If you ever doubted that a crisis creates opportunities, you only have to look at the BMW 3 Series. After the Middle- East oil shortages in the early 1970s, BMW introduced the 3 Series as an economical and affordable small executive car and it became their best seller by far. Now it has been replaced by the 4 Series, but in fewer body-styles for now, … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest: Mercedes-Benz A-Class A250 AMG Sport 4Matic
Mercedes-Benz spent millions developing the A-Class with hundreds of qualified engineers having their say, but a child simply summed it up for me when she described it as “cool”. That was good enough for me to realise this family car had what it takes, family appeal. A completely different model to the original tall boxy A-Class, the new version is … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: BMW 330d xDrive M Sport Touring
BMW used to have their performance car mantra of ‘front engine with rear wheel drive’ and then along came their X range of 4x4 SUV’s – the X1, X3, X5 and X6 plus X6M. Although xDrive all wheel drive for their conventional cars had been available in other European markets, it is only in the last year or so that BMW in the UK have introduced the all … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer 4WD
Vauxhall has given it large with the newest Insignia Country Tourer. The 4WD version of the modern estate aims to build on the model’s popularity with a version designed to deliver the same all-weather capability and safety as much more expensive German rivals. That’s quite a challenge for what is, after all, the natural and modern successor to the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Renault Captur TCe 120A
Renault is not taking any prisoners with its Captur. After being largely responsible for the popularization of MPVs with the Megane Scenic in 1996, Renault went on to create the bigger Espace but now the wheel has turned again. The modern Captur is the latest in this type of model and is a crossover which has the space of an MPV combined with the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW E Up
Volkswagen is on a charge with its newest city car, the e-up! Launched in Germany last autumn, the pure electric version of the up! city car is now reaching the first 24 UK dealers out of the 208-strong VW network and the battery of dealers will slowly grow, each with a specially trained technician, servicing facilities and customer dedicated e-parking … [Read more...]
Citroen’s new work of art
The all new Citroen C4 Picasso five seater was launched in August last year and now it is joined by the elongated seven seat ‘Grand’ versions with prices ranging from £19,200 to £27,855, around £1,700 higher than the shorter C4 Picasso versions. At the press launch last year for the C4 Picasso, Citroen estimated around 6,000 annual UK sales and around … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Dacia Sandero Stepway
Dacia cannot seem to put a wheel wrong in Britain. The Renault-owned Romanian-made models have become very popular in the UK, bringing new car qualities with proven engineering within the budgets of those who thought they could only afford a second-hand car. Middle of the series is the cross-over Sandero Stepway, a soft-roader hatchback. The Dacia … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: New Nissan Qashqai
Mum’s the word when it comes to the new second generation Nissan Qashqai now going on sale. While most designers agonise over the finer points of shape and style and marketing departments pour over running costs, the senior engineer responsible for the marketability of the new second generation Nissan Qashqai, Mark Fowler, applied a more down to earth … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota RAV4 Icon Diesel
As the world’s first compact crossover created 20 years ago, the Toyota Rav4 deserves a lot of respect. Its creation was followed by similar models from Land Rover, BMW and Audi and it made many heavyweight 4x4 makers take a fresh look at their chunky cars. So it was quite surprising to get behind the wheel of the latest Toyota RAV4 and realise how this … [Read more...]
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