… Jaguar XF Sportbrake 300 R-Sport … This could be a very short appraisal. I could just write the word ‘fabulous’ and leave it at that. Or maybe write three more – power, pace and presence. That just about sums up Jaguar’s Sportbrake 300. The figure ‘300’ of course stands […] Read more »
23 Aug: BMW 320d M Sport
… BMW 320d M Sport … Once upon a time, the terms ‘sports car’, ‘diesel’ and ‘automatic gearbox’ didn’t go together, but that was then, the BMW 320d M Sport is now! What BMW has done with the latest 3 series is combine all of the above and build it […] Read more »
27 Jul: SEAT Tarraco
Seat Tarraco SE Technology 2.0 TDI 150PS … Surely the hardest part of introducing a new SUV to the market these days is coming up with an appropriate and attractive name. The market for small, compact and large SUVs is booming. There are so many derivatives out there it’s hard […] Read more »
25 Jul: Vauxhall Combo Life
… Vauxhall Combo Life XL, 1.5L … By Combo to Kintyre … The Vauxhall Combo Life is just about the perfect ‘family car’. It may lack the style and panache of an SUV or estate, but it more than makes up for it in sheer practicality. The interior is spacious […] Read more »
04 Jul: Ford Fiesta ST-2
… Ford Fiesta ST-2 … The Dunoon presents Argyll Rally is one of the very few events where travelling by ferry is an option, and perhaps that’s why so many folk choose it. For those in the east and the south of Scotland it offers a genteel and picturesque shortcut […] Read more »
26 Jun: CUPRA Ateca
… CUPRA Ateca … SEAT’s Cupra Ateca is nuts. Just thought I would get that out of the way first. Why? How else would you describe a mid size SUV with 296 bhp? Nothing wrong with that really, but the trouble is, it’s awfy quiet, very smooth and is relatively […] Read more »
31 May: Audi S1 Sportback
… Audi A1 Sportback 30TFSI … It might be a small car but there’s a lot to like about the Audi S1 Sportback, so named because it’s a five door hatchback! It also has a small engine, one of the new breed of turbocharged three cylinder jobs, this one with […] Read more »
24 May: Suzuki Jimny
… Suzuki Jimny … Anyone who buys a Suzuki Jimny, and then complains about the choppy ride, needs a good kick up the bum. It’s a short wheelbase vehicle (even shorter than a SWB Defender!) so what would you expect? Similarly, anyone who buys a Suzuki Jimny, and then complains […] Read more »
30 Apr: Peugeot Rifter
… Peugeot Rifter GT Line … I thought the Peugeot Rifter would be ideal transport for last month’s Border Counties Rally. It was snowing in the run up to the event and the Rifter is front wheel drive. As we all know FWD is better than rear wheel drive in […] Read more »
09 Apr: BMW X7 50d
… BMW X7 50d … Buy one Get one Free (sort of!) … Having spent the afternoon at Gleneagles on Sunday for the finish of the magnificent Flying Scotsman Rally, it was back to Gleneagles again on Monday for the Press launch of BMW’s new flagship, the X7. By goad […] Read more »