DACIA have only been in the UK for around seven months – but already their Sandero model is an award winner.
As well as the holder of the title of Britain’s cheapest new car, it’s also picked up FHM magazine’s ‘Best For When You’re Short of Cash’ award…..
SO, the snow came – and so, thankfully, did Kia’s highly useful Sportage.
Not without a touch of déjà vu either. Because the last time Britain was well and truly blanketed in the white stuff that no one seems to be able to cope with, I also had a Kia Sportage on test at the time.
VAUXHALL‘S first entry into the fashion-led city car sector could be about to spark a mini (no pun intended) revolution in the way we go about buying our cars.
‘ADAM’ made its UK bow yesterday (February 12) in a shopping unit at Westfield Stratford City, in the east end of London. And Vauxhall executives hinted that they could be taking the new car to motorists all over the country in a series of ‘pop-up’ shops, where you, I or more probably your fashion-conscious sister can just nip in to browse without the pressures of a car showroom. And obviously where there is no nearby Vauxhall dealer.
FROM here to Infiniti could be the new battle call for Milton Keynes all-conquering Red Bull Racing now they’ve announced a closer link up with the premium car brand.
The wraps came off the new RB9 to show a new revised paintjob for the 2013 campaign, as the team attempt to lift the constructors crown for the fourth consecutive year. And possibly take Sebastian Vettel to his fourth title in a row as well.
Sporting the GT tag (Gran Turismo), the new BMW model goes on sale mid June in the UK, with prices from £28,830.
FANS of formerly orange F1 cars will have a special date in their diaries for later this year – September 2 to be accurate.
That’s the day McLaren – the team founded by the legendary Bruce in 1963 – celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Goodwood, June 2, 1970, was a sad day for motorsport when the New Zealander – affectionately dubbed the ‘whoosh, bonk’ man by colleagues – died tested a Cam Am McLaren. But his team lived on – and my, how they lived on.
AS the Monty Python chaps would say, and now for something completely different…..
No longer does the Mercedes-Benz entry level model fall over and wave its wheels in anguish at the sight of a roadside Elk. In fact the latest model to carry the name is so well sorted it’s almost race track ready.
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.
NOW that I like. I like it a lot.
The new Lexus IS has taken a bow over in Detroit, and the new look grille has given it an altogether meaner and more purposeful look.
The rest of the car’s not bad either – but it won’t be here till later in the year.
Could be worth the wait though.
SOME dub them suicide doors but to my mind anyone of that persuasion could successfully deploy any car door to achieve the desired effect.
But whatever you choose to call them, there’s no doubt the rear hinged back doors on Vauxhall’s latest Meriva make it a real cinch to safely load the kids up in the back. Not to mention it’s now easier for grumbling OAPs to avail themselves of a ride in the back with much more ease – and dignity – than has been the case in the past.