… Off-road with the new Land Rover Discovery … What could be better, the sun glinting across the ripples on Butterstone Loch, the flag fluttering limply in the cooling breeze, the spectacular central Highland scenery purpling the horizon all around and the lush greenery as trees and grasses awake from […] Read more »
03 May: Toyota C-HR 1.2T Excel
… Toyota C-HR 1.2T Excel … Smooth and svelte it isn’t. Striking and good looking it is. It would have been so easy for Toyota to take the well trodden route of styling another boxy looking SUV/Crossover, whatever it might be, but they didn’t and the C-HR is all the […] Read more »
19 Apr: Peugeot 3008
… Peugeot 3008 1.6 HDi GT-Line … I don’t know what the current crop of Peugeot designers are on, but whatever they are drinking, chewing, injecting or smoking, then it’s working. I don’t care what anyone else thinks, the new Peugeot 3008 is a smart looking motor. It’s even smarter […] Read more »
25 Feb: Mazda 3
… Mazda 3 … I like the Mazda 3. Not just because it’s a good car, but also because it’s different. It has an air of exclusivity about it as it’s not quite such a common sight on our roads as a Ford or a Vauxhall, or even an Audi […] Read more »
04 Feb: SEAT Ateca
… SEAT Ateca … Everybody’s at it these days. If a motor manufacturer doesn’t have an SUV or two, or three, or even a whole model range of the rascals in its line-up these days, then it can’t be classified as a major motor manufacturer. The public appetite is insatiable, […] Read more »
16 Jan: Skoda Superb SE
… Skoda Superb SE L Executive … A colleague and friend reckoned that the Skoda Superb was a good car ruined by a stupid engine. Me? I took a different view. I reckoned the Skoda Superb was a good car made better by a stupid engine. The engine in this […] Read more »
05 Jan: Kia Sportage
… Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDi 2 … It used to be that the price attracted potential punters to Kia before they looked at the cars, but now the cars are attracting interest in their own right. The trouble is, Kia are aware of that these days and whereas prices in […] Read more »
24 Dec: McLaren 570GT
… McLaren 570GT … The McLaren. It’s not just a car. It’s an immersive automotive experience. The last (and the first) time I drove a McLaren was way back in September 2014 and I was blown away. Or maybe I wasn’t. Getting in to the thing was like trying to […] Read more »
20 Dec: Renault Megane GT
… Renault Mégane GT TCe 205 … Numpty alert. There are times when you feel such a numpty. We all do it. No matter how experienced and practiced we may be in our jobs and professions, there comes a day when the habitual humdrum of everyday work can catch us […] Read more »
19 Nov: Kia Niro 1.6GDI
… Kia Niro 1.6 GDi ‘2’ … A world famous (throughout Inverness) rally driver, and some time car dealer, recently challenged me to name the most improved car brand in the market place. I immediately said, “Kia.” Donnie MacDonald – for it was he – responded: “You know, you’re not […] Read more »