Maserati has moved from exotic to executive with their first diesel saloon carrying the Ghibli name. Always a thinking person’s alternative to more bread and butter executive models, the Ghibli is now pitched into the heart of serious business decisions driven by efficiency and the availability of diesel power. Maserati looked hard at what it wanted … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest: Volvo V40 Cross Country
The V40 Cross Country range is a more aggressively styled line up with elevated ground clearance based on the revised 2015 model year V40 C-segment five door hatchback range we reviewed at its media launch at the end of September this year. The V40 series is Volvo’s best selling range and it is expected to account for 44% of their targeted 40,000 UK sales … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford EcoSport Titanium 1.0 EcoBoost 5sp
The Ford EcoSport has entered what is likely to become one of the most keenly contested of the emerging new car sectors, the small SUV. Fiesta-based EcoSport looks fit for the fight and comes with a lot of technology under the body and inside the cabin. Ford has kept the range simple with essentially 90 and 112ps 1.5 diesel or 125ps 1.0 petrol, and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Fiat 500L Lounge
Fiat’s baby has grown up. The one-time little Fiat 500 which is credited with putting Italians on the road after WW2 and which was reborn in a venture with Ford towards the end of the last century is now maturing to rub shoulders with much bigger rivals. We have been amazed by the boom in business for what is now termed “Crossover” models mixing body … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Rapid 1600 90ps Greenline
If you think car makers are having a laugh when they quote “combined” fuel economy which seems a world away from reality, it’s time to put a smile on your face with the Skoda Rapid 1600 90ps Greenline. The Greenline series in the Skoda range has been optimised to stretch economy as far as possible in real-world driving conditions and the medium sized … [Read more...]
Roadtest: Hyundai i20 Style 5dr
The Hyundai i20 has been one of the most successful models in the short but impressive history of the Koran car maker. Starting as a repair business it has become one of the most significant players in the industry. Hyundai was established in 1967, came to the UK in 1982, the i20 was launched in the UK in 2009 before being revised in 2012 and a new … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: New Peugeot 508 SW Allure
After debuting at the recent Paris Motor Show a new and refreshed Peugeot 508 with subtle styling changes, upgraded equipment and additional Euro 6 engines have arrived in the UK. The grand-tourer range of D-segment four door Saloons and five door SW/RXH estates has prices starting at £22,045 and range up to £32,600 for the Saloons, SW estates start at … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Audi R8 Coupe 5.2
Supercars are the secret success story of the showrooms. The bread-and-butter brigade of family cars, the crop of cross-overs and file of executive expresses all contribute to the turnaround of many manufacturers, but a fortunate few can also smile with satisfaction at the performance of their supercars. Probably the best case in point is the Audi … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volvo V60 is not just a number
The Volvo V60 is not just a number. A 300-mile round trip to Festival Number 6 at Portmeirion, Gwynedd, in North Wales, was the V60’s proving ground during the road test. Sweeping across hills and rolling roads, plunging the 2.4-litre car through tunnels carved into Snowdonian mountains and roaring it around farm traffic with a quick tap at the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Peugeot 2008 Allure 115HDI
Sales of all types of SUVs/Crossovers have mushroomed in recent years, the public love them and the manufacturers have not been slow in realising this and more and more new models have been added with more to come. Six years ago sales of all SUV vehicles in the UK were 104,000 equivalent to 5% of the new car market. Last year with soft SUVs or … [Read more...]
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