Long before Cross-overs became the new name in showrooms, the Honda CR-V was carving out a niche for itself. The British-built SUV combines the useful all-weather feature of 4x4 with the day to day practicality of a big estate. With such good manners, an intelligent 4WD transmission, and no real drawbacks why would you want to not have the real … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Weekend roadtest: Kia cee’d Sportswagon 1 1.4CRDi
Kia’s solid UK growth at a time when the rest of Europe looks very shaky is down to building cars people want to buy, like the cee’d. The popular five-door hatchback was last year joined by a new roomier Sportswagon, which appealed to the eye with its flowing lines wrapping around a higher carrying capacity and luggage weight. So you have the best of both … [Read more...]
Volvo show life begins again with 40-series
A re-invigorated Volvo is rolling out new models in its V40 series designed to appeal to sporting and style conscious drivers. Joining the V40 hatchback launched last year are the R-Design and Cross Country, which is available with front wheel drive or all-wheel-drive. The new-comers join a V40 range which has added 6,000 sales last year to the brand … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Fussy Ford Kuga gives more for less
© Image by www.jubag.com Although not its best selling model range, the first generation Kuga SUV launched in 2008 has been a significant model for the brand. It has been bought in the main by customers who have not had a Ford before and it has received the highest customer satisfaction ratings across the Ford range. Given the growth of SUV/4x4 … [Read more...]
Weekend supertest: Range Rover Mk4 & Fiat Panda 4×4
The iconic Range Rover Mk4 is already a sell out among dealers, just three months after its announcement and within weeks of first deliveries being made. Coming in the wheel-tracks of Land Rover’s most successful ever year with UK sales up nearly 25pc, the lastest version in the model’s 42-year history brings cutting edge engineering and design to the on … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Honda Jazz Hybrid
The Jazz roomy supermini is currently Honda’s best selling model range in the UK with a 28,000 annual sales target and with 70 per cent going to retail customers. Over 220,000 of them have been sold in the UK since its launch in 2002. Prices range £11,605 to £18,750 for the petrol powered 1.2/1.4-litre British built models. But there is the option of … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Golf Mk7
Deliveries to UK customers of the all-new Volkswagen Golf three and five door hatchbacks in its seventh generation form began this week at prices starting from £16,285 rising to £24,880. The starter model price is £157 less than its predecessor whereas other models have more or less carry-over pricing. The all-new models offer more space, have added … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford B-Max 1.0 Zetec
Ford really is out to make a splash with its new small MPV, the B-Max. A natural and updated successor to the Fusion, the B-Max has a distinctive pillar-less design that does away with the traditional B-pillar between front and back doors so it is in effect a B-Missed structure and gives wide open access from the front hinged doors to the rear … [Read more...]
Less taxing Lexus CT200h for 2013
Lexus is big in hybrid model offerings with over 500,000 sold globally since they were first introduced in 2005. The RX400h replaced in 2009 by the RX450h SUVs has been their most popular accounting for over half their sales and followed by the CT 200h, the World’s first full hybrid luxury hatchback with 122,000 sales. In the UK there have been 32,700 … [Read more...]
Passat Alltrack for all seasons
VW’s Passat range of D-segment large saloons and estates are popular with nearly 23,000 annual UK sales. The range has roughly a 50/50 split sales split between saloon and estate styles with the Alltrack 4MOTION estates attracting around 600 UK customers annually. The Passat range is now the number two best selling D-segment range in the UK after the … [Read more...]
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