Sedan Reviews

The Trend is the entry-point to the Ford Focus range, starting at $25,990.While more expensive than entry-level variants from many competitor brands, the Trend is well specified with 16-inch alloy wheels, LED DRLs, auto headlights and wipers, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, leather trimmed steering wheel and an electronic parking brake.The Trend shares the same 8.0-inch multimedia touchscreen as the rest of the Focus range which supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and DAB+ digital radio.Like all cars in the new Focus range, it is powered by a 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol engine which produces 134kW/240Nm. All 2019 Focuses including the Trend have an eight-speed torque converter automatic transmission. The official combined fuel consumption rating is 6.4L/100km.Safety specification includes automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane keep assist (LKAS) with lane departure warning (LDW), a 180-degree reversing camera and rear parking sensors.Extra active safety items including active cruise control with stop & go, blind spot monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert can be added as part of a safety pack priced at $1250.The Focus range was awarded a maximum five ANCAP safety stars as of December 2018.

The Lexus IS300 was a nameplate that stood out all those years ago, and then came the era of turbocharging. Lexus didn't think IS200t was a fitting badge - so it renamed the 2.0-litre turbo model.

If I had a dollar for every Black Edition model that has been launched in the past few years, I'd probably have about fifty bucks.

The new-generation Peugeot 508 model is both dramatically new and different in its positioning, with styling that helps it stand out from the crowd.

There's a new AMG nameplate in the market - the Mercedes-AMG E 53. And it comes in more than one bodystyle, too. So what is it? What is it supposed to achieve? And is it any good? Let's find out.

With the new A-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz is turning the trickle-down theory of technology flow on its head, by putting its cool new toys in the brand's entry-level small car.

We've driven the entirely half-new Mercedes Benz C-Class - but was it fully up to our expectations?

The C 220 d is diesel version of the C 200 entry-level grade in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class range and it comes in two body styles: Sedan and Estate.

The C 300 sits at the top of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class range, before the Mercedes-AMG grades begin.

Oh, look. It’s another upper-mid-range SUV, but should the Tucson elite be the standard to which other SUVs are measured?