Fiat haven’t had much to offer the world of late, unless it’s 500 related or a rebranded Mitsubishi pickup…or maybe a rebodied MX-5 things have gone rather quiet. That is until the Tipo was released. A budget family hatch with class leading boot space and rear leg room. Yes, that’s really what it’s marketed on. […]
SEAT’s last gen Ibiza has been around for nearly 10 years. I remember seeing it on the stand at the last UK Motor show way back in 2007. Even after a ‘facelift’ the poor Ibiza pretty much looked the same as it did back then. A new model is long overdue, but finally the latest […]
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Car Reviews, Hatchback, Sports
When thinking of the DS 3, performance doesn’t really spring to mind. Matt black with gold accents certainly isn’t the order of the day. Special editions, collaborations with makeup brands and a car squarely aimed at the female side of the population is more suiting to its nature. The last performance model appeared when the […]
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Car Reviews, Hatchback, Sports
We know what you’re thinking…it’s only been a week since the last Type R was launched?! Well, it has in fact been a whole two years. And, in an effort to alienate buyers of the last gen, Honda have outed its latest blistering hatch barely six months after the all new model was unveiled. Packing […]
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Car Reviews, Hatchback, Hybrid
Toyota’s Prius is loathed by petrol heads across the globe. Blamed for being an appliance, and single handily killing any enjoyment driving brings, it’s had a rough start in life. And yet the Prius is loved by minicab drivers the world over, with fleets of Prii’ (Prius plural) battering the streets of my hometown daily. […]
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Even with the market demise of the A segment city car, Kia’s little Picanto is still a stellar seller. With four out of five sales being private individuals there’s still a large call for affordable, around town runabouts. For 2017, the Picanto is ‘all new’, built on a fresh platform it thankfully keeps the outgoing […]
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It could be argued that a VW Golf GTi is all the car you’ll ever need. Decent performance and space for the family, what else do you want in life? We went to check out the facelift mark 7, to see if it truly is the only car you need in your life. Starting at […]
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Suzuki’s perky little hatch is finally being replaced. The previous generation has been on sale for 7 years and, it’s safe to say we love it…and always have. This new model differs massively in the looks department, but is it still the epic handling B road blaster we’ve come to expect? Heading to Monaco we […]
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17 years ago, the Kia Rio went on sale in the UK for the first time, now in its fourth generation and contributing to a large piece of Kia’s sales pie, it needs to be a winner. We tested the 2017 Kia Rio in its ‘First Edition’ trim level. Fitted with a punchy 1.0 litre […]
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Can you believe it, the Civic is now in its tenth, yes tenth iteration? This all new 2017 Honda Civic hatchback is longer, wider and lower than the last generation it’s gone from a family hatch, to more a family saloon in its looks. Torsional rigidity is up by 41% over the old model and the […]
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The Good Fresh, modern, quirky styling sets is apart. The Bad Airbumps aren’t standard, why?! The Ugly Nothing! Citroen are having a bit of a renaissance of late. They are going back to their roots of quirky and different, mainstream in the late 90’s and early 2000’s didn’t work. The C4 Cactus was the first […]
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 […]
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