With 88.3mpg and 83g/km promised, the Renault Clio dCi S&S (Stop&Start) ECO is one of the cleanest small cars on sale. Richard Gooding drives it and sees just how green a red car can be
Not necessarily the first car to spring to mind when thinking of an economical small hatchback, the Kia Rio doesn’t just shine; it really shows you all it can. Richard Gooding prepares to be dazzled
Volkswagen's first production electric vehicle, the e-Up, is a technologically and ecologically advanced version of its new city car. Richard Gooding went to Volkswagen UK's technical centre in Milton Keynes to find out more
With diesel more expensive than petrol, can clever technology prove that high fuel returns needn’t mean filling up from the black pump? Richard Gooding tests the Volkswagen Polo BlueGT with cylinder deactivation
The Honda Civic, with its new 1.6-litre i-DTEC diesel engine, promises an outstanding balance of high fuel economy, low emissions and dynamic performance. So has it achieved this?
A firm fleet favourite, the Ford Mondeo has received a raft of revisions, including the introduction of an environmental model aimed at the business market. Richard Gooding drives the 112g/km Ford Mondeo Zetec Business Edition 1.6 TDCi