Long Term Report 2018 – DS 7 Crossback Prestige BlueHDi 180
Report 4 We live in divided times. Politically, socially and economically, it seems the only thing we can agree on is that we are further from agreement than ever. And rather than doing my utmost to heal the wounds, Iím…
Long Term Report 2019 – Volvo V60 d4 Inscription
Report 3 Spring seemed to arrive unseasonably early this year, so the annual urge to indulge in a good spring clean erupted a couple of months sooner than usual. I’m inclined to be a bit of a hoarder, and the…
Long Term Report 2019 – Skoda Karoq SE L 1.6 TDI DSG Automatic
Report 4 A few of the features on my Karoq are brand new to me, never having experienced them on a car before. Most form part of the Driver assistance package that I chose from the options list, which is £1,210…
Long Term Report 2019 – SEAT Alhambra Xcellence 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
First Report Has the humble people-carrier ever been cool? If our parents owned one, we kind of wished they had bought something with a little more street cred, and when we passed our test, an MPV was the last thing…
Long Term Report 2019 – Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC SR
Final Report To pinch a phrase from the legendary Frank Sinatra, our long-term Honda Civic now comes to ëface the final curtainí. Clocking over 10,600 miles since June 2018, weíve had plenty of time to get to know the tenth-generation…
Long Term Report 2019 – Peugeot 5008 GT BlueHDi 180
Final Report Woah, who hit the fast forward button? Final dispatches are supposed to be a calm distillation of good, bad and middling, but in the 5008ís case, I feel Iím not quite sorted. I guess thatís what comes with…
Long Term Report 2019 – Mazda6 Tourer GT Sport Nav+
Report 5 Spring has started to leap into existence, snowdrops and daffodils are brightening the countryside and the weatherman is already declaring ìrecord breaking temperaturesî. Coincidentally, in a bid to illuminate the Mazdaís interior for the update photos you see…
Long Term Report 2019 – Dacia Duster Comfort Blue dCi 115 4×2
Report 3 After the excitement of the Duster’s touch-screen failing, it’s all back to normal as the car is now ticking over without a murmur. Our Dacia has notched up 1,500 miles over the past month and apart from the…
60 second On Test Report 2019 – Skoda Karoq SportLine 2.0 TDI 4×4
Following its debut at the Paris motor show last year, the Karoq SportLine is now here, and thanks to some smart colour coding of the bumpers, it looks like a pint-sized Kodiaq vRS. Unfortunately thereís no extra power compared to…
Long Term Report 2019 – Volvo V60 d4 Inscription
Report 2 Forgive a smug expression on the face of the V60’s enamoured custodian. Last night’s temperature dipped to minus 6 degrees Celsius and encrusted the Volvo in a crisp casing of ice. For many cars, that would be the…
Long Term Report 2019 – Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC SR
Report 8 Today the phrase ëthey donít make them like they used toí is more applicable than ever. Think about how frequently mobile phones need costly battery replacements, or how many washing machines youíve needed to buy over the years.…
Long Term Report 2019 – Peugeot 5008 GT BlueHDi 180
Report 10 My top tip for moving house in 2019? Think less about now and more of the future. The same applies when choosing your next car, so as we scout for some wheels to replace the fleetís 5008, Iíve…
Long Term Report 2019 – Mazda6 Tourer GT Sport Nav+
Report 4 I only went to go and get some fuel from the local filling station. But, on Britainís rapidly altering roads, a sharp-edged pothole had opened up on my well-trodden route, and in the dark and drizzle the left wheels…
Long Term Report 2019 – Dacia Duster Comfort Blue dCi 115 4×2
Report 2 Do you remember when you were a kid and the family television screen displayed nothing but the invisible man in a snow storm if the aerial wasn’t positioned exactly so? It was always worse when you had a…
Long Term Report 2019 – SEAT Ibiza FR 1.6 TDI
Final Report SEAT is keen to promote the fact that the Ibiza is designed and built in Barcelona, so I felt it was only right to set the navigation system accordingly, before the supermini made its way back to the…
