If you have a BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 or Mercedes-Benz A-Class on your drive, you’re making a statement. You’re likely to be a young, trendy sort, who cares about appearance but doesn’t need anything bigger than a Focus.
This is the fifth generation of Mitsubishi’s rough-n-ready L200. It’s a double-cab pick-up with five seats and a lengthy loadbed. Prices start at £23,700, although that drops to less than £20,000 excluding VAT for business users.
Lexus is best known for fuel-sipping hybrids, not flame-spitting super saloons. And no matter how good the new GS F is, that’s unlikely to change.
You see, this flagship V8-engined GS is destined to remain a rare sight. Lexus expects to shift just 100 each year in the UK – half as many as the RC F coupe. But therein lies the rub, because selling in small numbers is a big part of this car’s appeal. Put simply, you won’t spot another in the golf club car park.
Stung by criticism of the standard Clio 200 hot hatch, Renault has responded with the Clio 220 Trophy. As its name suggests, it boasts an extra 20hp, plus 40% stiffer suspension, sticky Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres and a quicker-shifting semi-automatic gearbox. Can the Trophy restore Renaultsport’s reputation?
Even standing still, the looks of the Vuhl 05 are arresting. It oozes athleticism, appearing to move at speed even when its wheels are firmly planted on the tarmac. The Vuhl is a track car, you won’t be astonished to hear. What may surprise you is that it comes from Mexico, is built to an exacting quality and works pretty damn well on the road, too.