Road Tests

A lively disposition

Loud, lively and welcoming – the Alfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir is a true Italian personality

Coining it in

Roland Rendell has it large with Fiat’s Ducato 35 MultiJet II 16v LWB HR

Fuss-Free thriftiness

Richard Gooding enjoys fuss-free fuel economy in the Toyota Auris Hybrid

Living up to the zoom-zoom boom

With a 2.2 litre engine and strapping size, you wouldn’t expect the all-new Mazda 6 to be on good terms with the environment. But at just 108g/km CO2 it’s surprisingly planet-friendly

Efficiency Personified

Roland Rendell takes delivery of the BMW 116D, which in turn delivers a highly impressive mpg figure to go with all its other outstanding features

Green goddess

Citroen has taken its iconic name and been reinvented for the 2000s with the DS3. Although not as radical as the original, Richard Gooding finds out how the small car with the big name stacks up

An executive member of the small van club

Roland Rendell rolls in the Mini Cooper D Clubvan and finds a stylish, comfortable 
commercial option for fleets which is sure to turn a few heads

New Golf gets on the green

With 29 million sold, Volkswagen has had plenty of time to play Golf. But just how economical is the latest version? Richard Gooding finds out

A sporty hybrid

Ian Bond gets sporty without a heavy conscience in the Honda CR-Z, which features good fuel economy and emissions

Making the Smart EV Choice

Heads turn as Roland Rendell rolls up in smart’s latest EV - The Smart Fortwo Electric Drive

Energetically economical

Richard Gooding finds the refreshingly honest Škoda Citigo achieves great economy for a petrol engine.

VW Transporter Bluemotion: Time to go to work

Volkswagen putting its BlueMotion technology in to a van that weighs less than 3 tonnes made it something to experience.

Top marks for the new A-Class

With its ‘above and beyond’ approach to safety, fuel-sipping character and low emissions – elegantly packaged up in the usual Mercedes style – the new A-Class is a solid corporate car choice

Mini maximises on power

GreenFleet’s pint-sized road tester, Ian Bond, finds out how Mini’s 
ultimate performance car, the Cooper S, gets a green makeover
in the diesel Cooper SD

Peugeot 508 RXH: Savagely Special

The mighty Roland Rendell takes to the road in a 508 RXH, Peugeot’s diesel-electric hybrid with four‑wheel drive, and is suitably impressed by its class, power and dual-fuel economy.