IF you’re in the market for a Chinese takeaway you could do worse than looking at Geely’s current menu.
For as well as owning Volvo, Lotus, Polestar, smart (in part with Mercedes) and Zeekr (which you can’t buy here yet) they’re also into making cars with their own name on the back. Continue reading
IF they ever did an up-to-date remake of `Only Fools and Horses’ the opening scene would have Del Boy scratching his head.
“What have they done with my Capri Ghia, Rodders ?” He might say. For a modern day Capri bears absolutely no resemblance to the sleek coupe of the 70s and 80s that we all loved. Continue reading
HERE’s a refreshing change from a world filled with electric crossover SUVs – it’s one that actually looks like a good old fashioned hatchback.
Kia’s first electric hatchback is also their first fully electric vehicle to be built in Europe.
And it’s hugely impressive. If I had to rate it then it would be up there as probably the very best EV driven in the past few months. Continue reading
ITS big squared off presence might make you think the design team left early on a Friday afternoon and didn’t round it off.
But it’s a Kia feature – take a look at the EV9 and there’s a distinct similarity. Eye catching it certainly is with its distinctive lighting up front. Continue reading
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NO disrespect intended, but when Nissan’s new SUV was first launched back in 2007, many wondered whether naming a car after a desert dwelling nomadic tribe from South West Iran would guarantee sales in Europe?
Nissan obviously thought and hoped so, because that’s where the name for their then-quirky looking Qashqai came from. Continue reading
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
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
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