Long Term Report 2020 – Renault Clio Iconic dCi 85
First Three The design of the outgoing Renault Clio was deemed so successful, the French brand has chosen not to upset the apple cart too much for this fifth-generation model. It was already Europe’s top-selling supermini after all, but despite…
Long Term Report 2020 – Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab Barbarian X 2.3 DI-D Automatic
Report Two I’m writing this first report exactly three months to the day since I was scheduled to take delivery of the Mitsubishi L200. It was delivered to Simon Thompson in the West Midlands, so the plan was to meet…
Long Term Report 2020 – SsangYong Rexton Ultimate 4×4
Third Report Thirty miles per gallon! I thought I’d never see it. And the air-punch is even more intoxicating than all those repeated inhalations of alcohol hand sanitiser. Okay, it’s hardly headline stuff, but I’ve been gelling with the Rexton…
Long Term Report 2020 – SsangYong Rexton Ultimate 4×4
Second Report Having plenty of spare time, I’ve been dwelling on how our tastes might change as we drive away from the lurgy. Am I being naïve in anticipating a shift from obvious, in-your-face branding? After all, Dominic Cummings wasn’t…
Long Term Report 2020 – Skoda Superb Estate SportLine Plus 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
Report 6 It’s back! After some tender loving care at Skoda headquarters, and a cameo appearance on these pages from its hatchback sibling, our shiny white Superb Estate has returned. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and…
Long Term Report 2020 – Ford Kuga ST-Line X 2.5 PHEV Automatic
Second Report I’m writing this first report exactly three months to the day since I was scheduled to take delivery of the Mitsubishi L200. It was delivered to Simon Thompson in the West Midlands, so the plan was to meet…
Long Term Report 2020 – Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab Barbarian X 2.3 DI-D Automatic
I’m writing this first report exactly three months to the day since I was scheduled to take delivery of the Mitsubishi L200. It was delivered to Simon Thompson in the West Midlands, so the plan was to meet in Bristol…
Long Term Report 2020 – Volvo XC60 R-DESIGN B4 AWD GEARTRONIC
Report 6 At last. Roads are busy again, lockdown has partially receded in the rear-view mirror and there are places to go to again. A weekend trip out into the country for a family pub lunch still feels slightly naughty,…
Long Term Report 2020 – Ford Kuga ST-Line X 2.5 PHEV Automatic
First Report As a dyed-in-the-wool diesel man, news that the Ford Kuga that I had ordered had been switched from a diesel to a plug-in hybrid petrol version was a shock to the system. Years of running cars that could…
60 second On Test Report – Audi Q7 S line 50 TDI quattro
With the flagship SQ7 switching to petrol power forthwith, this 282bhp 3.0-litre V6 edition of the TDI engine is the most powerful Q7 you can buy. And while it lacks the firebreathing capabilities of the range topper, it’s certainly no…
Long Term Report 2020 – Peugeot 508 SW GT Line BlueHDi 130 Automatic
Report 6 It’s been a period of storms, gremlins, Coronavirus and rescue acts. A surprise birthday trip to Exmoor coincided with the arrival of Storm Ciara, creating road conditions that made me yearn for the reassurance of all-wheel drive. Three…
Long Term Report 2020 – Kia XCeed 3 1.6 CRDi
Final Report A strange analogy, perhaps, but I was thinking the other day, a new Kia is a bit like a new iPhone – the phone looks different, generally for the better, but switch it on and its business as usual,…
Long Term Report 2020 – Renault Clio Iconic dCi 85
First Report The design of the outgoing Renault Clio was deemed so successful, the French brand has chosen not to upset the apple cart too much for this fifth-generation model. It was already Europe’s top-selling supermini after all, but despite…
Long Term Report 2020 – Skoda Superb SE L 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
Report 5 To those wondering why our shiny white Superb Estate is not gracing these pages this issue, you’d have to ask the trio of miscreants who decided to remove its wing mirror (and those of a few other cars)…
Long Term Report 2020 – Volvo XC60 R-DESIGN B4 AWD GEARTRONIC
Report 5 What a weird year. Here we are, already past the middle of it, and much of it thus far has been one long, repetitive, Groundhog Day. At last, though, life is progressing into a new normal, activity is…
