Surefooted Land Rover looked unsteady when it launched the new Discovery Sport with the “old” turbo-diesel engine, but their newest model has taken a firm grip on the market. I cannot help but feel the company’s product planners got it wrong when the first member of the new Discovery family was brought to market with the old SD4 engine rather than the new … [Read more...]
Roadtests
SsangYong Tivoli will be game-changer for UK sales
The SsangYong Tivoli SUV now arriving in dealerships is likely to be a game-changer in Britain for the Korean company. Smartly styled both outside and in, with a strong equipment list and selling at a competitive price backed by a good warranty, the five-seat and five-door Tivoli will turn heads and open cheque-books. Up to now, SsangYong has sold … [Read more...]
Keeping the faith with Defender
The current iconic and legendary Defender has reached the end of the road after being born on an Anglesey beach. Production is scheduled to end in December 2015 but there is the possibility it will continue to be made outside the EU to circumvent legislation which outlaws it on pedestrian safety grounds despite continuing strong demand for this go-anyware … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: VW Sharan 2.0 TDI SEL
The Volkswagen Sharan is an enduring model in the MPV sector which has seen models come and go. Twenty years after it was launched, the Volkswagen Sharan shares only the name with the first generation, and today’s popular MPV is significantly bigger and roomier. Originally a joint venture with Ford from 1995 to 2009, the new second generation … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: Kia Carens 3 1.7 CRDI SatNav
You are probably very happy with your five-seat family car, until you need a bit more room. Now you don’t regularly need to carry around six people, or possibly seven, so you bought a car with five seats. And it’s full. The choice is simple, do you make two trips, leave someone behind, or take a chance and squeeze in another one or two onto the back … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi RS3 Sportback
Born restless is the advertising strap-line for Audi’s latest scorching hot five door hatchback – the RS3 five door Sportback with its 2.5-litre, five cylinder, 367HP turbocharged petrol engine, S tronic auto transmission and quattro all-wheel drive. Restless it might claim to be but in fact because five door hatchbacks of this type tend to be used … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford Mondeo Hybrid
The all-new Ford Mondeo range is huge in the number of models with the price list showed 56 versions with prices starting at £21,095 and ranging up to £33,310. Core versions are either five door hatchbacks or estates with Style, Zetec, Titanium and Titanium X levels of spec depending on the engine chosen and there again there are numerous options from … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI
It’s easy to understand why the Volkswagen Scirocco has been an enduring success. Over three generations since 1974, the smart coupe body has embraced a range of ultra reliable powertrains. These have been consistently updated and improved while the interior blends purpose, practicality and panache. Little wonder the Scirocco has been copied by … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Volvo debut S60 and V60 Cross Country
As model types converge with manufacturers eager for new car sales exploiting every gap in the market so we get more – ‘Crossovers’ mostly with elevated ground clearance. Volvo, the Swedish premium brand owned by the Chinese Geely Automotive group, is not new to such models. They introduced their V70 Cross Country, a crossover between an estate and an … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Range Rover Hybrid
Range Rover has come up with another successful recipe - mixing water and electricity with the first underwater hybrid car. Defying logic and beating rivals has been a trademark of Land Rover for 60 years and it has, you might say, plumbed new depths to make competitors despair. Boldly facing the challenge of making its luxury range topping model more … [Read more...]
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