How to test drive a car

PERFORMANCE: This is the manufacturer’s claimed acceleration time for a car, and is measured from 0-60mph or 0-62mph (0-100km/h), in seconds. ECONOMY/EMISSIONS/RANGE: Combined WLTP economy in miles pe

Jake Kavanagh looks at the main buying choices between new and used and considers the temptation of projects

We Brits like used cars. More than 7.6 million were sold last year, outstripping new ones by four to one. The top 10 sellers form a fail-safe selection that ticks most of the important boxes, notably

For obvious reasons, the concept of a ‘passenger ride’ doesn’t light the fires of sweaty-palmed anticipation in most road testers. Car maker A will put you on a pre-dawn flight to Helsinki, whence you

WHY WE RAN IT To find out if an approved used car is the best route into Tesla ownership I will admit to having had reservations about Tesla, and in particular the company’s owner, so it was hard not

TYPICAL. Weeks of scorching summer weather, and as soon as we produce a rundown of our favourite second-hand convertibles, the heavens open. But all is not lost – thanks to modern drop-top technology,