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2019 Audi SQ2 SUV Review 1 week ago

Audi SQ2 SUV (2019 - ) review

The SQ2 is the fast version of Audi’s fashionable small SUV, and for that reason, it’s a bit of an odd mix. Still, quite good fun in its own way.
Audi TT RS Review 1 month ago

Audi TT RS Coupe (2019 - ) review

The TT RS is the pinnacle of the TT range, with extra power and more performance. It’s a rival to sports cars as diverse as the BMW M2 Competition, Porsche 718 Cayman and Toyota Supra.
Most expensive cars Best Of 1 month ago

Most expensive cars

Fancy a daydream? Here are the most expensive cars ever made, the most expensive cars sold at auction and other life goals on four wheels
Review 1 month ago

Tesla Model 3 Saloon (2019 - ) review

The Tesla Model 3 is an electric saloon car that’s about the same size as a BMW 3 Series or Audi A4. It ranges from sensible and affordable at the bottom of the range, to fast and frivolous at the top. Whichever one you pick, though, it’s still a Tesla at heart.
2019 McLaren GT News 1 month ago

Coming Soon: McLaren GT

The new McLaren GT, focused on comfort and luxury as well as performance, has been unveiled.
Toyota Supra Review 1 month ago

Toyota Supra coupe (2019 - ) review

The Supra is a sports car, developed by Toyota and BMW to take on Porsche’s 718 Cayman and other rivals like the BMW M2 Competition and Alpine A110.
2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible Review 2 months ago

BMW 8 Series Convertible (2019 -) review

The BMW 8 Series Convertible is a glamorous open-topped car with seating for four. It’s glamourous, luxurious and expensive, and in that regard, it competes with cars as disparate as the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet and Aston Martin DB11 Volante.
2020 Pininfarina Battista hypercar News 3 months ago

Coming soon: 2020 Pininfarina Battista

The world’s most powerful road-legal car, with more than 1900 horsepower and top speed of 217mph has been revealed at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. And it’s electric.
Feature 3 months ago

Lap times in Lapland: from Silverstone to Sweden with the Skoda Kodiaq vRS

When we got a chance to try the new Skoda Kodiaq vRS, we decided the best way to test its sporting credentials would be to put in some hot laps at a cold Silverstone circuit. However, things were about to get a whole lot colder, when we travelled to Swedish Lapland to do exactly the same thing on a scale replica of the famous British track that had been carved into a frozen lake. Mmm… slippy…
Polestar 2 News 3 months ago

Coming soon: 2020 Polestar 2

Polestar, the electrified performance subsidiary of Volvo, reveals its second model. The 2 is an all-electric saloon-like hatchback with 408 horsepower and a claimed 310-mile range.
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT four-door Coupe Review 4 months ago

Mercedes-AMG GT four-door Coupe (2018 - ) review

The Mercedes-AMG GT four-door is a large grand touring coupe with huge power and performance, so in that sense, it’s a rival for the fastest versions of the Audi A7 and Porsche Panamera.
2019 Porsche 911 Review 4 months ago

Porsche 911 Coupe (2019 - ) review

The 911 is one of the world’s most iconic sports cars. This version – codenamed 992 – is the eighth generation of a car first launched in 1963. It competes with cars like the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and Jaguar F-Type.
Audi TT Coupe Review 5 months ago

Audi TT Coupe (2019 - ) review

This TT is a revised version of the sports car launched in 2014. Its rivals include the Porsche Cayman and the BMW 2 Series.
2019 Hyundai i30 Fastback N Review 5 months ago

Hyundai i30 Fastback N (2019 - ) review

If you’re looking for a hot hatch, that’s not quite a hatch, but still delivers on fun, power, practicality and driver engagement, take a look at the Hyundai i30 Fastback N.
Best Of 5 months ago

Best of 2018 at Auto Trader

From the biggest car brands, to the biggest selling models, and everything in between, see what was the most popular on Auto Trader in 2018.
BMW i8 Roadster Review 5 months ago

BMW i8 Roadster convertible (2018 - ) review

The i8 Roadster is the convertible version of the i8 Coupe. As a high-end, drop-top hybrid sports car, it doesn’t really have any direct rivals, although alternatives include Honda's NSX and Audi's R8.
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