DS, the standalone premium brand under the parentage of Citroen, introduced their latest DS 4 range with two distinct and stylish five door body styles, the DS 4 Hatchback and the DS Crossback and all are front wheel drive. The latter version in terms of styling and a 30mm higher riding height leans towards the now popular … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest: Audi R8 V10 Coupe
Some stories start with a conventional beginning, others with an ending before the real story unfolds, much like the Audi R8 V10. When you switch off the engine and open the driver’s door a distinct heart-beat can be heard and while you think it may be yours finally calming down, it’s not. The rhythmic and familiar sound is a marketing … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: The Qs start here
Audi's latest luxury SUVs are seriously quick and also electrifying new models in two ways. First, electrifying performance from the SQ7 4.0 V8 TDI 435hp 900Nm quattro, the UK’s fastest and most powerful diesel SUV priced from £70,970 on-the-road. Second, the most frugal Q7, the e tron 3.0 TDI quattro plug-in diesel electric hybrid SUV which officially … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer 200ps
Built in Britain and voted the best sports tourer for the money, the Vauxhall Astra ST packs a hefty sales punch. The car is made at Ellesmere Port and uses the familiar Astra Hatchback mechanicals and trim levels in an all new roomier body which at minimum will seat five and take 540 litres luggage or with just two occupants it expands … [Read more...]
Commercial test: Toyota Hilux 2016
The Toyota Hilux has been the mainstay of the global Pick-Up market for almost 50years. Launched in 1968 more than 18 million have been sold worldwide. To date and closer to home in 2015 the top selling Hilux range sold 34,000 units in Europe representing 23.1% of the market sector. Specifically in the UK in 2015 the Hilux models … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford S Max with AWD
Yes summer is officially here but it’s time to remember the horrors of last winter’s weather. Gales, floods, ice and for some long months of deep snow so how many of us were just wishing to have 4x4 traction for our family or work cars? Most of the major volume sales manufacturers are saying that up to 20% of … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: McLaren 570S Coupe
You know there is something special about to be experienced when you step into an entry-level car costing £143,000. With the McLaren badge on the shark-like front it is going to be different to almost anything else you’ve driven, entry level or above. Having previously driven the McLaren 650S which was pitched as an every-day car, I … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Peugeot 3008 Crossover
The original Peugeot 3008 Crossover was launched in 2009 and updated at the end of 2013 but remains a golden oldie. Its main competitor was originally the Nissan Qashqai, still the best seller in the sector, but now there are notable others such as the new Kia Sportage, the Hyundai Tucson, Suzuki Vitara, Honda HR-V, Renault Kadjar, Skoda Yeti, VW Tiguan, … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: DS3 Cabrio Prestige
Voting and surveys are all the rage these days, so lets have one for the DS3 Cabrio. Does soft-top or hardtop move you? Ok, how about a sort of between-Brexit model we’ll call a Cabrio. DS parent Citroen has always taken a walk along the wild side with its models and styling in a French left-bank sort of way, so the DS3 Cabrio is entirely … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: New VW Touran
We know MPVs or ‘people-carriers’ have lost out in terms of sales throughout Europe to the status enhancing and fashionable SUV/Crossover type models, but the tide could turn because customers who prefer practicality as opposed to following fashion have plenty of alternative new and revised MPV models to choose from. One such range is the second … [Read more...]
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