THE Toyota Yaris is the most reliable of the UK’s best-selling cars. From nippy city runarounds to larger family motors, British drivers have always had their favourites when it comes to getting from A to B with as little fuss as possible. Now warranty specialists MotorEasy have run the numbers on the top 10 models to see which of them really delivers … [Read more...]
Middle of the road motoring review 2019
With the chaos that is politics I’m steering away in this end of year motoring review from such things although, of course, how the domestic car industry survives when we are out of the EU is very worrying for GB Plc., writes David Miles. If politics weren’t bad enough the car industry has for a long while been wrestling with new WLTP emission and more … [Read more...]
Sunday drives: Unsettling ride for motor industry
Seated at my keyboard responding to a request to write a review of the year from the 100 or so new or updated cars we have tried and tested this year, it’s difficult to know where to begin, says David Miles. 2018 started on a poor note with the fallout from the Volkswagen Group emissions scandal still continuing and it seems other brands were guilty … [Read more...]
Parents puzzled by car-seat law and fitting
Research from Co-op Insurance revealed that parents are lacking confidence and knowledge when it comes to child car seats. Four out of five parents (81%) agree that information about car seats needs to be made more accessible and widely available. The uncertainty has three fifths (64%) of parents saying that the where the youngest child sits … [Read more...]
Tradelines 18 July
Eight years after it created the compact crossover segment, the one millionth Juke has rolled off the line at Nissan Sunderland Plant. On average, a Juke is built at the plant every 105 seconds, while three million Qashqai have been built there since 2006. Ford in America will pay the equivalent of over £226M to settle a civil actions arising from … [Read more...]
Family values challenged by Mitsubishi’s newcomer
Thousands of mums and dads in Britain have welcomed the Nissan Qashqai into their family, but that could be about to change with the arrival of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, says Beth Keenan. As a long-time Qashqai driver I associate SUVs with safe, sensible and slow cars perfect for doing the school run and driving long distances; they are practical, … [Read more...]
Tradelines 12 July
Production of the latest Nissan Qashqai is underway at its Sunderland plant. There is a new design, upgraded interior, better performance and added mobility technologies, with an advanced self-driving mode from spring 2018. A regional conference for members of the Freight Transport Association will be held at the Celtic Manor Resort on 4 October. It … [Read more...]
Weekend Roadtest: Nissan Qashqai 1.5dCi n-tec+
The Nissan Qashqai is a very unusual vehicle, but not for the reason you may think. It created the modern crossover sector when it was launched in 2007, but that’s not what I mean by unusual. It is UK designed and produced in several places around the world, that’s not unusual either, and one of those is Sunderland. Even that fact is not to be … [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: 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...]
