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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet 2016 review by The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolet

With the car's engine parts, exhaust and brakes still clicking with heat exhaustion but a pulse rate that's decidedly ice-cool, you may wonder...
Published 27 July 2016
First Drive review: 2016 Renault Clio 1.5 dCi 110 and 1.2 TCe 120

2016 Renault Clio review

It is a picture postcard scene from France. The sun is rising over the rolling wine estates of Bordeaux. Farmers are tending their vines. Queues are...
Published 15 July 2016
Hyundai Ioniq hybrid first drive review by The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: Hyundai Ioniq hybrid

If you can hear a faint whining and whistling in the background, don’t start Googling tinnitus and resist the urge to waggle your fingers in your...
Published 05 July 2016
Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI Sport and 1.6 TDI SE review (2016 on)

Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI Sport and 1.6 TDI SE review (2016

The dust is still swirling from the Brexit fallout and observers and voters alike are doing their best to peer through the haze and work out what...
Published 29 June 2016
First Drive review: Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2

First Drive review: Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2

Few sports cars have divided opinion quite like the Lamborghini Huracán. Take the styling. Some say it looks a million dollars, others, like Jeremy...
Published 28 June 2016
2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio review by James Mills for The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

The saying goes that you can’t call yourself a true car enthusiast unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo. That being the case, it’s high time countless...
Published 31 May 2016
First Drive review of the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia, by The Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia

Considering how many mediocre cars Alfa Romeo has turned out during the more recent chapters of its 106-year history ...
Published 13 May 2016
Complete review of the 2016 Audi SQ7 seven-seat SUV

First Drive review: 2016 Audi SQ7

Like leaving a jewel thief in charge of a safe deposit vault, putting the dog in charge of your roast dinner while you pop to the loo or browsing...
Published 04 May 2016
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUV review

Once upon a time, the RAV4 was a bit of a rebel. With its surfer-dude vibe and fun-to-drive attitude, it shook off Toyota’s grey cardigan image
Published 25 March 2016
2016 Skoda Superb SE L 2.0 TSI 280PS 4x4 review

2016 Skoda Superb SE L 2.0 TSI 280PS 4x4 review

Over the years, the police and drivers have played a game of cat and mouse, with the boys in blue taking to unmarked patrol cars and drivers slowly...
Published 18 March 2016
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2016 Volkswagen Touran review

The Volkswagen Touran is a little like a McLaren pushchair. You know what you’ll get, it’s had years of refinement, works well and won’t break...
Published 29 January 2016
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2015 Nissan Juke Nismo RS review

Since 2010, the Nissan Juke has dutifully performed its role of livening up the school run for mums and dads who find a hatchback, estate car or MPV...
Published 07 January 2016