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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WITH crossover vehicles now taking a fair chunk of the traditional family hatch market, Volvo have taken their premium model V40 and given it the 4×4 look (kind of). Raised by 40mm and only avai...
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LAND ROVER is, of course, synonymous with the very best in 4-wheel drive vehicles – from the no- frills Defender (which only ceased production recently after almost 70 years and over 2 million unit...
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WHEN is a Fiat 500 not a Fiat 500? Ans: When it’s a Fiat 500X. When you think Fiat 500 you think Italian, cute and sexy but the 500X is more Italian, butch and in-your-face. Just like Monica Belluc...
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FOR those, like me, who are old enough to remember the halcyon days of the 205 GTi 1.9 and later on the 306 Mi16 it seems an age since Peugeot produced a hot hatch that is truly worthy of being calle...
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THE Mitsubishi Active Sports Crossover (ASX) has recently had an update to make it less, well, anonymous in the family hatchback/SUV sector. Although practical, spacious and representing good value...
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