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THREE IS NO FUEL FOR BMWTAKE a good look at the pictures of the BMW on these pages. To the untrained eye and even the trained one, it looks like a normal, run of the mill 3-Series, the likes of which you’ll see in every company car park. 
Review: Nissan JukeNISSAN believes it’s the king of the cross-over and it might be right. There’s no questioning the popularity of the half- breed 4x4/hatchback that has caught British car buyers’ imaginations by storm. 
VW Jetta: Coming of age for VW's baby saloonWHAT a difference a door makes. You don’t need a size nine hat to know that British drivers like their hatchbacks. 
 
BMW 5series: Estate of the nationWANT a prestige executive car that’s also an estate? Then sad to say, you don’t have a lot of choice because there are only four brands in this market: Volvo, Audi, Mercedes and BMW. The good news, however, is that BMW has an all-new version of the 5-Series Touring arriving in the UK in September. 
Renault's cool Wind of changeWE'LL start with the obvious. Yes, this funky, cool-looking new two-seater roadster from Renault has just about the most unfunkiest and uncoolest name you could possibly ever imagine. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the new Renault Wind. Refined baby Audi simply oozes styleMOVE over Mini, Fiat 500 and Citroën DS3, there’s about to be another premium supermini in town. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new Audi A1, possibly the biggest sure-thing success since someone at Mothers Pride picked up a knife. Jason Plato: A Lap with a MasterDAILY Express photographer Paul Stewart has been covering Motorsport for a number of years, now he is intending to take his involvement with the sport one stage further... 
Spyder spin is a triumph for PorschePORSCHE preciously guards the Spyder name. First used on a sports roadster in 1953 when it introduced the 550 Spyder, for more than half a century the name has only been used for its most special models. New Touareg beats 4x4 chillBIG 4x4s are back in fashion. After this winter’s big freeze, car buyers realised that the cheap and frugal hatchbacks in vogue might save them money but they weren’t much good in Seat Ibiza wins space raceFOR what on the face of it looks like a pretty odd market niche, estate versions of superminis are becoming increasingly popular. We’ve had load-lugging versions of the Skoda Fabi Bentley's new saloon is the best of BritishTHE recent recession has hit everyone hard so it’s no surprise that a luxury car-maker such as Bentley has suffered, with sales having more than halved between 2007 and 2009. 
Baby Volvo turns headsVOLVO says it wants its facelifted new C30 hatchback to be bolder, more dramatic and expressive. A new look, improved handling and better overall road feel should add up to help the C30 attract more buyers and turn more heads than ever. 
Chic drop-top Mercedes has an air of excitementTHERE is something strangely reassuring about a Mercedes cabriolet. The inherent naughtiness of going topless has been tempered by Germanic efficiency and a liberal dose of conservatism. 
Meriva opens doors on brave new worldVAUXHALL, it seems, is in the family way. 
This hot Seat is a real treatAS LITTLE as 10 years ago most performance car purists would have laughed at the concept of a diesel hot-hatch. Toyota puts on brave new faceTHERE must have been moments during Toyota’s recall debacle when the firm’s executives longed for the days it sold millions of unexciting, dependable cars such as the Corolla. Potholes: Is this the solution to every drivers nightmare?TEENAGE engineering students have come up with a brainwave to solve the pothole problem that's been giving motorists the hump... potholes. 
Lamborghini: New Gallardo hits the light switchLAMBORGHINI has a nickname for this new Gallardo LP570 Superleggera: the Pacemaker. It's an apt description. 
Track Days: How amateur racing drivers are learning the hard and fast wayBRITAIN has high hopes for motor racing glory this year with both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton chasing the Formula 1 crown. 
Room with a view in Fiat's boxy bargainLET'S face facts. The new Fiat Doblo isn’t a car that’s about to be gracing many schoolboys’ bedroom walls. 
Along came an R8 SpyderAUDI calls the new R8 Spyder its most beautiful car yet and there’s certainly no doubting that the supercar has been popular. Honda shows Hybrid's have their fun sideHYBRID cars are shining beacons of eco-consciousness. Motoring transport for hairshirt-wearing, holier-than-thou Hollywood celebs and bandwagon-jumping politicians who put preachy environmental righteousness ahead of driving pleasure, right? Not any more. Evolutionary step forward: The Fiat Punto EvoIN THE car world, the word Evo is normally associated with high performance cars such as the Mitsubishi Lancer, so Fiat has made a brave, if unusual choice to use it for its new facelifted Punto. |
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