… Audi A4 allroad quattro 3.0 TDI … How do you flummox a motoring journalist? Ask him or her what car a punter should buy. There are however, variations on that question, such as what is the best car you’ve driven, what’s your favourite car or what would you buy […] Read more »
30 Sep: Volvo V90 D5 AWD
… Volvo V90 D5 PowerPulse AWD Momentum … Although the Volvo V90 range starts from £34,555 with the 187 bhp D4 engine, the test car was the ever so slightly more costly version with the D5 engine. At £41,055 in basic form, it’s not cheap,. but with nearly 10 grandsworth […] Read more »
30 Sep: Hyundai Ioniq Electric
… Hyundai Ioniq Electric Premium SE … Hyundai has come a long way since it introduced the Pony to the UK market in 1975. Folks may look back on it now and think it a rather odd and ungainly machine, but that does Hyundai a great dis-service. Look what it […] Read more »
23 Sep: Ford Edge Sport AWD
… Ford Edge Sport 2.0 TDCi AWD … When I first clapped eyes on the new Ford Edge I immediately thought “barge”. Unkind I know, but like the old Ford Granada, it’s a big motor. Only it’s not. At 4808 mm in length, 1928 mm in width and 1707 mm […] Read more »
08 Sep: Peugeot 2008 SUV
… Peugeot 2008 SUV … At first glance the new Peugeot 2008 SUV looks a bit like a 208 saloon that’s been furtively sipping and/or injecting banned substances, but the bodyshell really is quite different. It’s got what you would expect of a compact SUV these days with a heightened […] Read more »
27 Aug: Mustang by Ford
… Ford Mustang … It’s certainly orange, and it’s bold, and it’s certainly big, but what is it? There are no name badges on the car at all. On its rump is a circle of chrome with the letters ‘GT’ inside it, then there is the number ‘5.0’ on the […] Read more »
09 Aug: Ford Focus RS
It doesn’t look much, does it? Sitting there parked at the pavement. Just another four door saloon with alloys. Admittedly big, fat, black, shiny 19 inch alloys, but then that’s the first thing most boy-racers and certain adults indulging memories of a misspent youth go for. The second thing is […] Read more »
05 Aug: Inifiniti Q30 1.5D
… Infiniti Q30 1.5D … If you want to stand out from the crowd without spending a lot of money, then think Infiniti. Who? Yup, that’s right, Infiniti. Many of you will be aware by now that this is the luxury arm of Nissan, so what you’ll get is more […] Read more »
02 Aug: Honda Jazz
… Honda Jazz … This is going to sound really stupid, although that hasn’t stopped me in the past. But driving the wee Honda Jazz home recently there were times when I felt like Jensen Button. Yes, I know. Crazy, but with good reason. Returning home from a rally meeting […] Read more »
29 Jul: BMW M2
… BMW M2 … The difference between a motorist and an enthusiast can be measured in decibels. A motorist likes to travel in silence, smug in the knowledge that his/her car has been engineered by skilled and caring professionals who strive for the mechanical silky silence of automotive perfection. Whereas […] Read more »