The new Land Rover Defender 110 locked me out. With the key in the ignition and the engine running. In the first moments of my week’s loan…
On the road in the Bentley Continental GT Speed
The modernised 2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed has only had a few visual tweaks. Blink and you might miss them…
DS 4 Crossback Reviewed
DS: it will take quite a while for people to get the hang of the fact that the DS 4 is not a Citroën. [the_grid name=”Citroen DS4 Crossback”] Well, sorry, DS, it sort of still is… in that it is the current crop of derivatives of that marque, with new styling and badging. If you google DS, you find yourself …
Dreams of mid engine coupes…
As mid-engine, two-seater coupes with supercar performance, the new Audi R8 and the new McLaren 570S Coupe have so much in common that they are hard to separate (not least the fact that, at around £150,000…
Mazda CX-3 another class of SUV
During my three weeks with the new Mazda CX-3, I kept thinking that it reminded me of something else. The penny dropped so slowly, however, that, defying gravity, it seemed for long periods to be suspended in descent…
Driving the latest Suzuki S-Cross TCSS
Suzuki’s S-Cross was launched a couple of years ago but has only recently become available in automatic form…now the S-Cross TCSS…
On the road in the Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake
Sometimes a pair of new shoes feels just right. No blisters ever appear and they soon become your go-to choice of footwear…
Ford’s Luxury Mondeo Vignale
There’s an infectious enthusiasm around Ford cars these days, an ever expanding range, with new SUVs and exciting performance models ahead. But today, a premium luxury model is on the list…
SsangYong Tivoli Reviewed
Budget manufacturer SsangYong this month strengthens its line-up with a 4×4 version of the five-door Tivoli, one of the few all-paws in the fast growing compact SUV sector…
The estate car form is so ideal for family life
“These car manufacturers have no heart,” complained my wife. They make no allowance for the possibility that we might have bonded with a car on press loan and could be pained to see it taken away.”