Mercedes 350 CDi Sport

Here is the ML mercedes cdi 350 sport

It's got front and rear parking sensors. It's got 20" alloys. It's got full leather interior. It's got cruise control. It's got rain sensing windscreen wipers. It's got auto-box. It's a five-speed this time, but it's also trip-tronic gearbox so you can use it in either manual or auto. It's more relaxing in the auto mode. If you want more performance it's quicker to flick it over to manual and put it in sport mode.

0-60mph in 7.6 seconds.

155mph top speed.
265 BHP

Volvo S60 D5

Great to drive. Very luxurious. Drives very well. It's not sporty though, it's more towards a luxury ride than a performance car. It's got leather, air-con, six CD auto-changer in the boot, 20" alloys, six-speed manual gearbox You could have a seven speed Auto. I would personally go for the manual. Metallic paint obviously.

0-60mph: 7.4 seconds

Top speed: 146mph

Could do with cruise control as an extra, if you must have it. That's as an extra, you don't get it as standard. I think it's about £1500. But you get a leather interior as standard.

Vauxhall Meriva

Petrol engines will be 1.4 litres, with one naturally aspirated unit and two turbos delivering 120 and 140bhp.

Diesels will be a choice of the 1.3-litre GM/Fiat Multijet unit and a 1.7-litre turbodiesel in either 100bhp or 120bhp output. There will also be a tuned-up GSi petrol version next year.

Tested: Vauxhall Meriva with 1.4-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and six-speed manual transmission. Front-wheel drive

Power/torque: 138bhp/148lb ft
Top speed: 120mph-plus
Acceleration: 0-62mph in 9.0sec

Vauxhall Zafira TDCi

This is probably the worst car that I've owned in my entire life. Reason is because it's unreliable. Keeps breaking down. Automatic gear boxes go on the automatic versions. If you've got to get one, get the diesel manual, and get the new 2012 shape, not the old shape.

Zero to 62 in 9.7 seconds Top speed 123 mph Combined economy is 39.2 mpg