citroën DS3 Cabrio DSport THP 155

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Price: £19,600 (range from £15,000)
Engine: 1,598cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, turbo, 156bhp
Transmission: Six-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive
Performance: 132mph, 0-62 in 8.2sec, 47.9mpg, CO2 137g/km

Motoring review: First drive - Jaguar F-Type S

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:24:38 GMT

Price: From £67,520 (F-Type range from £58,520)

Engine capacity: 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol

Power output (PS @ rpm): 380 @ 6,500

Top speed (mph): 171

0-60 (mph): 4.6 seconds

Fuel economy (mpg): 31.0

CO2 emissions (g/km): 213

Motoring review: Honda CR-V

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:52:22 GMT

Price: £26,105 (SE 4WD)

Engine capacity: 2.2-litre i-DTEC diesel

Power Output (bhp @ rpm): 148 @4,000

Top Speed (mph): 118

0-60 mph (seconds): 9.7

Fuel economy (mpg): 57.7

CO2 emissions (g/km): 173

Motoring review: Fiat Panda 4x4 TwinAir

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Price: £13,950
Engine capacity: 875cc 2-cylinder turbo TwinAir
Power output (bhp @ rpm): 83 @ 5,500
Top speed (mph): 103
0-62 mph (seconds): 12.1
Fuel economy (mpg): 57.7
CO2 emissions (g/km): 114

Motoring review: Nissan Juke Nismo really puts the 'S' in this SUV

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Price: From £19,995
Engine: 1,618cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, turbo, 200bhp at 6,000rpm
Transmission: Six-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive (4x4 with continuously variable transmission auto optional
Performance: 134mph, 0-62 in 7.8sec, 40.9mpg, CO2 159g/km

Mini Countryman JCW - i Drive

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:00:26 GMT

Price: £28,5950
Engine capacity: 1.6-litre petrol
Power Output (bhp@rpm): 218 @ 6,000
Top Speed (mph): 140
0-62 mph (seconds): 7
Fuel economy (mpg): 38.2
CO2 emissions (g/km): 172

Wheels of fortune: Jaguar updates its iconic E-Type with the launch of the F-Type sports car

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As a young boy, Ian Callum remembers sitting in a neighbour's Bentley Silver Cloud and staring in amazement at the simplicity and beauty of its huge Connolly-leather door panels.

Wheels of fortune: Jaguar has updated its iconic E-Type with the launch of the F-Type sports car

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As a young boy, Ian Callum remembers sitting in a neighbour's Bentley Silver Cloud and staring in amazement at the simplicity and beauty of its huge Connolly-leather door panels.

Motoring review: Kia Sorento

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:00 GMT

Price: from £26,495
Engine capacity: 2.2-litre diesel
Power output (PS @ rpm): 194 @ 3,800
Max torque (Nm @ rpm): 422 @ 1,800-2,500
Top speed (mph): 118
0-60 mph (seconds): 9.5
Fuel economy (mpg): 47.9
CO2 emissions (g/km): 155

Motoring review: Is this Peugeot RCZ a premium product? Possibly

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Price: from £23,995

Motoring review: Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Price: From £18,040 (range spans £15,990-£23,240)
Engine: 1,598cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, 105bhp
Transmission: Five-speed gearbox, front-wheel drive (double-clutch auto optional)
Performance: 121mph, 0-62 in 10.8sec, 74.3mpg, CO2 99g/km

Motoring review: Bentley Continental GT Speed is faster than your average Beluga whale

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Price: £151,000
Engine capacity: 6.0-litre, twin turbo-charged W12
Power Output (BHP @ rpm): 616 @ 6,000
Top Speed (mph): 205
0-60 mph (seconds): 4
Fuel economy (mph): 19.5
CO2 emissions (g/km): 338

Motoring review: Ford B-Max

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:15:00 GMT

Price: from £12,995 (£18,195 as tested)
Engine capacity: 1.0-litre Ecoboost
Power Output (PS @ rpm): 120 @ 6,000
Top Speed (mph): 117
0-60 mph (seconds): 11.2
CO2 emissions (g/km): 114

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Price: £87,959
Engine: 3,800cc, flat-six cylinders, 24 valves, 400bhp
Transmission: Seven-speed gearbox, four-wheel drive
Performance: 189mph, 0-62 in 4.5sec, 29.7mpg, CO2 224g/km

Skoda Rapid

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:44 GMT

Price: from £12,900 (£17,850 as tested)

Model tested: 1.6-litre TDI Elegance

Power Output (bhp@rpm):104 @ 4,400

Top Speed (mph): 118 0-60 mph (seconds): 10.4

Fuel economy (mpg): 64.2

CO2 emissions (g/km): 114

VW Golf 1.4-litre TSI ACT

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMT

Price: £22,960
Engine capacity: 1.4-litre four cylinder petrol
Power Output (PS @ rpm): 140 @ 4,500-6,000
Top Speed (mph): 131
0-60 mph (seconds): 8.4
Fuel economy (mpg): 58.9
CO2 emissions (g/km): 112

Motoring review: Renault Twizy

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Price: from £6,690
Battery: 6.1kWh lithium-ion
Top speed (mph): 50
0-28mph (seconds): 6.1
Charge time (hours): 3.5
Range (miles): 62