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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
2016 Nissan GT-R review by Will Dron for The Sunday Times

First Drive review: 2016 Nissan GT-R

How hard would it be to mess up the Nissan GT-R? In most experts’ books, it’s been pretty much the ultimate super saloon money can buy.
Published 27 May 2016
2016 Ford Edge review by Giles Smith for Sunday Times

First Drive review: 2016 Ford Edge

What’s edgy about the Ford Edge? In some ways, "Ford Throwback" would be more like it. This is a European version of a car that Americans have...
Published 20 May 2016
2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S review

First Drive review: 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

A four-wheel-drive Porsche? That would be the big, plug-ugly and somehow enraging Cayenne SUV, right? Well, yes, sometimes it would be — but not...
Published 19 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
2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn review by Giles Smith for Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn

Those Rolls-Royce people: they spoil us, they really do. I’m on a sun-dappled West Sussex road in the company’s latest “motor car”...
Published 09 May 2016
First Drive review: 2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

First Drive review: 2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

Lotus has been hammering us over the head of late with its mantra of "Simplify, then add lightness".
Published 06 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
2017 Honda NSX review by Charlie Turner for Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Honda NSX

In many ways it would be wrong to compare the Honda NSX to a Porsche 911 Turbo, Audi R8 or McLaren 570S, although those are its natural rivals...
Published 25 April 2016
2016 BMW M2 review by Giles Smith of The Sunday Times

First Drive review: 2016 BMW M2

Driving, as we know, is an endangered craft. Automation is on the way and the motor industry is now using the best part of its considerable ingenuity...
Published 21 April 2016
Review of the 2016 Alpina D3 Touring by Giles Smith of The Sunday Times

First Drive review: 2016 Alpina D3 Touring

Every year 1,700 cars leave the BMW factory in Munich in a state that most people, including everyone at BMW, would happily regard as finished. However...
Published 18 April 2016
2016 Mercedes-Benz S-class cabriolet review y John Evans for Sunday Times Driving

First Drive review: 2016 Mercedes-Benz S-class cabriolet

Abigail, the first British storm to be given a name by the Met Office, hit our shores last November. It was still only March when her 10th stormy...
Published 14 April 2016