Citroen really set out to create a niche brand when it created the DS series. Starting with the D3, it added the DS4 last summer and immediately started winning praise and awards for its styling, particularly the interior. It is a clever move because without directly taking on the likes of Focus and Astra, the Citroen DS4 competes very well against … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest : Land Rover Range_e
After it was launched in 1970, the Range Rover set a benchmark for luxury off-road travel and it's about to do it all again with the new generation of diesel-electric hybrid models due in 2013. Some may think of it as a mid-life crisis but that suggests uncertainty and panic and the sure-footed engineering and marketing of the Range Rover is anything but … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest : Mitsubishi Shogun LWB 3.2 Automatic
Probably the most famous model in Mitsubishi's passenger car range is the Shogun available in numerous generations since 1983. Also known in other countries as Pajero and Montero, the Shogun has in its time established worldwide the market for a heavy duty 4x4 positioned between the workhorse utility Land Rover type of vehicles and the premium brand large … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer VXR
The Vauxhall Insignia is riding the crest of a wave and was Britain's best selling medium sized model in 2011. While most of its success has been built on its appeal to cost conscious fleet buyers and drivers, the more fortunate user-choosers and private owners can pick the Insignia Sport Tourer VXR Auto as their preferred version unless they really can … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Suzuki Grand Vitara SZ5
Now in its 24th year and with over three million sales worldwide behind it, the Suzuki Vitara is claimed to be the World's first compact SUV. Today the Suzuki Vitara is available in three and five door body forms and both body lengths are now labelled Grand Vitara. As part of the latest specification changes to the Grand Vitara Suzuki removed the spare … [Read more...]
