This Mercedes-Benz A 220 d, equipped with a 7-speed DCT gearbox costs just over £30k and does 0-62mph in 7.5 seconds. Volkswagen's Golf GTD, equipped with their 7-speed DSG gearbox costs a few pounds … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Astra Tech Line 1.6CDTi Review
Vauxhall Astra Review Regardless of whoever happens to own them these days, the Astra is an extremely important car for Vauxhall. With competition coming from all sides, most notably VW’s Golf and … [Read more...]
Mazda 3 1.5 105ps Sport Nav diesel Review
Mazda 3 Generally speaking, unless their rump sports the letters RX or MX, Mazdas have quietly gone about their business in the background, almost performing as extras to the starring cast of Fords … [Read more...]
Hyundai i30 SE Nav – Review
Hyundai i30 This is the Hyundai i30 - the Korean manufacturer's answer to the likes of the Focus, Astra and Golf: some pretty stiff competition there, then. On the face of it, the i30's … [Read more...]
New MG6 TL Review
New MG6 The MG6 marked the return of this most stoically British marque to the UK market in 2011. The BTCC version has seen unprecedented success but the road going MG6 saloon was awkward, unrefined … [Read more...]
Nissan Pulsar Tekna 1.5 dCi – Driven and Reviewed
Nissan Pulsar After Nissan pulled the plug on the, ahem, 'car they don't want you to drive' in 2006 (Almera), they've plugged the 'traditional' 5 door family hatch segment with the rather … [Read more...]
New Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX – First Drive Review
Two new Ford C-MAX Historically, Ford aren't ones for delving too far into niche markets. The 'a different model to suit every lifestyle' theory that certain manufacturers have bought into has been … [Read more...]
Honda Insight – Driven and Reviewed
Honda Insight The first Honda Insight - a two-seater, three door coupe, was launched way back in 1999. This was when hybrid cars were revolutionary, not the common sight that they are on … [Read more...]
Citroen C4 Cactus – Driven and Reviewed
What? Only Petrol or Diesel?! What a disappointment. No - not the C4 Cactus, but the realisation that it comes with a typical choice of four petrol engines and two diesels. No Doc-Brown's … [Read more...]
Peugeot 308 e-THP 130 – Driven and Reviewed
Anyone remember those clever Peugeot ads from the '80s and '90s? Well I do; there was the 306 TV ad that used the late, great Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing', and before that, the 205 Look and 405 ads … [Read more...]