The Fiat 500C, the retro supermini goes topless Fiat’s re-interpretation of its iconic 1960s 500 model met huge acclaim when it launched in 2007, with the convertible joining the range in 2009. Both have enjoyed continued success, with Fiat celebrating 1 million …
Sue Baker’s Review of the Lexus GS450h
By most standards the GS450h is a very luxurious car. This is the fourth generation of Lexus’s luxury sports saloon, and it pioneers the company’s design style and ‘spindle front’ look. The test car, stunning in Arctic White, has a chiselled muscularity that makes it a very impressive beast…
Drive Launch Review of the Ford Fiesta ST
Just returned from the launch of the sports version of the Ford Fiesta the UK’s best selling small car. The new Ford Fiesta ST a hot car, hotter than the Focus ST?, keep looking in the mirror for the new fastest Fiesta ever…
Review of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Winding tightly around the precipitous mountainside, it strings together a necklace of fast curves and tight bends. This is where Mercedes chose to showcase its new E-Class, and in particular the upper-crust, high performance range-topping E63 AMG…
The best car in the world the Range Rover Vogue
Every now and again I get asked what I think the best car in the world is? And, usually, I’ll respond with the suggestion that there’s no better car than a Range Rover…
Drive Review of the Vauxhall Astra VXR
Second generation VXR now promises poise to match the power. In 2004 VXR replaced GSi as the badge that high performance Vauxhalls wore. Since then VXR models have been associated with extrovert looks, plenty of power, but also a tendency to be a bit unruly with it: the bad boy division of Vauxhall if you like…