Nissan’s original hatchback the Micra has always had a bit of a style problem. Similar to that of the Honda Jazz. It’s an old person’s car, bubbly in design it was always slightly alternative and a bit different when it came to its looks. That all changed with this Fifth-generation model. It’s angular, modern and […]
It turns out the Polo was the seventh best-selling car in the UK during 2017, being VW’s second biggest seller after…you guessed it, the Golf. Over its lifetime it’s sold over 14 million around the world, so it has to be handled with care when it comes to reincarnation. Now in its sixth generation we […]
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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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. […]
1.4, 1.4 tsi, Audi, audi q2, Crossover, featured, Hatchback, q2, sport, tsi, warm hatch
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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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 […]
In reality, this years update to the Fiat 500 has very little to prove. Its majesty and monopoly in the small car stakes is equal to that of the BMW M3 over the Sports Sedan market or the Golf GTI over the medium sized hot hatch market. There are offerings from other manufacturers that are […]
Car Reviews, Crossover, Hatchback
The B SUV is a relatively young breed that owes much to the larger Freelander sized soft roaders, and the generic B and C segment hatchbacks that have permeated the market for some time. For it’s youth, the B SUV has been a veritable explosive success with the likes of the Nissan Juke, Vauxhall Mokka […]
2015, B Segment, Crossover, CX3, Hatchback, mazda, review, Skyactiv, SUV
The 208 has been an unrelenting success for Peugeot since its release in 2012. In light of that the release of a facelift not three years hence seems a bit hasty, does it not? The refresh cycle is typically three to four years for most mainstream manufacturers but the 208 just doesn’t seem like it […]
2015, 208, B Segment, Hatchback, Peugeot, PSA, review, Supermini
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