Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

Inside the stunning Jaguar XF

We’ve just received out Jaguar XF to review. The premium saloon has some of the most talked-about interior design with all manner of sophistcated touches.
Here’s a gallery showing some of the highlights of the Jaguar XF’s stunning cockpit.

April 29, 2008

Grand Theft Auto 4: Out today

And it looks like it’s already sold out across the UK.
We took a look at the cars of Grand Theft Auto 4 today, to celebrate the game’s release – but I can’t play it.
If anyone is at home driving across Liberty City, please let us know what it’s like!

April 28, 2008

Living with a convertible

I’ve got a Mazda MX-5 on loan at the moment and it came just in time for the first properly warm weekend of the year.
So I set off with my girlfriend for a countryside blast with the roof folded down and judging by the number of other convertibles we saw - Porsche Boxsters, BMW 3 [...]

April 25, 2008

Lexus tease us with the LF-A supercar

The Lexus LF-A supercar looks fantastic, packs a sledgehammer-like 5-litre V10 engine behind the front wheels and can spit road out of the back at the rate of more than 200mph.
But please Lexus, let us drive it.

April 22, 2008

First ever Auto Trader video car review

We’ve just published our video car review of the new Honda Accord which goes on sale in June (October for the Tourer version).
It’s a great car which should give Audi A4 and BMW 3-series drivers pause for thought.
There are some fantastic saloons about at the moment – the Ford Mondeo has continued Ford’s resurgence while [...]

April 21, 2008

My car was inspired by Kate Winslet

Auto Trader has delved into the inspiration behind some well-known cars and found out some surprising things.

April 21, 2008

Audi enters a new niche with the Q5

By building the Audi Q5, the German carmaker has not only launched a new car but also entered into a new class – the small and sporty SUV.

April 18, 2008

What’s the strangest car you’ve seen?

From the Volkswagen Golf Harlequin to the Mitsubishi i, there are plenty of weird and wonderful cars on the road – but which one is the strangest?

April 17, 2008

How much are you paying for petrol?

Fuel prices are up again – with reports saying one filling station in Chelsea is charging an amazing 134p for a litre of petrol.

April 16, 2008

Vauxhall Insignia takes aim at Ford Mondeo

The new Ford Mondeo was very well received when it was released last year (see our reviews here and here). Our road tester hailed it as the best car in its class and “the best car Ford has produced for a decade“.
But now its rivals have the Mondeo in their sights and we’ve just driven [...]