The Honda Civic is synonymous with Swindon and the 10th generation of the series is the lifeblood of its global manufacturing plant, so its good to find the newcomer is in good shape after a facelift. In fact, style is what the Civic is all about and it’s arguably one of the most immediately recognizable five-doors on the road and now enhanced by new nose … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Commercial test: Vauxhall Vivaro 1.6CDTi 120 2900
If you could wrap up the success of the British motor industry in modern times, it would shape up as the Vauxhall Vivaro. Fourteen years of continuous production has seen three generations of the serious workhorse come out of Luton and the current model is taking that to a million vehicles. When the newest was given the go-ahead in mid-2014 it saw a … [Read more...]
Commercial test: Vauxhall Vivaro 1.6CDTi 120 2900
If you could wrap up the success of the British motor industry in modern times, it would shape up as the Vauxhall Vivaro. Fourteen years of continuous production has seen three generations of the serious workhorse come out of Luton and the current model is taking that to a million vehicles. When the newest was given the go-ahead in mid-2014 it saw a … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Kia Venga rejuvenated
Kia is on target for another record year of sales in the UK in 2015. For the first six months of this year their new car sales have reached a total of 42,248 units, an increase over last year of 3.5%. Their goal is to exceed 80,000 sales this year, around 3,000 units more than last year’s all-time record. One of those Kia model ranges finding … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: Jaguar XE will rewrite rule books
The Jaguar XE is rewriting rule books. The unwritten law which states Germany’s dominance of the premium small executive saloon sector is unchallengable is about to be broken. Pitching into the premium small executive sector, the four-door XE is up against long established rivals from Germany. It can beat them with 3,000 orders on the books in just a … [Read more...]
Dacia Stepway is a move in the right direction
One of the success stories of the year has been the launch of Dacia into the UK market. In January we saw the first Sandero hatchbacks and Duster SUV and now they are joined by the 2WD Sandero Stepway crossover. It looks similar to the stablemate Duster which is sold with 2WD or 4WD, but the Stepway has only front wheel drive and is to all intents and … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: Kia Sorento 2.2 CRDI KX2
Kia has mounted its strongest challenge yet to Europe’s premium brand SUVs with the latest Sorento. Boasting a completely new design with the latest cleaner engines, sophisticated equipment and a sharper quality edge, the third generation Sorento has also moved up the price brackets. Six models in the seven-seat series comprise three trim levels with a … [Read more...]
Sunday Drive: Renault Twingo Dynamique ENERGY TCe 90
The City Car sector of the new car market is awash with fuel efficient, low running cost, cheap-ish small cars. But only around 85,000 of them were sold in the UK last year and the Fiat 500 family is the only City Car to appear in the UK’s top ten sales chart. Customers prefer the roomier ‘Supermini’ sector which sold ten times as many cars last year … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Nissan Juke Nismo RS 1.6Dig-t 2WD
A little bit of what you fancy really can do you good, particularly in the case of the Nissan Juke RS. The quirky-styled but award-winning Juke was given a serious make-over towards the end of 2014 and the RS was the result. A more powerful engine, tauter steering, revised suspension and bigger brakes, sitting in a strengthened chassis with a bigger … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Nissan Note n-tec
The British built Nissan Note is a five door, higher roof hatchback cum compact MPV and the restyled range has a new edition, the comprehensively equipped 1.2-litre, 90hp petrol n-tec variant priced at £15,365. Other versions in the range see prices from £9,995 for the 1.2 Visia Limited Edition to £17,870 for the 1.5 dCi 90hp turbodiesel Tekna Style. In … [Read more...]
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