Car Star

Car Star is RoadTestReports.co.uk’s monthly column. Each month, RoadTestReports.co.uk will recommend to you a car which the staff here working for the website think is a bit of a hidden gem. That is to say, a car which perhaps is not that well-known or does not have the sales figures of some of its competitors in it’s class yet is still a very worthy opponent.

It’s not about the flashy or super expensive. It’s about real cars that real people drive. It is celebrating the unsung heroes, the everyday work horses, the 9-5 commuter’s car. Supercars and luxury saloons are for the overpaid BBC Top Gear lads. If you want a recommendation for a car you can actually afford rather than just watch bloated middle-age men boast, brag and drool, then we are here for you. Check out our recommendations below and let us hear yours too.

The first Car Star was published June 2009.

Car Star November 2011: Hyundai i40 Tourer

Car Star October 2011: Toyota Yaris

Car Star September 2011: Nissan Qashqai

Car Star August 2011: Kia Picanto

Car Star July 2011: Volvo C30

Car Star June 2011: Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet

Car Star May 2011: Honda Jazz hybrid

Car Star April 2011: SEAT Leon

Car Star March 2011: Toyota Verso-S

Car Star February 2011: Toyota Yaris

Car Star January 2011: Citroen DS3

Car Star December 2010: Skoda Yeti

Car Star November 2010: Vauxhall Corsa

Car Star October 2010: Kia Picanto

Car Star September 2010: Chevrolet Spark

Car Star August 2010: Mazda2

Car Star July 2010: Peugeot 207

Car Star June 2010: Skoda Fabia

Car Star May 2010: Range Rover

Car Star April 2010: Ford Focus CC

Car Star March 2010: Kia Venga

Car Star February 2010: Toyota Auris

Car Star January 2010: Saab 9-3 Saloon

Car Star December 2009: Volkswagen Fox

Car Star November 2009: Fiat Panda

Car Star October 2009: Honda Jazz

Car Star September 2009: Mitsubish Colt

Car Star August 2009: Alfa Romeo MiTo

Car Star July 2009: Suzuki Alto

Car Star June 2009: Subaru Justy

If you have any ideas for the next month’s ‘Car Star’ that you would like to recommend then please feel free to leave a comment below.

Car Star: Alfa Romeo MiTo on August 6th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

[...] Car Star [...]

Car Star: Honda Jazz on October 8th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

[...] Car Star [...]

Car Star: Fiat Panda on December 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm

[...] Car Star [...]

Car Star: Volkswagen Fox on December 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am

[...] Car Star [...]

Car Star: Toyota Auris on February 8th, 2010 at 4:31 pm

[...] Car Star [...]

Car Star of the month: Toyota Verso S on March 1st, 2011 at 4:33 pm

[...] S marks a welcome return to the mini MPV sector for Toyota, and as such, that’s enough for a Car Star this month, in March’s haze of newly launched models, which have yet to prove their mustard. If [...]

Car star of the month: Honda Jazz hybrid on May 1st, 2011 at 8:34 am

[...] sales charting-topping Fiesta cause for concern, and that is why the Honda Jazz is this month’s Car Star (please God, don’t buy it in the fetching puke green colour though as all the press pics of the [...]

Car Star of the month: Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet on June 1st, 2011 at 3:21 pm

[...] Order books will open in July with the first deliveries due to UK customers in September. It is no perfect summer cocktail as it arrives at the tail end of the season, but a new Golf Cabriolet should be the perfect way to soak up the last of the sunshine while it lasts, and that’s why the Golf Cabriolet is this month’s Car Star. [...]

Car Star of the Month: Volvo C30 on July 1st, 2011 at 7:48 am

[...] Keenly priced, safe yet fun to drive and with that feeling of owning something a little different, the C30 has it all in its favour; with compromise hard to find. And that is why the Volvo C30 is this month’s Car Star. [...]

Car Star of the Month: Kia Picanto on August 5th, 2011 at 4:26 pm

[...] and for being the only city car guaranteed under warranty for seven years, that’s enough for a Car Star this month, we’d [...]

Car Star of the Month: Nissan Qashqai on September 12th, 2011 at 1:44 pm

[...] It is a true family car, designed for modern life, able to cope with work-related grind and yet ready to enjoy the weekend away body-boarding with the kids. As we head into autumn, with schools returning and darker, trickier driving days ahead, the Qashqai is like the car equivalent of a faithful Labrador; ready and eager to brave the elements. All without bleeding you dry thanks to its latest improvements. And that’s why it is this month’s Car Star. [...]

Car Star of the month: Toyota Yaris on October 3rd, 2011 at 7:49 am

[...] Best of all, Yaris seems much more premium, despite its keen pricing, and it is this stylish new look, that for us, helps the Yaris claim this month’s Car Star. [...]

Car Star of the month: Hyundai i40 Tourer on November 7th, 2011 at 3:43 pm

[...] For being the final cherry on top of Hyundai’s excellent year this year, that’s why the i40 Tourer is this month’s Car Star. [...]

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