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  Citroen DS3 2010 First Drive 25 Jan 2010 (roadtest)
  a winner with its entire DS line. The DS3 is quirky, stylish, good to drive, well equipped and yet still affordable to run – there’s even a 99g/km road tax-free version on offer. It embodies all that is good about Citroen. The firm has been carefully watching how the likes of Alfa
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  Volvo S80 DRIVe 2011 Road Test 1 Aug 2011 (roadtest)
  John Slavin tests the very big Volvo S80 DRIVe, which is fitted with a very small 115PS 1.6 litre diesel engine. Everyone wants to be green, which is good news, whether you believe the eco-speak or not. Most car makers now offer low emissions models that are designed
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  Smart Fortwo electric drive 2017 Road Test 23 Jun 2017 (roadtest)
  The Smart ForTwo electric drive is the sort of car we should all be driving in cities. It’s a far cry from the misery and dubious safety of past horrors like the Gee Wiz. (I had a televised argument with Bamber Gascoigne  about these around 15 years ago
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  Smart Forfour Electric Drive 2017 Road Test 24 Feb 2017 (roadtest)
  over the Fortwo. The Smart Forfour is a joint development with Renault that also spawned the current Twingo. The Forfour Electric Drive is produced in Slovenia, but the drivetrain is manufactured by Renault in France. There is no word on whether an electric version of the Twingo will be launched
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  Volvo V60 Drive-E D4 2014 Road Test 28 Jan 2014 (roadtest)
  This is not so much a test of the Volvo V60 as a description and test of Volvo’s all-new VEA Drive-E D4 diesel engine. It is the first of a new series of VEA Drive-E diesel and petrol engines that will soon replace no less than eight different engines fitted
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  Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi Pure Drive 2011 Road Test 4 Nov 2011 (roadtest)
  , in sixth gear, it’ll cruise smoothly and quietly on the motorway. On paper – and in two-wheel drive – it’s capable of 62.8mpg. It’s an impressive figure, though the fly in the ointment is that users of our Real Life Fuel