BACK in the day, CUPRA was just a trim level on a SEAT, offering the promise of a little more prestige than the standard offering.
I fell for it – I had a SEAT Leon CUPRA because it was a more affordable option than a Golf GTI, and just as good. Continue reading
WHEN it comes to SUVs, Volkswagen have pretty well got all the bases covered – but they’re always room for one more, so here’s the Tayron.
It fits into the range between Tiguan and Touareg, and in effect takes the place of the Tiguan Allspace. Continue reading
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
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
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
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 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
THE estate car was the ‘go to’ vehicle of choice back in the day for the family man who needed a car for all reasons.
Seemingly a dying breed of transport for quite a few years since the advent of the SUV, there’s still a place for them on our roads.
Audi knows that, and their latest A5 Avant (the posh name for an estate) replaces the A4 Avant on a brand new platform. Continue reading
WHILE electric car sales in the UK have slowed to rush hour speed, there doesn’t seen to be any stopping BYD in their quest to get to the front of the queue.
Their latest all-electric offering, the SEALION 7, is an SUV version of the saloon Seal and is their fourth model to hit the UK in the last couple of years. Continue reading
SOMETIMES you’re left scratching your head wondering how car manufacturers come up with their model names.
But the answer is fairly simple. They just make them up. Hence the new Skoda Elroq is a mix of ‘electric’ and ‘Karoq’ – a portmanteau in some circles. Continue reading