auto review

Not many cars become motoring metaphors like 2009 Audi TTS. The 3 Series, for instance, is shorthand for a small sporting sedan.

Chevrolet Aveo buyers get a choice of two petrol engines, a 1.2-litre or 1.4-litre, both of which were used in the old Vauxhall Corsa. Both offer decent pace, particularly the 1.4-litre, although higher revs see them get noisy. The long-winded gearchange is also rubbery – and the gear ratios themselves are too tall.

Ever since it made its debut over 30 years ago, the Honda Accord has arguably been the best vehicle in its class, providing a roomy, well-appointed interior; sporty yet smooth driving characteristics; and a price tag and fuel economy that were easy on the wallet.

Es un prototipo basado en el Audi TT Roadster. Audi presentó por primera vez este coche en 2007 y en 2008 lo actualiza con diversos cambios de aspecto. Aquí están las imágenes de los dos modelos.

True strength comes from knowing your own weaknesses. While that introspective insight can cause short-term pain, it really fine-tunes the focus when you need to fix what's broken.

As we mentioned in our first drive of the X6 xDrive 35i (hyperlink), BMW's all-new Sports Activity Coupe cuts quite a striking profile.

Next year the 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class E-Class platformmate is in for a thorough redo, and the first of its sincerely flattering quasi-competitors (Volkswagen's CC) arrives on the scene, so Mercedes-Benz is freshening its swoopy CLS-class four door "coupe."

Audi's new A4 Avant arrives in UK showrooms next month, and it has the BMW 3-Series Touring and Mercedes C-Class Estate firmly in its sights.The German trio will slug it out for sales among those drivers who want

With only 20 miles separating us from North Lake Tahoe, it's obvious that I hadn't secured the hood of our Super Silver 2009 Nissan GT-R after poking and prodding inside the engine bay.

Thirty minutes ago I was hustling a car through the rolling, glass-smooth two-lanes of Virginia's horse country, my hands happily clasped to a thick, three-spoke steering wheel as I arced the front tires through kinks and bends and wriggles, my feet playing the three pedals as if I were summoning bass notes on a pipe organ, my right hand jumping to the five-speed manual lever to choose shifts up a