Ford Fiesta and Transit/Tourneo Custom: Britain’s Best-Selling New Vehicles in 2020 The Ford Fiesta and the Ford Transit Custom / Tourneo Custom range took the No.1 and No.2 spots respectively in Britain’s best-selling new vehicles chart for 2020. “I want
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Nissan Juke
I can’t find my notes from when I drove the previous generation Nissan Juke, neither can I find a copy of my review of it anywhere – presumably it was printed in what is now a long-defunct title. I
Read MoreAston Martin DBX ….there’s lovely
“I’ve always preferred the smaller Aston Martins, having driven both the DB11 and the Vantage on similar roads, I’d take the Vantage”. That’s what I (perhaps inadvertently) told Dr Andy Palmer, the then CEO of Aston Martin, when I
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ELFYN EVANS TOPS THE WRC POINTS TABLE WITH JUST TWO ROUNDS REMAINING Evans continues to lead the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship after a solid fourth place finish in Rally Italia Sardinia. With his closest rival – Toyota Gazoo Racing
Read MoreSuzuki Swift Sport Hybrid
I’ll readily admit I’ve had a soft spot for the Suzuki Swift Sport after having first driven one high in the hills above Barcelona approximately 9 years ago. It was Halloween, and yet such was the Spanish weather we were
Read MoreLittle Bright Spark – SEAT Mii Electric
You can’t buy petrol anymore in the town where I live. A few weeks ago, the little filling station which was literally a stone’s throw from my front door, closed for good. A day or two later an excavator arrived
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JAGUAR CLASSIC WILL CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF E-TYPE IN 2021 WITH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE EDITION Jaguar Classic will create six matched pairs of E-types to celebrate the iconic sports car’s 60th anniversary in 2021: The E-type 60 Collection. Each pair of E-type
Read MoreOh Gee! – Mercedes Benz G-Class
The fact that I can remember building a scale model of the Mercedes Benz G-Class when I was around the age of thirteen might go some way to giving you an indication of quite how long it has been around.
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ASTON MARTIN CELEBRATES MILESTONE MOMENT AS FIRST DBX DRIVES OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE 9 July 2020, St Athan, Wales: Just over four years since Aston Martin announced its investment in a brand new manufacturing facility at St Athan in Wales,
Read MoreTea, Torque and The Italian Job – a visit to Iain Tyrrell’s Workshop
If you search for Iain Tyrrell on YouTube you may well find yourself stumbling upon some slightly grainy footage of him singing It Had to be You on America’s NBC, after having first been introduced and then accompanied by jazz
Read MoreAudi A6 allroad
The Covid-19 lock-down put paid to Liam’s well-laid plans, but at least the Audi A6 came in useful for the supermarket trips. This was going to be the place where I told you all about my drive to this year’s
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KIA GIVES BACK TO THE NHS Countless NHS workers across the UK are working tirelessly throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to provide care for those in need. In appreciation of their outstanding work, Kia Motors (UK) Limited is giving back to
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ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS SEEKS FUTURE TALENT WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2020 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme. Now in its 14th year, the scheme is open to candidates
Read MoreKia Xceed
I’m not sure I should admit this: until last week I didn’t know what a CUV was. An MPV, that’s easy: Multi-purpose Vehicle. Or a people carrier as they were also known. Note the past tense, MPVs were once very
Read MoreTamiya Wild One
I barely touched my computer over the Christmas break, in fact, I can’t even remember switching it on. For me that’s pretty unusual, there’s usually a little bit of online shopping that “needs” to be done – you know, the
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MOTORPOINT APPOINTS GENERAL SALES MANAGER FOR NEW SWANSEA BRANCH Andrew Davies has been appointed the General Sales Manager of Motorpoint’s newest branch in Swansea. The 35-year old, who has worked in a number of sales roles with the UK’s largest
Read MoreFord Ranger Raptor – probably the most comfy pick-up
How exactly do you define the term Performance Vehicle? Is it all based on speed, on how fast you can dash from 0-60? Or is it perhaps how fast you can go should there be no speed limit at all?
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