We’ve tried the Fiat 124 Spider and fell in love with its cheeky Italian charm. But how does the more powerful, more aggressive-looking and more expensive Abarth version fare? Pretty well – so long as you avoid the indecisive auto ‘box… James Batchelor dons his flat cap once again, and …
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Here we have the 2016 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400 and the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG, two high-performance versions of each brand’s popular compact sedan. Both cars have AWD, a seven-speed automatic and twin-turbo V6s, and compared side by side, the two are quite similar on paper, but when driven, …
Read More »2016 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost – Review
2016 Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost: With its force-fed three-cylinder engine, you need to take it slow and steady. And if you drive this car slow and steady, it will reward the driver with extra miles per gallon. Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AutoGuideVideo YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoguideVideo Facebook – http://facebook.com/AutoGuide Twitter – http://twitter.com/AutoGuide Google+ – …
Read More »Abarth 595 Competizione review: cheeky pocket rocket gets a nip/tuck
While the world was pouring adoration over the impossibly retro Fiat 500 in 2007, the newly reinvigorated tuning firm Abarth was readying its version. It was an instant hit and over the years new versions of the Abarth 500 came along with more power and more crazy bodywork. It’s the …
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Until the inevitable RS model arrives, the new Audi S4 is the current range-topper in the firm’s A4 junior-exec line-up. Fast Audis like this have always been incredibly capable, blending continent-crushing performance with comfort and usability, but have traditionally been a little short on involvement, so can this latest S4 …
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Lighter, stiffer, faster, louder and considerably more expensive than any other F-Type to date, the new £110,000 SVR Coupe is, claims Jaguar, “the 200mph all-weather supercar”. It’s powered by a tweaked version of Jaguar’s established 5.0-litre supercharged V8, and boasts 568bhp, 700Nm of torque and a 0-62mph time of just …
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On paper, you’d have to say that the £165,000 Aston Martin Vantage GT8 represents pretty poor value for money next to the much cheaper yet almost as potent regular V8 S. But in reality, it is a completely different animal. The lightweight tweaks and optional titanium exhaust transform the ageing …
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The Volkswagen Golf GTI is 40 years old this year, and it’s come an awful long way since it was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world in 1976. And this thundering new 306bhp, £35,000, two-seat-only Clubsport GTI S model is very much the pinnacle of its achievements thus far, dynamically as …
Read More »2016 Fiat 500 1957 Edition Review
The Fiat 500 is as quirky as ever, but the 2016 model gets one major upgrade that makes it much easier to live with – a touchscreen. This is also a special edition Fiat that pays tribute to the retro Fiats from the 1950s. http://www.autoguide.com/manufacturer/fiat-manufacturers/2016-fiat-500-review Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AutoGuideVideo YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoguideVideo …
Read More »Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Cabriolet review: the M4 Convertible’s worst nightmare
It may have lost its roof, but the Mercedes-AMG C63 has lost none of its brutish charm or ruthless appetite for speed. It sounds fantastic, has supermodel looks and feels as if it could run rings around a BMW M4 Convertible. Deputy news editor, Jonathan Burn, drives the blistering AMG …
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