A lot of convertibles can be more show than go, but not the top of the range Mini John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible. This version is indeed Posh and well equipped and of a high quality but this one also boasts lots of ‘Pecs’ with its muscular styling and high powered 2.0-litre, 231hp turbocharged petrol engine. The is a potent race-bred top … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest: Nissan Pulsar Tekna 190
Nissan’s bread-and-butter range has been given a marmalade topping. The Nissan Pulsar is on paper a five-door family car of good proportions and useful performance, but it’s really more than that. Originating in 1978 as an enlarged version of the Nissan Sunny, hence the name Pulsar, the latest model was introduced to Britain in … [Read more...]
Executive motoring: Volvo S90 and V90 arrive
Swedish swish and sophistication come as standard in the latest Volvo S and V90 series, says Robin Roberts The new large premium saloon and estate models in Momentum or Inscription trims embody features from the XC90 with an emphasis on “relaxed confidence.” They are the latest to be built on Volvo’s scaleable product architecture where the only fixed … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: BMW M2 Coupe
The new BMW M2 two-door, four seater coupe really is something special, says David Miles. It has a 3.0-litre, straight-six, TwinPower, twin scroll single turbocharged 370hp petrol engine and is currently positioned between the M235i 326hp, soon to arrive M240i 340hp coupe and the larger and more comprehensively tuned and modified twin turbo 431hp M3 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Corsa Red
Sometimes it’s what you know well which can give you the biggest surprise, like the Vauxhall Corsa Red. Coming from a very familiar range of city cars offering bog standard three or five door styles with a range of petrol or diesel engines and assortment of trim levels you are possibly spoiled for choice. But then you spot the only, the unique, Red … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Kia Optima saloon
Sales of D-Segment models in the UK are hard work even if you are classed as a premium brand manufacturer offering such models as the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and from the UK the Jaguar XE. Only the heavily advertised Merc C-Class is in the UK’s top ten new car sales chart thanks to its low PCP/lease finance offers. Non-premium brand … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford EcoSport Titanium 1500TDCi 5sp
The expression “needs must” is something that Ford assiduously adhere to in their model range. They simply cannot afford to not be represented in a model sector, particularly if it’s a growing sector. So the Ford EcoSport MPV based on the Fiesta platform was really a forgone conclusion. It had to happen. Ford make good workmanlike MPVs in the … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Nissan Navara DC
In the mid 1990’s UK sales of Double Cab Pick-Ups were at their peak with registrations led by the Mitsubishi L200 range. Then the Government changed and upped the Benefit-in-Kind tax levels on these work and leisure vehicles which dulled sales and then registrations of all new vehicles slipped further as the recession took hold. But now … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia Sportage 4×4 1.6 T GDi GT Line
Kia has just slapped the face of the SUV sector. The latest best selling Sportage is brimming with technology and improvements which build on the legendary seven-year warranty cover and faith in its engineering. Kia has very carefully pitched the Sportage into the modern SUV sector it helped create and the new range comes in 18 versions … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Skoda Octavia Estate Scout
Don’t fancy being one of the latest craze of ‘me-too’ buyers of small medium and large SUVs and Crossovers, but need a bit more security of 4x4 traction, then the new car market offers an increasing number of choices of all-wheel-drive cars and estates. Scouting around a Skoda dealership, or their website, you will come across the Octavia Estate … [Read more...]
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