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Looking for a specific model of car? See below.

4Car Car Reviews - New Car Road Tests From Channel 4 for 4Car
http://www.channel4.com/4car/road-tests/index.html

To find the road test that interests you either click on the Car reviews A-Z link (directly underneath the graphic in the top middle area of the page) or click on the relevant manufacturer. No matter which way you approach it you'll see the same list which shows you when the review was done as well as what type of review it is (full road test, driven etc).

The full road tests are very good indeed. Reviews are several pages long and also include videos and graphical ratings that allow you to quickly assess the site's opinion of the vehicle. Drawbacks, assets and a verdict are given on the main page along with an overall rating. List price is given as well as a star-rating for reliability and quality, image, driving, performance, safety and security, running costs and comfort and equipment.

So what's missing? There are no specifications listed, no links to other reviews and no car comparison tool within the review. Not all models have pictures and some of the reviews are getting long in the tooth. On the whole though the full road tests, which are extensive and well-written, are very good and even the shorter, more anecdotal articles available when 'Driven' is listed next to the model are helpful.

Car reviews - BBC Top Gear
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-reviews

Select the car you want using the Choose a make and Choose a model drop down lists. The highlights type document you will see next is a bit too anecdotal for my taste (comments like "It's brilliant. But somehow so boring that I keep forgetting where I parked it" don't strike me as very helpful to the new car shopper). However look in the column on the left hand side for things like road tests (that have much better information), specs, photos and 360 degree views. And though the initial page is a bit too chatty and biased it does offer numerical scores that allow you to quickly judge how the car has fared in Top Gear's estimation.

The specifications page is okay although a bit boringly presented but the related stuff link might turn up something of interest. I would prefer that the review be attributed with a link to the writer but this is a minor quibble. Overall the specific model information available on this site has improved from earlier reviews.

Car Reviews: over 1,200 independent car reviews - The AA
http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/cartestreports/index.jsp

To access information on a specific model select the manufacturer in Step 1 by clicking on the manufacturer name and then select the model (Step 2). You'll then be shown a table with the review as a clickable link in either HTML or PDF format.

You'll see fairly complete car data (specifications), Euro NCAP crash test results and an AA Car Review if one is available. Unfortunately there are some pieces missing from this information puzzle - it would be nice to have a gallery for the specific model and there isn't a lot of pricing information available either (other than base price - pricing of options would be helpful). Also some of the reviews are getting old and certain vehicles have nothing more recent than a year old.

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