HERE’S a car that really can tackle the kerbside assault course outside schools in the morning…..
Fiat’s Panda is the little A sector city car with 4×4 capability, and is currently the most fuel efficient 4×4 you can buy.
THERE aren’t a huge amount of cars that have a long shelf life.
Off the top of my head I can think of four versions of Ford’s best selling Escort, and a Mk5 incarnation of the ubiquitous Cortina. So it’s something of a major achievement when a car hits the roads in its seventh guise, some 38 years after the original set the benchmark for small family cars.
Doff your cloth cap, then, to the Volkswagen Golf Mk7.
SUZUKI has announced some minor changes for the Grand Vitara range with the aim of boosting its appeal in the very competitive mid-sized SUV sector.
At the front the bumper and grille have been re-styled with a more angular design and the foglamp styling has been revised. Other changes include inner headlight black accents on 5 door SZ5 models, and new design 17” or 18” alloy wheels.
THERE are some things in life you hope you never have to try out – like the pedestrian-friendly bonnet on the newly revised Mazda MX-5.
Come to think of it any pedestrian with a sense of self preservation will be hoping you never have recourse to try it out.
It’s there, but in all probability you’ll never need it. Unlike the sat nav system and climate control air conditioning that are now standard on the iconic little sportscar, that’s been with us since 1989.
Hats off to Gordon Shedden after his success in the British Touring Car Championship this year.
His title winning Honda Civic (‘just like the car you drive to work in on Monday mornings’ in profile only) was a popular attraction at the recent Top Gear Live show at the NEC, and this young fan displayed his tenuous Scottish roots posing by Flash’s car.
Here’s to next season and another gripping title chase.