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Roy Lewis road tests the Peugeot 107 1.0-litre 3-cylinder 5-door Verve

Peugeot 107 1.0-litre 3-cylinder 5-door Verve

8:00am Friday 8th January 2010

AT-A-GLANCE Peugeot 107 1.0-litre 3-cylinder 5-door Verve. Price: £9,495. Top speed: 100mph. 0-62mph: 14.2 seconds. Fuel: 61.3mpg (combined figure). CO 2 emissions (g/km): 106. Verdict: Good to drive, cheap to run, roomy, well built, modern design and a sensible buy.

Roy Lewis road tests the Subaru Forester XS

Subaru Forester XS.

7:00am Saturday 2nd January 2010

SUBARU’S new diesel motor has been a long time coming but the wait has been worth it.

Roy Lewis road tests the Seat Exeo 2.0 TDi CR 143PS Sport

7:00am Thursday 24th December 2009

IF sheer value for money is your main consideration when buying, then few other quality family cars can come close to the new Seat Exeo.

Roy Lewis road tests the Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompresssor 2LOOK 1.8-litre

Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompresssor 2LOOK 1.8-litre

8:00am Friday 18th December 2009

AT-A-GLANCE Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompresssor 2LOOK 1.8-litre 6-speed manual. Price: £31,235 (on the road). Top speed: 147mph. 0-62mph: 7.6 seconds. Fuel: 35.8mpg (combined figure). Emissions C02 (g/km): 188. Verdict: Looks great, superb to drive, excellent blend of performance and economy, beautifully built and possesses the wow factor.

Roy Lewis Road tests the Volve C30 1.6D DRIVe SE

Skoda Octavia Hatch Elegance,

8:00am Saturday 12th December 2009

AT-A-GLANCE Volve C30 1.6D DRIVe SE stop/start 5-speed. Price: £17,745. Top speed: 118mph. 0-60mpg: 10.7 seconds. Fuel: 72.4mpg average. CO 2 emmissions (g/km): 104. Verdict: Great design and build quality, eye-catching looks, superb economy, good to drive, comfortable, tops for safety and technology.

Roy Lewis road tests the Skoda Octavia Hatch Elegance

Skoda Octavia Hatch Elegance 1.4-litre TS1

7:00am Saturday 5th December 2009

SKODA’S award-winning Octavia has earned a reputation for being well built, refined and excellent value for money. But as far as looks go, it has cut a rather restrained dash.

Roy Lewis Road Test on the Nissan Qashqai +2 1.5-litre diesel

Roy Lewis Road Test on the Nissan Qashqai +2 1.5-litre diesel

8:00am Thursday 26th November 2009

NISSAN takes practicality very seriously. The SUV-like Qashqai is designed to be user-friendly and good to live with, yet it also has attractive styling and houses a useful choice of strong and frugal diesel and petrol motors.

Roy Lewis road tests the BMW 525d Touring

BMW 525d Touring

7:00am Saturday 21st November 2009

GERMAN cars keep moving the game on – the engines are more refined than ever, they are more distinctive to look at, beautifully built and superb to drive.

Roy Lewis road tests the Mitsubishi Lancer sportback 2.0 Di-D GS3 6-speed

Mitsubishi Lancer sportback 2.0 Di-D GS3 6-speed

7:00am Saturday 14th November 2009

DRIVING Mitsubishi’s Lancer makes you feel rather special because it is a sporty number with a shapely body, good driving dynamics and shares ties with its rally car sibling, the Evo.

Roy Lewis road tests the Mazda2 1.6-litre diesel

Roy Lewis road tests the Mazda2 1.6-litre diesel Sport

7:00am Saturday 7th November 2009

MAZDA’S superminis have had a number of revamps to appeal to the buying public.



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