Mazda CX-60 AWD Takumi e-Skyactiv D

REPORT 2 It’s exciting getting to ‘know’ a new vehicle, and the visually imposing CX-60 has – in its first month – already become a family titan, providing limo-like transport for five on holiday. It excelled on our first outing, when we headed north to the Yorkshire Dales. There, the same engine that burbled unobtrusively […]

GWM Ora Funky Cat First Edition

Report 2 Frequent readers of my musings will be familiar with my advocacy of using well-calibrated adaptive cruise control (ACC) systems. Whether urban bimbling, lightning cross-country journeys, or plying motorways, employing ACC promotes motoring wellbeing. Select your speed and chill. Pleasingly, the Funky Cat’s blessed with an easy-to-operate steering column wand for its ACC, permitting […]

DS 7 Rivoli BlueHDi 130 Automatic

First Report First things first. This wasn’t how I wanted to introduce our new DS 7 to you. A mere three days prior, she was looking box fresh after spending quite literally hours in the sun washing, cleaning and sprucing up – I even bought a new spray on polish that Instagram told me to […]

Peugeot 408 Allure Premium Hybrid 225

Report 1 It’s been a few years since Peugeot has had a model in its range starting with a ‘4’. My first car was a 405, and so I reckon that I’m going to be a good judge on whether this latest 408 is as good as that was. I’m also a huge fan of […]

Citroën Ë-C4 X Shine Plus

First Report As the new Ë-C4 X backed into my drive, I felt a bit like I was watching one of those deep-sea documentaries where something unexpected looms into view. Fish analogies don’t make the stuff of dealership brochures, but stay with me. Evolution, both in marine zoology and cars, can take interesting turns. In […]