Mercedes a-class

THE facelifted Mercedes S-Class has arrived. And while this isn’t an all-new generation of the car, more than 50 per cent of the components – around 2,700 – are either new or re-engineered. The alread

Mercedes-Benz has overhauled its flagship S-Class limousine in a bid to improve the performance, refinement and technical capability of a model that is a benchmark in the luxury car segment. The new S

FOR its ninth generation, the Volkswagen Passat was launched exclusively as an estate car to satisfy the needs of buyers wanting a practical family model with carrying capacity to spare. There’s a hyb

AT FIRST GLANCE, the idea of a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid seems as logical as Mr Spock: zero-emissions motoring around town, and the efficiency of, well, a diesel car on longer drives. Why, then,

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

THE Audi Q3 has been a big seller for the German firm since it first arrived in 2012. Now in its third generation, it’s grown to create more space and practicality, and as with the previous model, the