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Mazda2 Black and White a Stylish Start to New Year

In Mazda, Short Cuts by Jonathan Humphrey

New Year in style, from Mazda, two new special edition 5-door Mazda2 models. The Black Edition and White Edition, on sale January 1st 2015 at £12,145 on-the-road. The popular supermini with a dash of urban chic, sporty styling, a bespoke exterior detailing including diffuser-style rear bumper trim, privacy glass, 15-inch Dark Grey alloys and no-cost option bonnet and roof stripe graphics. …

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Review of the New Generation Hyundai i20

In Car Reviews, Hyundai by Neil Lyndon

“This could be a serious rival for the Ford Focus,” I said to my driving companion while we were on the road in the new Hyundai i20.
A puzzled silence descended on the cabin for a second. “But this car isn’t up against the Focus,” he eventually said. “It’s in the Fiesta segment.”
“In that case,” I answered, “it’s serious competition for the Fiesta.”….Read More

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Citroen C1 Review, Degrees of Difference

In Car Reviews, Citroen by Neil Lyndon

You know how much one leaf differs from another? About the same degree of difference distinguishes the new Toyota Aygo, from the new Citroen C1 and the new Peugeot 108. Such minimal dissimilarity as does exist between these cars might be enough, however, to persuade a potential customer to buy one rather than another. – Read More

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Ford Kuga, new colours, more powerful, lower emissions

In Ford, Short Cuts by Jonathan Humphrey

Just released the higher powered diesel Ford Kuga SUV The car is powered by a 2.0-litre TDCi engine delivering 180PS and 400Nm of torque   The Revised Kuga 2.0-litre TDCi diesel delivers 10 per cent more power, and emits up to 19g/km less CO2. Alongside this Ford will offer a 150 PS 2.0-litre TDCi option that delivers 122g/kmCO2 – an improvement of 12 …

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A Review of Hyundai’s New Generation i10

In Car Reviews, Hyundai by Neil Lyndon

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The World’s Biggest Zorb

In Nissan, Short Cuts by Jonathan Humphrey

A Zorb with a car inside, make a note of it. Loaded with a full-sized Nissan Note safely cushioned inside.   The giant inflatable ball, which measured six metres in diameter and more than 18 metres in circumference, was constructed to highlight Nissan’s Safety Shield technology featured on the Nissan Note, its popular small family car. The Nissan Note, packed with innovative safety technology. Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot …

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A More Sophisticated Volvo V40 Cross Country

In Short Cuts, Volvo by Jonathan Humphrey

The V40 – always an enjoyable car to drive. The V40 is now available with the 2-litre, 4 cylinder Drive-e power train which has been introduced to much of the range in the last year. Volvo are confident thats this efficiency focus on their power trains across the entire range is welcome and desirable – Read More

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The All New Kia Soul 2014

In Car Reviews, Kia by Jonathan Humphrey

The Second Generation Kia Soul, bigger and better, fresher and funkier. The Soul with its unique style brings a real personality and now the car has a new more polished SUV style chunky look – Read More

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Drive Reviews the Infiniti Q50 2.0T Sport

In Car Reviews, infiniti by Neil Lyndon

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