First drive: Volkswagen...
Filed under: First Drive It seems that Volkswagen is slightly embarrassed about its big Jetta small Phaeton, the Passat . The VW we’re driving here used to be called the Passat CC. Now, however, it’s just CC, and so no longer burdened by a name more associated with long, dull...
Audi A1 Sportback: Firs...
Filed under: First Drive Like Audi’s premium supermini the A1? Well you are not alone as over 18,500 found homes in the UK last year and Britain is the biggest export market. However, if you liked the A1′s style but were put off by the three-door practicality, Audi might have...
Kia Introduces Ray EV, ...
Although Kia calls the Ray EV its first production EV, the car won’t be commercially available. Instead, the company will build 2500 of the electric boxes and distribute them to Korean government fleets. While we’ll probably never see one here, the Ray EV is a precursor to an...
Tesla Model S to Cost $...
Tesla has released full pricing information for the 2012 Model S sedan, and as we’ve previously reported , it will start at $57,400, or $49,900 after a $7500 federal tax credit. (All of the prices Tesla quotes are after the tax credit, but since buyers will be paying—or making...
2013 Chevrolet Malibu E...
Chevy’s mid-size Malibu is all-new for 2013, joining the Buick Regal on the global Epsilon II platform. Loyal readers of Car and Driver may remember that our John Phillips briefly drove and generally liked a 2013 Malibu prototype earlier this year. We recently traveled to Texas to see...
2013 Scion FR-S First D...
The U.S.-market sister ship to the Subaru BRZ , the Scion FR-S will go on sale this spring. It is an unusual car for parent company Toyota, or at least the Toyota of late. Before the creation of the FR-S, Akio Toyoda (president of Toyota, and grandson of the company’s founder) asked...
Audi A4/S4: First drive...
Filed under: First Drive The A5 was face-lifted recently and now it’s the turn of Audi ‘s best-selling A4 to get a new look and like its coupe range, the latest A4′s emphasis is on efficiency. Key in making the A4/S4 more economical is the introduction of new engines...
Megane Renaultsport 265...
Filed under: First Drive The new Megane Renaultsport 265 Trophy promises to offer a lot as Renault ‘s flagship hot hatch. With limited numbers (only 50 Trophy editions available in the UK) and a record time for the Nurburgring, is it worth the extra cash? I went to Leicestershire...
Ford Focus Zetec S: Fir...
Filed under: First Drive With the standard Focus hatch on sale for a couple of months and the sportiest 253bhp ST due in 2012, Ford are whetting performance hot hatch buyers appetites with the introduction of warm Zetec S versions. Developed exclusively for the UK market, do these new...