If I were to personify the XF, I’d be inclined to think of a rather famous fictional secret serviceman in his last two incarnations. Before he was good looking, charming, but slightly flabby and not up to Bourne or Hunt for sophisticated moves. Today we’re used to him as a tall, well built, chiselled and […]
Jaguar have a lot to thank the XF for. When it was released in 2007 it pretty much single handedly saved the Jag brand. It bought in fresh blood, suddenly younger 40 somethings wanted one, whether they be execs getting them on lease or your average family man wanting something a bit more upmarket than […]
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Citroën DS, a ground-breaking car in its time, recognised as one of the most influential cars of the 20th century. In 2009 Citroën revived the DS moniker to denote their premium models and last year they announced they would be splitting off DS as a premium brand […]
It could be argued that Jaguar’s XF saved the brand. It brought in new, younger blood to what was strictly an older clientele. Jag now need to do this again. They need 30 something, company car owner, mile munchers to keep the big cat heading in the right direction. With eyes on the compact executive […]
We have always liked the look of the current gen Kia Optima. Bold, stylish and altogether more appealing than a bland Mondeo. The Optima comes with just one engine choice, a 1.7 litre CRDi Diesel with 134 BHP and 325 Nm of torque. 0-60 is a rather average 10.2 seconds. In Optima 2 spec our […]
Back in June 2013 we reviewed the Mazda 6 for the first time. We were duly impressed, its diesel engines were spritely, handling pretty much on point and it was a good looker. There were one or two grumbles though, thankfully these have been fixed with this 2015 facelift. Our test car was the saloon […]
Reps rejoice, your chariot has received an upgrade…and never mind them, all of us should celebrate, because the new Volkswagen Passat is a huge step forward. Gone is the both outwardly and inwardly bland mark seven, a long in the tooth vehicle that all but disappeared from our roads after its slightly more exciting CC […]
Car Reviews, Electric, Saloon, Sports
What did the grape say when the elephant stepped on him? Nothing, it just gave out a little whine. You may now be asking yourself ‘why is he telling me an awful cracker joke?’ The answer is simple, tread on the Tesla Model S and that’s what you get. Well no, that’s not true, you […]
Volvo, that mainstay of Scandinavian safety and quality may now be owned by the Chinese. But nothing has changed…just yet! To make sure we jumped in a D4 S60. This is the newly revised D4 engine, the one we sampled briefly earlier in the year. It puts out 178 BHP and 400 Nm of torque […]
Mercedes have quickly followed up the launch of the stunning CLA with a full blown AMG version – the CLA 45 AMG. It’s an attempt to grab a new, fresh audience and to get younger buyers hooked on AMG performance goodness. The new CLA 45 AMG is powered by the same 2.0 litre turbo charged […]
Mazda launched its new 6 series toward the end of last year, aimed to compete directly with the likes of BMW, VW and Audi. We tested the 2.2 Diesel in top of the range Sport Nav spec. With 173 BHP and a 0-62 time of 7.9 seconds you’d think emissions would be pretty high. But […]
Recently we tested the new Mercedes Benz CLA, in AMG Sport spec the 220 CDi has a 2.1 litre turbocharged diesel engine. Making 170 HP and 350 Nm of torque, the 1.5 ton Merc will get to 62 MPH in 8.2 seconds. With a top speed of 143 MPH, the performance isn’t bad at all. […]
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