Nissan were the crossover pioneers, creating the segment from thin air way back in 2006. 2014 saw the second incarnation of the Qashqai and just three years later a bold facelift has helped keep it up to date. To see what those updates were like, we took a dCi 110 in range topping Tekna trim […]
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It’s funny how cars fall from grace. A few years back the Corsa VXR was the boy racer, hot hatch of choice. Now, you rarely see them. That crown has been stolen by the all-conquering Fiesta ST. But in fifth generation guise is this VXR any good? You still get a turbo charged 1.6 litre […]
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Oh, another crossover? Yay. SEAT’s new Arona is a B Segment crossover, like the Nissan Juke, the Citroen C3 Aircross, Kia Stonic, Hyundai Kona, VW T-Roc, Audi Q2, Mazda CX-3, Toyota C-HR, Peugeot 2008…you get the picture. Starting at £16,555 our test car was in ‘SE Technology’ trim – read that as ‘Basic’ but with […]
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Another week passes, another crossover is launched. This time it’s the turn of Skoda, a brand that have been somewhat late to the game. Especially when you consider the market first started to gain traction in around 2009, has the waiting game paid off? We took a Karoq 4×4 through the depths of Lincolnshire to […]
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It always seems to start with a Ferrari. Last year it was a black F50 bumping and weaving over the grass at the back of Blenheim Palace. This year I came across its forebear, the F40. Gleaming in Rooso Corsa red no less, a gent pulled up to ask the steward where he should thread […]
I absolutely adored the old V60 Polestar, it was the kill yourself quick estate that just kept egging you on. With a soundtrack to match it was the perfect sleeper car that could also lug your family around in comfort. But the big ‘ole inline six has been ditched in a streamlining move by Volvo. […]
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It’s always hard to quantify something you can’t see. Fuel additives are one of those things. So we’ve been running Redex One Shot in every tankful for the last three months. Switching from premium fuel to the normal stuff in the process. As we mentioned in our previous post there are cost saving benefits by […]
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Lexus have come a long way in recent years, both in terms of looks and luxury. The last time we sampled one of their SUV’s was the NX a few years back. But what about its bigger brother, the RX? Lexus have recently ditched the petrol only 2.0 litre turbo engine, so we went with […]
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It’s not often a manufacturer hits the nail so squarely on the head first time round. But that’s exactly what Hyundai have done with their all new i30N. It shows what can be achieved with clean sheet thinking, a generous budget….and a little help from an ex BMW M Sport head honcho. Now the i30N […]
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Three small, ‘B Segment’ SUV’s launched in one week this month. One of them was this, the all new Citroen C3 Aircross. It aims to take over where the old, rather dated C3 Picasso left off. MPV’s are strictly out, SUV’s and crossovers are in. The market dictates what cars end up on our roads […]
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It seems the onslaught of crossovers continues. Hyundai are the latest to join the fray, looking to distance themselves from their sister brands ‘Stonic’ and carve out their own niche in this ever crowding segment. Competitors include the all new Citroen C3 Aircross, the ageing Nissan Juke and the epically handling Mazda CX3. But how […]
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