The RenaultTwingo has a brave new face, and the changes have extended to the top-of-the-range Renault sport 133 version. It’s also slightly more fuel efficient and better equipped. As with the standard car, there’s a new grille and four separate headlamps, while this RS version has a distinctive F1-style spoiler sitting under the front bumper. Under the bonnet […]

The Jazz is a different kind of supermini. It’s more spacious, easier-going and a bit more grown-up than its peers. The Si is the sportiest version of Jazz seen yet as this new limited-edition model is the car that, Honda claims, brings to the Jazz range “sporty looks and additional racy features”. The Jazz SI […]

Mitsubishi is to bring out the new version of its compact, Mirage.  There will be three trim levels with all of the models featuring a new 1.0litre, three cylinder MIVEC standing for Mitsubishi Innovate Valve timing Electronic Control  engine and a new version of the INVECS-III CVT transmission. Its overall fuel economy is 64mpg. The […]

The biggest issue with electric vehicles is there range. Anyone who wants to buy an EV always worries about this range anxiety and it actually scares potential customers away. However the 2012 Ford Focus Electric has taken a giant step toward alleviating the issue. It not only delivers 76 miles of easily achievable range, it […]

When Subaru and Toyota joined forces they came up with two engineering masterpieces, the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT86.  The only differences between the two cars are to the front bumper and badges, while they are mechanically identical, bar the Subaru’s slightly stiffer suspension. The engine is a 2.0-litre horizontally opposed flat-four, much like the […]

‘Performance Hybrids’ are leading the way in the new cars as nearly all the car makers are trying to catch in to this segment of the market. Porsche and Lexus are the prominent players. BMW doesn’t want to be left behind hence the 535 active hybrid has been introduced. The BMW active hybrid feels like […]