THE Vauxhall Astra has always been a bit of an “also ran” when it comes to family sized hatchbacks, losing out for years to the Ford Focus and other rivals such as the SEAT Leon and Skoda Octavia ...
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Author: Steve Berry
Freelance motoring writer and member of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers with a love of cars, motorbikes and running.
I lied about the love of motorbikes. They scare me to death - although I would like to own a Ducati 996 in red which I would just look at but never ride. No, not ever.
THERE’S a couple of things you should know about the new Q30. First off, it’s Inifniti’s first foray into the compact car market – up to now being known only for their upmarket sport sa...
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The Golf R-Line fits neatly between the Golf GT and the uber-quick Golf R – of which it does a pretty good impression – from the outside at least. It may not have the horses under the bonnet o...
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IT seems you can’t go wrong with a Skoda these days. Once the butt of many a joke, they are now more associated with quality at a reasonable price. Sharing technology, platforms and to a large degre...
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WITH a 400 mile round trip to South Wales beckoning, I was hoping that the Dacia Sandero Stepway would step up to the mark and prove to be a comfortable and frugal ride. Being Renault’s cheap and c...
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I LIKE the look of the Citroen Cactus. There, I’ve said it. ‘Vive la difference’ as the folks at Citroen may say. When it comes to our cars we can be quite a conservative lot. Just take a look...
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THE Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian could be forgiven for having a bit of an identity crisis. On the one hand it is a very capable, go-anywhere 4-wheel drive load-lugger; just as at home on the farm tran...
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SO, a 3-cylinder 1.0 engine, mated to a 7-speed DSG auto box in a car sporting SEAT’s FR badge. Hmm, it doesn’t really sound very sporting at all does it? I’m thinking that the commute to wo...
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SINCE splitting from Citroen less than 12 months ago, DS Automobile have been keen to put some distance between itself and its mother company, going for a more upmarket, bespoke image with particular ...
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. . . and being treated to a new clutch (my left leg will love me), cam belt, water pump, upper wishbones (again!), new brake discs and pads all round. Not to mention a repaint of the calipers and the...
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