Long-term tests

What do you get if you send a Rover 25 on a bodybuilding course? Answer: the Streetwise - one of the wackiest British-built models since the wooden-cl…

Let the train take the strain? Not likely! Our new Subaru Legacy Outback long-termer is a far more comfortable and reliable way to commute than the ra…

I once heard that if Microsoft owner Bill Gates dropped a £50 note on the floor, it wouldn't be worth his time to stop and pick it up.

A word of warning. Don't buy a Mitsubishi Evo VIII if you're the shy type. If constant stares from excited schoolboys at filling stations is your idea…

For a car to go from concept to showroom in just over two years is pretty remarkable. Yet US giant Chrysler managed it with the Crossfire, and has als…

It's no secret we feel rather strongly about the XC90 here at Auto Express

Confession time. I've never been a fan of MPVs. To my mind, cars should allow you to get away from screaming kids - not force you to sit in an enclose…

Have you ever told a joke or a story and then had to repeat it 10 minutes afterwards for a latecomer?

Ahh, moving house. One of life's great pleasures, in my book right up there with unblocking foul-smelling drains and painting acres of skirting board …

Has any car in Auto Express's history had such a hard first few months as our VX Turbo? When we first wrote about KE03 HKX in issue 767, it had done o…

Life is full of risks. From ordering a new dish at your favourite restaurant, to sending your credit card details down the phoneline for an Internet p…

"How should we photograph our long-term Mazda 2?" That was the question I had to consider over the weekend. Should we demonstrate its versatility by l…

It's early August, and our brand new Mitsubishi Evo VIII FQ-300 is missing. Where its bright yellow bodywork once sat in the street, there's now a hug…

It was a perfect summer for drop-top owners. Day after day of cloudless blue skies meant there was no excuse for keeping the roof raised. And so our A…

It's hard to believe that the RAV4 has been with us for a year; it seems like only last week it bounced into our car park, full of the joys of... er, …

If you'd rather keep your money in your wallet than in your fuel tank, you should take a look at Ford's most frugal Fiesta. Over our one-year test, we…

They say motorsport is expensive, but our paddock bus for this year's Uniroyal Team Challenge proves that not every aspect has to be - our VW Sharan m…

There's something therapeutic about cleaning a car; you get a real satisfaction from washing away grime and restoring your motor to pristine condition…

Many people use the excuse of having to transport bicycles and surf boards as justification for buying bulky, costly off-roaders. But why bother, when…

If you were given a billion dollars and told to design a new Range Rover, where would you start? According to the RR's stylist Geoff Upex, he began w…

What an obliging lot you are. Within days of publishing the last report on our long-term RAV4 - which mentioned the troubles we were having with a tai…

How time flies when you're enjoying yourself. That's certainly true of Audi's super S6 Avant. The four-wheeled equivalent of Concorde and a jumbo jet …

What's the most sought-after item on a Mercedes M-Class? The wood-and-leather interior? The latest diesel engine? Or maybe it's just the badge on the …

Some things we like, some we don't, but overall we're getting on just fine with our Corolla five-door

How's this for a portfolio?

With Honda's reputation for reliabil-ity and innovation, seven months in the company of the Stream was always going to be a treat.

Four months on, and life with the revolutionary German hatch is getting better by the day