REVIEWS
What’s hot and what’s not?
25th November 2013
Peugeot reckons the new 2014 Peugeot 308 is a genuine rival to the Volkswagen Golf. Whisper this, but PetrolBlog says it may have the strength to deliver.
1st November 2013
PetrolBlog reviews the new 2014 Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design and finds that a raft of small changes help to make the premium concept SUV even better than ever.
5th October 2013
PetrolBlog is let loose with the Volvo S60 T6 Polestar, a 329hp, all-wheel drive firecracker of a saloon car that's let down by a dodgy transmission.
3rd October 2013
The Subaru Outback now boasts a 2.0-litre 'Boxer' diesel engine AND a CVT gearbox. PetrolBlog reckons it's probably the best new Subaru Outback you can buy.
25th September 2013
PetrolBlog heads to a wet and miserable Frankfurt to test drive the new Vauxhall Insignia and comes away smiling. It's a significantly improved car.
27th August 2013
Folk Dancing: PetrolBlog spends a week with the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid and - shock horror - discovers that it's not a hateful appliance.
13th August 2013
PetrolBlog heads to Longleat Safari Park to take a look at the new Fiat 500L Trekking. Sadly, a drive through the monkey enclosure was off limits.
5th August 2013
Robin Brown tests the all-new Citroën C4 Picasso and argues that, no matter what he thinks of the car, it will most likely sell like the bucket and spade loads.
29th July 2013
PetrolBlog spends a week with the delightful Ford Fiesta ST and is happy to report that the hot hatch is alive and kicking in 2013. Which is a relief.
20th July 2013
Short changed: PetrolBlog tests the new Renaultsport Clio and finds that it has lost its intimacy and feels too grown up. Then there's the gearbox...
20th June 2013
PetrolBlog heads to Munich to review the new Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid and achieves some quite remarkable economy results from a four-door that will do 167mph.
10th June 2013
PetrolBlog reviews the Citroën DS3 Cabrio and concludes that it offers all the benefits of the standard DS3 with very little drawbacks. The corned beef DS3.