How a car holds onto its popularity and value is a good indicator of its real worth, as in the case of the Nissan LEAF. The world’s first mass market all-electric family car was introduced in 2010 and for the UK and Europe it’s built in Sunderland where about 200,000 have been made in a decade and it's won seven used car awards in three … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Suzuki Swace SZ5 1.8 auto
Collaboration to cut costs but not quality is very evident in the Suzuki Swace. There’s a lot more component sharing going on throughout the global motor industry than many realise but it’s not been a feature of UK in recent years, with just a few exceptions. We had extensive badge engineering across Midlands’ factories between the 1950s and 1980s but … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volvo V60 Recharge PHEV R-Design
Volvo had a truly remarkable 2021 and with an enhanced range unfolding this year that success will continue. In a UK market which saw just 1% expansion, the Volvo line up increased 4% to 48,260 cars giving them a record 2.93% share of the British total. Most of that came from the new Volvo Recharge PHEVs and pure electric models which doubled in demand … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Isuzu D-Max V-Cross
With escalating costs of serious 4x4 cars and sports utilities it’s little wonder that edgy pickups have cornered the market and one of the most popular series is the Isuzu D-Max. There are Utility, DL20, DL40 and V-Cross derivatives built on the same chassis, using the common powertrain and nearly all 4WD, but their cab space varies along with payload so … [Read more...]
New Year roadtest: McLaren GT
The Covid test is familiar to everyone, but it’s also been a test for supercar makers such as McLaren. While individuals coped with invasive personal tests, the high performance car brand has, like the auto-industry as a whole, been counting on suppliers and customers to keep it out of trouble and solvent for the post-pandemic period. It’s not been a … [Read more...]
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