2011 Fiat Panda 1.2 Mylife (I)
Since a group of motoring journalists from across Europe got together in 1964 to declare the first "Car of the Year" (it was the Austin 1800, by the w...
2011 Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 Momentum (D)
In no way could my father be described as a car enthusiast. To him, the car is simply a convenient means of getting from A to B, and being the "down t...
2011 Kia Rio 2 1.4i Hatch (GB)
sMuch has been written about the transformation achieved by the Korean motor manufacturers, who have gone from producing some distinctly unimpressive ...
2011 MINI Cooper Convertible (E)
Over 2 million "new" MINIs have been sold since the first models appeared in the autumn of 2001. By any standards, that is an impressive tally, and th...
2011 Toyota Auris HSD T4 (GB)
The last few years have seen research and innovation on an almost unprecedented scale, as the world's car manufacturers struggle to find alternatives ...
2011 BMW 325i SE Convertible (D)
A couple of months ago I finally managed to sample my first E90 based BMW 3 Series car, receiving a rental car spec 318d SE model in Spain. My conclus...
2011 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi Zetec 5 door (GB)
It will not have escaped your notice that I do manage to get to drive quite an array of different cars during the course of a year. Most of them are s...
2011 Audi A5 Coupe 2.0 TDi 170 Sport (GB)
Wednesday 8th March 1980. I remember it well. Wednesday was always my favourite day of the week, as it was the day that Autocar was published, and all...
2011 Nissan Qashqai +2 2.0i Acenta (CH)
Despite seemingly endless new automotive market niches being identified and product to occupy them being developed, sold and bought these da...
2011 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDi 105 CR Elegance (GB)
A couple of years ago Dutch Mr Hertz provided a diesel engined Skoda Octavia for me to spend a week enjoying some spring weather in exploring the Low ...