SMALLER than Kia’s best-selling Sportage model, the Stonic is an out-and-out B-Segment SUV which means it’s entering the fastest growing market out there. Sales of these compact SUVs is expected to exceed 2 million in Europe by 2020. It had better be good then, with the likes of the Renault Captur, Ford EcoSport, SEAT Arona and Citroen C3 Aircross breathing down its neck. […]
Sixth generation of the BMW M5 introduced by BMW M GmbH. Most advanced version yet of the 4.4-litre V8 engine with TwinPower Turbo technology. Now equipped with innovative M xDrive drivetrain system offering superior driving dynamics and four-wheel-drive traction capability. New eight-speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic for rapid gearchanges. On sale now with OTR […]
THE BMW X2 is a brand-new model for the German company and also sees them introduce a brand-new acronym: SAC, or Sports Activity Coupe. Sleeker and more visually-appealing than the X1, it’s also slightly smaller in the body but doesn’t sacrifice cabin space. Okay, the boot is 35 litres smaller than in the X1 but […]
You’ve got to love a Citroen for their quirkiness and Galic charm and the new Citroen C3 is no exception. Already reviewed alongside it’s main rivals on these pages, here’s Car Indicators’ full video review of this charming city car – The first of many more video reviews to come. We’re learning as we go […]
IAM RoadSmart brings you expert advice on driving in snow from its head of driving and riding advice Richard Gladman. Best advice is to avoid travelling in extreme weather. If no one is moving, you just add to the problem – so listen to travel advice. If you do have to travel in bad weather, […]
IF you like your mid-sized SUVs to feel sporty as well as spacious then you need to take a look at the new Mazda CX-5. Although similar in size to the previous model with no improvement in interior space, you’ll find that irrelevant as the earlier model was generously proportioned anyway and had most rivals […]
Car Indicators’ MARTIN WILSON, takes an AC Cobra-inspired BDR Roadster on a hot and windy drive in South Africa to speculate on, what may soon become, a guilty pleasure . . . THEY call it a roadster. But in the unforgiving Cape Town summer sun, this car is more roaster than roadster. With the generous […]
TEN unique McLaren sportscars that emulate the look and feel of a McLaren 570S GT4 race car but are fully road-legal have been delivered to their new owners at a special McLaren customer event near Las Vegas, USA. Commissioned as an MSO Bespoke project – the service from McLaren Special Operations (MSO) that allows almost […]
LEXUS don’t do the obvious. If they did then their 4-door executive saloon would have a powerful diesel engine fitted upfront, say like BMW, Audi, Jaguar or Mercedes. But no, Lexus do things differently and therefore you’ll find the Lexus GS utilises a petrol engine which is backed-up by a powerful electric motor. Yep, hybrid […]
Land Rover have announced a limited-edition high-performance version of the iconic Defender, with up to 150 V8-powered examples re-engineered to celebrate the Land Rover marque’s 70th anniversary in 2018. The Defender Works V8 pays homage to the early high-powered engines in both the Series III Stage 1 V8 from 1979 and subsequent Defenders including the […]
