Every now and then there’s one car that ultimately saves a brand, in Volvo’s case the last generation XC60 can probably be heralded as that. It brought Volvo back to the masses and continued to sell amazingly well right up until it was culled earlier on this year. So the all new XC60 has big […]
With crossovers still taking the marketplace by storm, it was only a matter of time until they started downsizing and entering new segments. Audi have got into the game early with the Q2, it’s a true mini crossover of the hatchback variety. Our dinky Q2 was in Sport trim with a 1.4 TFSI engine. […]
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Four years have passed since the S-Cross hit the UK market, Suzuki’s late contender in the crossover game. Now facelifted with some butch, mean looks we tested the new diminutive 1.0 litre Boosterjet engine. In middle of the range SZ-T trim the new SX4 S-Cross is priced at £19,249. Entry level SZ4 trim costs just […]
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Mazda’s first attempt at a crossover hit the tarmac in 2012, 5 years later and it’s time for a replacement. With Mazda going from strength to strength over the last few years we headed to a rather wet Scotland to find out how it fairs against the current crop. Looks When we first saw […]
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SEAT have been very late to the market when it comes to the crossover segment. In fact, the closest they have ever got to a 4×4 was the jacked up Altea Freetrack…urgh. But, nearly 10 years after the market emerged with the Qashqai, SEAT finally join the club with the ATECA. Starting at £17,990 […]
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4x4, Car Reviews, Crossover, Hatchback
Suzuki’s little IGNIS is back! This time it’s in the form of a compact crossover…basically it’s an A segment hatchback that looks a bit beefier. There’s no pricing as of yet, but expect it to be around the £9,999 mark. We will update you when pricing is revealed in about a week’s time. Update: We were […]
Car Reviews, Crossover, Hatchback
The Good Funky, unique styling, matched with Peugeot’s awesome Grip Control function. The Bad Nothing! The Ugly That infotainment system. Peugeot have this neat little system called ‘Grip Control’, it’s a fake four-wheel drive system that just runs on the driven front wheels. It’s pretty trick, working with the traction control and ABS to brake individual […]
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The Good Awesome interior and bold exterior. The Bad The 1.6 litre diesel is pretty noisey. The Ugly Punchier engines become pricey. Peugeot have left it very late to enter the crossover market. They say the new 3008 is a SUV or an C-SUV, but let’s face it, it’s a crossover, aimed squarely at the […]
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Car Reviews, Crossover, Hybrid
The Good It looks as though it’s come from outer space. The Bad It’s the size of a Qashqai, but with the boot of a Golf. The Ugly There are only two engine choices. Neither are amazing. Toyota are a little late to the crossover phenomenon, but maybe that isn’t such a bad thing, as […]
4x4, Car Reviews, Crossover, MPV
We first drove the Peugeot 2008 in January of 2014. It didn’t particularly stand out and we weren’t that enamoured with its bland looks. Fast forward to 2016 and the plucky 2008 has been given a facelift, couple that with a 1.2 turbo engine and the whole car is changed. In Allure guise the 1.2 […]
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Kia’s Sportage is a big deal. It accounts for 29% of the brands UK sales, so when the fourth generation was launched they wanted to make a big deal of it. Queue the ‘First Edition’. Coming in at a whopping £31,650 it has EVERYTHING slapped on it. Powered by a 2.0 litre diesel engine making […]
4x4, Car Reviews, Crossover, Sports
As most of you probably know Land Rover have been part of Jaguar for a fair old time now. Together JLR have gone from strength to strength, especially when it comes to big beefy 4×4 sales. So it seems strange that Jaguar are launching their first SUV, after all they have the market pretty tied […]
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