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Volkswagen Up! road test

08/02/12

This is the car that was meant to be the true spiritual successor to the original Mini, a car so …

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VW_4785

Volkswagen Up! road test

08/02/12

This is the car that was meant to be the true spiritual successor to the original Mini, a car so …

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Lexus GS450h F-Sport road test

04/02/12

When Toyota’s Lexus luxury brand was launched all its established European rivals must have been quivering at the prospect. The …

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Jaguar XKR-S Convertible road test

30/01/12

It’s been a while since Jaguar’s XJ220 debacle, but those involved at the time will never forget it. In 1988 …

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Porsche 911 Carrera S road test

27/01/12

I wonder if there is a single motoring journalist who has visited the launch of three new Porsche 911s. It …

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Chrysler Delta 140SR

29/12/11

Over the years there have been many examples of car manufacturers producing ostensibly credible and capable cars only to torpedo …

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Porsche Panamera diesel

26/12/11

A diesel-powered Panamera should define all that can go wrong with a Porsche: large, ugly and not even very fast, …

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Audi Q3

20/12/11

Another month and another Audi is launched. You’d think its relentless pursuit of sales and market share would compromise the …

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG roadster

19/12/11

Just occasionally a convertible comes along that proves better to drive than the coupé upon which it is based. In …

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Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nürburgring Edition

23/11/11

Depressing isn’t it, to find the name of the world’s greatest track appended to that of what is by some …

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Bentley Continental GTC

23/11/11

There is a rule which says that no convertible can be as good as the coupé upon which it is …

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BMW 640d

17/11/11

Sadly it’s been a while since I last drove a really amazing BMW. Some have been better than others – …

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Caterham Supersport

17/11/11

When I was a kid my favourite sports car wasn’t a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or a Porsche. It was a …

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Mini Coupe Cooper JCW

20/10/11

Given how I earn my living, I seem to possess a worrying inability to spot a success story when I …

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Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition

20/10/11

This is brave: hire the old Nürburgring for the day, invite a small number of hacks along, some of whom …

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Jaguar XFR

20/10/11

Not enough car manufacturers pay attention to British roads while they’re developing their cars, and those that do appear not …

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Fisker Karma

20/10/11

Imagine for a moment how difficult it must always have been to start a car company from scratch, gathering together …

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Porsche Panamera Turbo S road test

19/09/11

It probably didn’t help that the car I got out of to climb aboard this new Porsche Panamera Turbo S …

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Rolls-Royce Ghost (EWB) road test

19/09/11

Things not to call this new variant of the Ghost if you wish to stay friends with the folk at …

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Mercedes-Benz SLK350 road test

19/09/11

There is much to be learned from this, the third all-new generation of SLK roadster, about how Mercedes is slowly …

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Morgan 3 wheeler road test

19/09/11

It may not be New Year, but I am going to resolve to spend more time at Morgan over the …

Motor Sport on Tests

Motor Sport has always kept readers up to date with the latest road cars and road tests. Our late founder editor Bill Boddy made the magazine famous for offering decisive opinions on the latest offerings from the car manufacturers. If he didn’t like a particular car though he wasn’t afraid to say as much. Andrew Frankel is now in charge of the road car section both in the magazine and online. Just like Boddy, he’s not afraid to say what he thinks making him one of the most trusted writers in the business.