The XC90 receives a ‘refresh’ just when you thought that its replacement is due anytime soon. Mark Yeo finds out what’s new in the mildly updated XC90.

Alfa Romeo revives an old evocative name for its new Golf-sized five-door hatchback. Raymond Lai drives the replacement for the 147, the new Giulietta.

The Audi A6 Avant 3.0 TFSI quattro is right up your alley if you’re looking at a quick, all rounded load lugger.

Depends of which side you view it from, the Veloster is either a three-door coupe or a five-door hatch. Joe Yeo checks out the GDI variant.

The XKR-S has the honour of being labeled as Jaguar’s most powerful road car ever. Raymond Lai checks out this rumbling speed cat.

The Ford Mondeo in the pictures here might look like a ‘normal’ saloon car but under its bonnet is a turbocharged motor with a mind-blowing 240bhp.

Hyperactive and light on their feet, Raymond Lai likens new generation Suzuki Swift Sport to be a pesky puppy.

The Mini Roadster is for those who reckon that the ‘regular’ Mini Cabriolet isn’t sporty of funky enough.

With the new GS, Lexus finally has an executive saloon that can be competitive next to the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Raymond Lai explains why.

With new SKYACTIV technologies and Kodo design language, the CX-5 ought to have what it takes to kick start Mazda’s revival.

The stylish Audi S5 coupe not only gets a refreshed exterior but also a new downsized engine and a dual clutch gearbox. Raymond Lai checks it out.

With the Fluence ZE, Renault puts the first commercially available battery-powered family car onto the market. Oneshift takes one for a test-drive, and finds that it is actually more impressive and practical than expected, and could mark the beginnings of a radical change in motoring lifestyle.

Less power and less cylinders than the Continental GT we’re all too familiar with but is the new V8 model really inferior to the W12? Raymond Lai drives it in Northern Spain to find out.

The range topping A4 gets a new nose job and a raft of other changes to make it more fuel economical and handle better.

Infiniti joins the hybrid bandwagon with its M35h executive saloon. Raymond Lai checks out what is supposedly the fastest accelerating hybrid model out there.

Raymond Lai checks out the new BMW 3 Series and concludes if it ihas the potential to be the king of the compact exec class.

Volkswagen’s four-door coupe model drops its Passat nameplate and turns up the style by another notch.

The fourth generation CR-V gains further sophistication and maturity. Raymond Lai checks it out.

Mazda keeps the 5’s hope alive in the MPV segment by giving it a thorough overhaul of its styling and other improvements.

Ford’s new Focus meets its toughest opposition ever in the form of the well-liked Jetta. Raymond Lai plays moderator.

Demand has made Infiniti take the metal hardtop route when introducing its first convertible model. Raymond Lai checks out the G37.

With a 200bhp heart under the bonnet, the 308 GTi certainly has the performance on paper. Mark Yeo finds out if it goes like a proper GTi.

Mercedes' baby roadster gets 306bhp V6 power in the SLK350. Raymond Lai checks it out.

With the Prius C, Toyota is finally offering a more affordable hybrid model than the Prius, crucial at a time when fuel prices are on the up once again.