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2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS review

2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS review

Published 09 July 2019
By Mat Watson
With its vast cabin, impressive kit list and super-smooth ride, could the Mercedes-Benz GLS really be the S-Class of luxury SUVs?
2019 Toyota GR Supra review

2019 Toyota GR Supra review

It's been 23 years since the Toyota Supra was last on sale in the UK. Thankfully, the wait for this all-new one has without doubt been worth it.
Published 24 May 2019
2019 Suzuki Jimny review by Mat Watson of Carwow for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk verdict, rating, specs, video

2019 Suzuki Jimny review (video)

The Suzuki Jimny could be the coolest car you’ll never buy.
Published 25 September 2018
2018 Volvo V60 video review by Mat Watson for driving.co.uk and carwow

2018 Volvo V60 review (video)

'Volvo’ and ‘estate car’ are synonymous. The boxy shape that implied practicality, alongside Swedish build quality was what made Volvo estates...
Published 12 September 2018
2018 Kia Sorento video review by Mat Watson for carwow and Sunday Times Driving

2018 Kia Sorento review (video)

The 'Sport' in Sport Utility Vehicle is mostly treated as a vaguely risible term, and quite rightly — SUVs are not proper sports cars, after all.
Published 11 September 2018
2018 Volvo XC40 review (video)

2018 Volvo XC40 review (video)

It’s taken Volvo a while to catch up with the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes and deliver its own premium small SUV. but maybe the wait wasn’t...
Published 06 September 2018
2019 Mazda 6 saloon review

2018 Mazda 6 saloon review

Jump back to the 1990s and political types would fight for the attention of what they’d call Mondeo Man — a typical voter in key marginals to...
Published 03 September 2018
2018 Mercedes-Benz C-class saloon and estate car review by carwow for Driving.co.uk

2018 Mercedes-Benz C-class Saloon/Estate review

British motorists can’t get enough of the current Mercedes-Benz C-class, with the executive saloon being a top 10 best seller in the UK.
Published 03 September 2018
2018 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera review (video)

2018 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera review (video)

We recently drove Aston Martin’s DB11 AMR, which came with a list of very impressive numbers. 621bhp was one of them, 0-62mph in 3.7sec was ...
Published 01 August 2018
2018 Ford Focus ST-Line review (video)

2018 Ford Focus review (video)

The Ford Focus has become such a staple of the British car landscape that you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who has never owned, test-driven...
Published 18 July 2018
2018 Lexus ES 300h video review by carwow's Mat Watson for driving.co.uk

2018 Lexus ES 300h review (video)

Lexus has been producing some pretty daring designs recently, and this ES exec saloon, which replaces the GS, is no different.
Published 27 June 2018
2018 Audi Q8 video review

2018 Audi Q8 review

Marmite: one of the great dividers of opinion. And in a close second place is, arguably, the coupé-styled luxury SUV.
Published 25 June 2018
Mat Watson Carwow review of new 2018 Audi A6 sedan saloon car

2018 Audi A6 review (video)

Sometimes, Audi seems to be working on some kind of automotive countdown. Hot on the heels of the new A8, which launched last year, and the A7...
Published 23 May 2018