Long Term Report 2018 – Skoda Octavia Estate Laurin & Klement 2.0 TDI
Report 9 Our Octavia continues to have a relatively easy life, with the mileage increasing at the rate of 1,500 or so per month. The only annoyances in that time have been the same ones that struck our previous Octavia;…
Long Term Report 2018 – SEAT Leon ST SE Dynamic Technology 1.6 TDI DSG
Report 8 A round of applause please. My first, and so far only New Yearís resolution is complete. Over the Christmas break, whilst back in my Welsh homeland, I booked the Leon into North Wales SEAT to get the frustrating fuel…
Long Term Report 2018 – Citroën C3 Flair BlueHDi 100
The Christmas period coincides with quieter times in the motoring world, which means fewer miles have been covered. However, the wonderful MyCitroÎn app reports that Iíve completed 59 journeys over the last four weeks, so pretty much two runs every…
Long Term Report 2018 – Ford Kuga Vignale 2.0 TDCi AWD PowerShift
Report 4 No-one could ever describe the Kuga Vignale as poorly equipped, as it comes with a list of standard equipment as long as your arm. Items like a navigation system, upgraded Sony speakers, a reversing camera, an automated parking…
Long Term Report 2018 – Audi A5 Sportback S line 2.0 TDI ultra S tronic
Report 4 Height is increasingly king on today’s roads, with so many SUV-crossovers bulking out the traffic. They’re roomy, versatile and family-friendly, but even their fans ñ and I’m one ñ have to admit that their chunky style is more…
Long Term Report 2018 – Mazda CX-5 AWD Sport Nav
Report 5 At risk of sounding like a bit of a weirdo, I quite like washing cars. Iím not one of those that needs to wash it every few days, and I certainly donít like wielding a sponge when the…
Long Term Report 2018 – Mitsubishi ASX 4 1.6 DI-D 4WD
Final Report Of the set questions your job must answer, car testers are hugely familiar with this one: ìAh, so if a maker lends you some wheels, I guess you have to write nice things about it?î The answer, of…
Long Term Report 2018 – MINI Countryman Cooper D
Report 5 Snow is thankfully a rare sight in the UK, but after a four-year absence down south, the white stuff made an unwelcome entrance at the start of the end of the year. Snow is a stern test for…
Long Term Report 2018 – Peugeot 3008 Allure BlueHDi 120
Report 9 Let’s talk about the 3008ís steering wheel. Enough time has passed to give suitably subjective opinion on the most important item in the cabin. Iíve seen larger wheels on fairground dodgem cars. And yet every other car I…
Long Term Report 2018 – Renault Scenic Dynamique S dCi 130
Report 7 On Christmas Eve we made the journey to collect Rosie, the latest addition to the Wright household. We werenít exactly sure how an excitable eight-week-old Labradoodle puppy would fare during the 50-mile trip home in the Scenic, but…
Long Term Report 2018 – Kia Stonic First Edition 1.6 CRDi
First Report The recipe for the compact crossover is relatively simple: take a regular supermini, give it the look of a small SUV, add a strange name, and, hey presto, the latest version of the hottest thing since sliced bread…
Long Term Report 2018 – MINI Countryman Cooper D
Report 4 It’s been another busy month of Countryman ownership, with around 800 miles added to the biggest MINI yet. One of the highlights and longest trips this month was a visit to Manchester with my wife. Katherine mainly drives…
60 second On Test Report 2018 – Skoda Kodiaq Scout 2.0 TDI 4×4
Even with a limited model range available, Skodaís large SUV, the Kodiaq, has made a significant impact on the new car sales market. Last year, it sold 6,664 examples, outselling the Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento, as well as…
60 second On Test Report 2018 – Peugeot 308 Allure BlueHDi 130
When the facelifted 308 arrived in Peugeot showrooms in September, the headline engine, the brand- new Euro-6.2 compliant 1.5-litre BlueHDi 130 unit wasnít available to order. The 16-valve unit makes its debut in the family hatchback before proliferating across the…
Long Term Report 2018 – Mitsubishi ASX 4 1.6 DI-D 4WD
Report 5 We’re nearing the end of our relationship and, as the clichÈ goes, I wonder if any frustrations with the ASX are a case of ìitís not you, itís meî. Truth is, a thing with another vehicle has polluted…
