Help me in choosing my first new car. Needs to be low co2, powerful, smooth and economic

I am looking to buy my first car. After researching a lot, I've short listed these cars, as I am only interested in diesel hatchbacks: VW Golf Mk VI 1.6TDI Bluemotion Toyota Prius hybrid Skoda Octavia...

Is the new Yaris a 'proper' automatic?

Is the new shape Toyota Yaris a 'proper' automatic rather than an automated manual?

Meriva or C3 on Motability?

I'm due to get new Motability car in August. I chose a Citroen C3 Picasso or a Vauxhall Meriva - both auto - both disel. You have rated both quite highly. I'm disabled (no wheel-chair) with access limitations....

Which company car?

I am going to have a car through work so to some extent the purchase cost is not a consideration. More important is economy and tax. However I drive about 20,000 miles per year and 70% is on motorways. I'm...

My new 508 has a fault

I have just taken delivery of a brand new diesel Peugeot 508 SW. It arrived with the towing eye cover missing. This was pointed out to them by me and a replacement was sourced and fitted within 5 hours....

First family car - what's best?

We are expecting our first child in September and are looking to buy our first car before then. We are happy with a second hand model, a couple of years old, manual, petrol or diesel (we live in London...

Will a new 3 Series have noisy tyres?

I have just test driven the new BMW 3 series 328i and thought it was a superb car except for intrusive road noise. It was on non standard 18" wheels. Do you think the road roar would be less on the standard...

Saving money on a new Audi?

I have decided I want an Audi A6 Avant, and I know exactly what model and features I want. The best I can negotiate from Audi is about £40k so where else should I look?

Where can I find out how many of each model of car were sold in the UK last year?

A couple of weeks ago you published in 'The Saturday Telegraph Motoring' a URL to find out how many models of car had been sold in the UK the previous year. I didn't get a chance to note the URL before...

When will there be a new shape Audi TT?

The last three cars I have bought were superceded within 2 months with either a new model or variant. Each time I ask the dealer pre-buying if there is a new model due any time soon, and of course they...