Road Tests
A confident performer
Reduced CO2, improved looks and generous equipment makes the revamped Mazda6 a serious contender in the upper-medium car segment. Angela Pisanu takes the 2.2D Sport for test drive
The super green supermini
Renault’s least polluting production car ever, the Clio dCi 86 eco², is a fun and punchy drive that goes the extra mile, finds Angela Pisanu
An electric vehicle, without the range anxiety
GreenFleet gets a sneak preview of Vauxhall’s impressive Ampera, an extended-range electric vehicle, due out in 2012
Going the distance
The BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Saloon offers seriously low emissions for a premium segment car and yet performance is impeccable. Is there a catch? Angela Pisanu finds out
The generous Giulietta
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta has the right balance between beauty, practicality and emission-conscious motoring
From strength to strength
Better looks, better performance, better for the environment, and an abundance of new innovations – the Punto has definitely evolved
The MiTo: small but mighty
The Alfa Romeo MiTo allows you to have it all; a sporty and enjoyable drive with the peace of mind of low emissions
Top of the class
Angela Pisanu awards the latest Mercedes A Class top marks for fuel economy and sustainability
Mad about the new Mazda3
Curious about the zoom zoom boom, Angela Pisanu test drives the new Mazda3 2.0 Sport and is instantly impressed by its intelligent stop-start technology, i-stop
The new dual-fuel car
Sofie Lidefjard achieves lower emissions and lower costs in a Proton GEN-2 ecoLogic
Nissan turns a leaf with EV for the mass market
Nissan’s mass market EV for 2010 – the Leaf – has been unveiled. The C-segment eco hatchback can carry five passengers up to 100 miles, reach a 90mph top speed and be recharged in 30 minutes. It goes on sale next year in Japan and the USA, spreading to Europe by 2012. Jonny Smith went to meet and drive it
Mazda’s latest green machine
After producing more than two million first generation Mazda3s since its launch in 2003, the company thought hard before making changes
From strength to strength
Not only versatile and practical, the Peugeot 207 SW is also stunning to look at and fun to drive
Sheer pleasure
VW’s Passat BlueMotion Saloon is good for your fleet and better for the environment, and a very enjoyable experience
On the road again
Sofie Lidefjard is happy on the road in a V50 DRIVe from Volvo, a premium compact Sportswagon with CO2 emissions of less than 120g/km