ISUZU D-MAX V-CROSS: ticking the boxes for lifestyle users

Farmers, tradespeople, those who like their leisure vehicle to be rough and tough – Isuzu have the bases covered.

D-Max launched back in 2012 and from this year (2025), Isuzu simplified its D-Max range for prospective buyers, offering Business users the Utility model, and multi purpose buyers the DL20, DL40 and V-Cross models. Continue reading

SUZUKI e VITARA: it can take the rough with the smooth

You’ll be glad to know there’s another new electric car on the market – and even happier to be told it’s from a manufacturer you might have actually heard of….

The all new Suzuki e Vitara is a first for the Japanese firm, and the model it’s named after will be familiar to many who have bought it in the past. In fact the Vitara name has been successfully sold around the world for the past 37 years. Continue reading

HYUNDAI INSTER 02: looks that demand a second glance


IF you’re chucking your cap in the ring to join in the fight for electric car sales, it’s a good idea to have something that’s going to stand out in a crowd of sheep.

Something that’s a definite deviation from the norm, something that makes people stop and look, and something that is a refreshing change.  Continue reading

Under pressure? WOLFBOX has it covered

EVERY now and again you come across a gadget and think ‘now that’s a good idea’.

Happens quite a lot with me, and if it’s something that makes life a little bit easier then all’s well and good. And when caravanning is one of your pastimes  then something that can come into its own when you’re away from home gets my undivided attention. Continue reading

KIA SORENTO PHEV: long warranty you might not actually need

ORIGINALLY launched as a utilitarian all-terrain vehicle in 2002, Kia’s Sorento has morphed over the past 23 years into something much more likely to part your wallet from your back pocket.

It’s been a long time favourite with the caravan towing fraternity, and it certainly looks the part, with plenty of load space, comfortable seats and good all round visibility.  Continue reading

BYD DOLPHIN SURF: latest model to hit UK shores….

IT’S getting serious out there in the battle to sway motorists into the driving seat of electric cars.

Incentives are on offer, the latest by the Government waving a tantalising £3,750 discount if you buy one. But it doesn’t cover them all, nor do smaller ones qualify for the full amount. Continue reading

MAZDA CX-80: range topping SUV has space for all


PULL up at a filling station and there’s near 100 per cent certainty that you’ll be able to top up, which might not be the case if you’re down to your last 20 miles in your electric car.

One of the reasons there is still a healthy clamouring for petrol and diesel vehicles, despite what Miliband and his team are trying to force us all into.

It’s like being told to run before you can properly walk and hence the resistance from chunks of the motoring public. Continue reading

SUZUKI ALLGRIP: 55 years of off road excellence

SUZUKI has been celebrating 55 years of its ALLGRIP 4×4 technology – and we’ve had the chance to put some of the models from years gone by through their paces on a rugged Welsh hillside.

It’s not often manufacturers give journalists carte blanche to drive a wide selection of variants – from the Grand Vitara through the little Jimny to the popular Swift – on rough terrain with very little restrictions, but that is evidence of the faith Suzuki have in their overall ability to tackle all types of terrain. Continue reading