Road Test: Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan
Sector: Compact MPV Price: €17,800–€25,540 Fuel: 3.9–5.1l/100km CO2: 95 –130g/km Stretching dimensions seemed to work for the original compact MPV, the Renault Megane Scenic, back
Sector: Compact MPV Price: €17,800–€25,540 Fuel: 3.9–5.1l/100km CO2: 95 –130g/km Stretching dimensions seemed to work for the original compact MPV, the Renault Megane Scenic, back
Design: After 41 years in existence, there’s little to tell that this Passat is the same car which had, during its seven previous incarnations,
SECTOR: Medium van PRICE: from €20,360 (approx) FUEL: 5.8–8.8l/100km CO2: 153–232g/km 65 years on and Volkswagen’s Transporter is probably, in name at least, the
SECTOR: City car PRICE: €8,890–€14,550 FUEL: 3.8–4.3l/100km CO2: 88–99g/km Citroën has sold over 760,000 C1s since the original launched in 2005, and
SECTOR: Crossover PRICE: €30,553–€55,870 FUEL: 4.0–7.5l/100km CO2: 105–175g/km Mercedes-Benz is the last of the “big three” German premium brands to launch a C-segment crossover, but
SECTOR: Lower-medium PRICE: €34,900 RANGE: 190km CO2: 0g/km It seems manufacturers have two approaches to plug-in vehicles. Some choose to package the technology in a
Sector: Compact executive Price: €27,140–€35,700 Fuel: 4.0–5.3l/100km CO2: 103–123g/km The latest evolution of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class needed to be a very good car to better
Sector: Lower medium Price: £20,640–£26,700 Fuel: 3.7–3.9l/100km CO2: 97–104g/km Opel has been subtly but effectively updating its core models for over a year now, and
Sector: Lower medium Price: €13,950–€24,170 Fuel: 3.1–4.6l/100km CO2: 82–107g/km In 1948, Citroën unveiled its vision of a car for post-war France. Cheap to buy and
Sector: Small crossover Price: €20,650–€26,700 Fuel: 4.2–7.0l/100km CO2: 109–163g/km With the B-SUV segment continuing to grow, European buyers opting en masse into crossover products, and
Sector: Compact Executive Price: €39,140 Fuel: 4.8l/100km CO2: 124g/km The Q50 is to be a turning point for Infiniti in Europe. Aiming for a small
Sector: Large van Price: from €30,000 Fuel: from 6.7l/100km CO2: from 179g/km The Daily van range represents 55% of all Iveco sales worldwide. The Italian
Sector: SUV Price: €26,790–€38,250 Fuel: 4.9–5.3l/100km CO2: 129–139g/km With a retail-heavy sales mix and relatively small volumes, the Nissan X-Trail has never been a big
Sector: Mid-weight van Price: €22,000–€32,000 Fuel: from 5.7l/100km CO2: from 155g/km Renault’s mid-weight Trafic van has been a huge success across Europe, so changes to
Sector: Estate Price: €23,000–€33,000 (approx.) Fuel: 3.8-4.3l/100km CO2: 99–112g/km Four-cylinders better than five? It depends how you look at it. Volvo launched its Drive-E engine family at
Sector: MPV Price: €23,550–€26,990 Fuel: 4.5l/100km CO2: 119g/km When Toyota updated the European version of its Verso MPV last year, the end result was so
Sector: Crossover Price: €16,990–€26,490 Fuel: 5.0–7.3l/100km CO2: 132–170g/km The second generation of the Kia Soul has big shoes to fill. While the original didn’t carve
SECTOR: Compact medium hatchback PRICE: €17,050–€26,100 approx. FUEL: 4.0–6.4l/100km CO2: 104–148g/km Alfa Romeo launched the revised Giulietta range at the Frankfurt Show last year, with
SECTOR: Light truck GROSS WEIGHT: 3.5–8.55 tonnes ENGINES: 3.0-litre four-cylinder POWER: 150hp and 175hp Local boy Gaining acceptance in a market is usually given
SECTOR: Luxury PRICE: €110,409 FUEL: 3.1l/100km CO2: 71g/km Porsche’s first plug-in hybrid drivetrain forms part of the Volkswagen Group’s wider electromobility plans, which will eventually
SECTOR: SUV PRICE: €30,400 to €32,100 (approx.) FUEL: 4.0–6.4l/100km CO2: 44g/km Size means that Mitsubishi is not a big player in the fleet sector, but
SECTOR: SUV PRICE: €15,502–€25,200 (approx.) FUEL: 4.6–6.3l/100km CO2: 119–164g/km Yeti has been a notable success for Skoda since it was launched in 2009. Over
SECTOR: Cabriolet PRICE: €24,100–€43,500 (approx.) FUEL: 5.0–7.1l/100km CO2: 110–165g/km There is nothing new about the concept of the Audi S3, which has been with the
SECTOR: Lower-medium PRICE: €16,600–€25,200 (approx.) FUEL: 3.5–6.9l/100km CO2: 90–159g/km The revised 2014 Megane range was unveiled at the Frankfurt Show last September. It is a
SECTOR: MPV PRICE: €11,800–€17,800 (approx.) FUEL: 4.1–7.2l/100km CO2: 109–169g/km The current Meriva has been with us since 2010 and Opel/Vauxhall is keeping up the pressure
SECTOR: Heavy van PRICE: TBA FUEL: 6.4l/100km CO2: 169g/km Ford has sold over seven million Transit models since the van was launched in 1965 and
SECTOR MPV PRICE €22,400–€32,500 (approx.) FUEL 3.8–6.25l/100km CO2 98–145g/km A hint of what was to come was given by the Citroën Technospace concept at the
SECTOR: Executive PRICE: €64,980 FUEL: 5.9l/100km CO2: 158g/km Maserati may sound like an unlikely contender for fleet sales, but the Ghibli shows it’s serious about
SECTOR: Crossover PRICE: €19,940–€33,450 FUEL: 3.8–5.6l l/100km CO2: 99–129g/km While Nissan’s claims of inventing the crossover segment with the first Qashqai are debatable, this was
Sector: Lower-medium Fuel: 3.1l/100km CO2: 85g/km New technology and ever-more complex petrol and diesel engines mean there’s never been a wider choice when it comes