… Volvo XC40 D4 AWD First Edition … If the Volvo XC90 is too big for your driveway or too rich for your pocket, Volvo now has the answer. Similarly, if you need, or want, to down-size without losing out on luxury and refinement, Volvo now has the answer, the […] Read more »
20 Feb: Vauxhall Grandland X
… Vauxhall Grandland X … Although the Grandland X is Vauxhall’s biggest SUV it won’t rival the bulk of the bigger Jags, BMWs and Audis. This is more of a mid-range vehicle and should be compared to the likes of the Nissan Qashqai, Ford Kuga and Kia Sportage among others […] Read more »
15 Feb: Range Rover Velar
… Range Rover Velar … Once upon a time it was easy to select a Land Rover. If you wore tacketty boots you went for the Defender, the pony club lot went for a Freelander, welly wearers had a Disco and the shiny boots crowd opted for the Range Rover. […] Read more »
10 Feb: Suzuki Jimny
… Suzuki Jimny … It’s not often that you can climb into the driving seat of a car and before you drive off, wipe the condensation off the passenger door window, the two rear windows, and can make a swipe with a rag across the tailgate window without too much […] Read more »
03 Jan: Audi Q2 S Line
… Audi Q2 S Line … Wrestling some of these current generation giant SUVs and 4x4s around multi-storey car parks and retail outlets which have had the white lined parking limits painted on by someone who thinks in inches but measures in centimetres can be awfy frustrating at times. Annoying […] Read more »
15 Nov: Lexus IS 300h
… Lexus IS 300h … When it comes to luxury and reputation, Lexus’ biggest rival is neither British nor German. It’s Japanese. It is in fact, Lexus. Confused? The challenge facing the current range of Lexus cars is meeting the standard set by the original Lexus LS 400. And that […] Read more »
10 Nov: Mazda MX-5 RF 1.5
… Mazda MX-5 RF 1.5 Sport Nav … There was an additional spectator attraction at the Keith Knox Cheviot Stages Rally. Two big, fat blokes clambering out of a Mazda MX-5. Big Jim had cadged a lift before finding out what I was driving, and I didn’t actually say. Even […] Read more »
09 Nov: SEAT Ibiza SE
… SEAT Ibiza 1 Litre SE … My enjoyment of SEAT’s 1 litre Ibiza was marred by an act of automotive vandalism committed by an unknown perpetrator. On the way home from Wales Rally GB I stopped at Tebay northbound on the M6 for a wee rest break. OK, truth […] Read more »
22 Oct: M-B Marco Polo
… Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo 250d Sport Long … The trip north to the Isle of Mull each October is always a bit special, and not just because of the rising anticipation ahead of the Mull motorsport weekend. As ever, the drive north through Callander and on up to Tyndrum before […] Read more »
04 Oct: Hyundai i10
… Hyundai i10 1.0 SE … There’s a chap lives at the end of our street in the corner house. Lovely bloke, and always smart. His shock of white hair is neatly combed and parted on the left (I don’t know if he uses ‘product’ or not!) and I don’t […] Read more »