Volkswagen Golf GTI
Volkswagen Golf GTI
There are some boxes that you definitely don't want to tick. For example, those that result in your details going to third-party call centres generall…
Citroën C4 VTS
Citroën C4 VTS
Passenger gets in, pulls door closed, door bounces open again. Passenger repeats the process several times. Seat belt caught? No. Coat caught? No. All…
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Mustang GT
Petrol. Always a big issue with the Mustang, but not, as you might imagine, because it guzzles a gallon every 15 miles or so. The problem is getting f…
Ferrari 550
Ferrari 550
It's not a good feeling sitting in a Ferrari that's just died in the middle of a crowded roundabout, especially when you know that the bill for any re…
Hyundai Coupe V6
Hyundai Coupe V6
It took a good 1500 miles for the Coupe to fully loosen up. The engine felt quite breathless to begin with, seeming to struggle to deliver its promise…
Ferrari 550
Ferrari 550
By the time you read this it'll be a year since the big Fiat rolled up outside Evo Towers. In 12 months I've clocked up 20,000 miles - and I've got a …
Vauxhall Vectra VXR review - when torque steer is the new black
Vauxhall Vectra VXR review - when torque steer is the new black
'Wild child' VXR formula applied to repmobile
Alfa Romeo Brera
Alfa Romeo Brera
It's another Alfa rebirth, only this time it may actually be for real
Porsche 911 Carrera 2
Porsche 911 Carrera 2
The Porsche 911. Some of you will probably own one of these. Lucky sods. A few more of you will have driven one at some point. But I'm willing to bet …
Marcos GT2 v TVR Sagaris: Brawn Enemies
Marcos GT2 v TVR Sagaris: Brawn Enemies
Marcos's lusty GT2 storms into the coupe market, and suddenly there's a fresh and exciting alternative to the TVR Sagaris. Let battle commence...
Saab 9-5 review - peak Saab, both the good and the bad
Saab 9-5 review - peak Saab, both the good and the bad
Will the Swede ever be as good as the Germans?
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK (2005) review
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK (2005) review
New MY06 hawk-eye WRX STI Type-UK gets new look and extra mechanical enhancements
Ford Mustang GT
Ford Mustang GT
The Stang is back from the paintshop, having had the additional and unwanted key-applied side-stripe resprayed. A £500 excess on our insurance policy …
Porsche 911 Carrera 2
Porsche 911 Carrera 2
It took less than 10 minutes for my opinion of Porsche 911s to change forever. As a teenager who devoured as many car magazines as possible, the inevi…
Lotus Exige S2
Lotus Exige S2
The Exige's first birthday party has put something of a dent in the Meaden finances, thanks to insurance, road tax, servicing and new tyres all being …
Volkswagen Golf GTI
Volkswagen Golf GTI
It was well and truly autumnal on my first evening with OY55 GOX; dark early, the courtyard outside the office lashed with wind and rain. I blipped th…
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 6.0
The last evoactive trackday of the year, at Brands in late September, was set to be a super-sliding smokefest. I had cunningly contrived to have a set…
Subaru Impreza WRX (2006) review
Subaru Impreza WRX (2006) review
A broader torque spread gives the 2007 'hawk-eye' Impreza WRX more poke where it needs it
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
Jaguar S-type 4.2 V8 R
Last month's report, you may recall, ended on something of a cliff-hanger. The Jag had developed a number of intermittent faults, starting with the ce…
Caterham R300
Caterham R300
Standing on the hard shoulder of the M25, looking at the white rump of the Caterham parked 50 yards up the road, it's rather a sad ending to our time …
Alpina B5 v Cadillac CTS-V v Maserati Quattroporte: World Class
Alpina B5 v Cadillac CTS-V v Maserati Quattroporte: World Class
Don't fancy an M5? Well, worry not, because Maserati, Alpina and Cadillac make sparkling alternatives