Female drivers more likely to push the limits
FEMALE car rental customers are considerably more likely to exceed the speed limit than their…
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SEAT Leon X-PERIENCE road test review
AN all-wheel-drive estate car designed for the big outdoors is the latest offering from SEAT. The Leon X-PERIENCE is a beefed up version of the very practical ST model launched by the Spanish car maker last year and comes with the latest Haldex four-wheel-drive system also used on the Audi Q3.
Ferrari scores a hat-trick of awards
Ferrari scores a hat-trick of awards FERRARI has scored a hat-trick at the prestigious Red…
Road congestion in UK hits a 10-year high
ROAD congestion in UK hits a 10-year high according to a survey by the Freight…
Vauxhall Corsa 1.4t Excite road test report review
THE new Vauxhall Corsa was the top seller in Scotland in January. Now in its fourth generation, the popular supermini was first launched back in 1993. Since then a staggering 12 million have been sold with over 1.8 million of them finding homes in the UK. The new model arrived in the autumn of last year and replaced a model which was getting tired as it had been in production for eight years.
Electric BMW i8 named Car of the Year
ELECTRIC supercar the BMW i8 has been crowned UK Car of the Year for 2015. The stylish four-seater beat off serious opposition from the likes of Porsche and Jaguar to take the Performance Car category before landing the overall vote too.
MINI Cooper 1.5 Auto 5-door road test report review
THE Mini has always been a car big on style and desirability but, well, mini on practicality, even the bigger BMW produced, latter day versions of the model. That has now changed, slightly, with the hatchback, particularly the five-door version. It is bigger, longer by 72mm and has more boot space, up by 67 litres and, together with the three door version, is the model’s first foray into the hatchback market.
Audi TT Coupe S line quattro 230 PS S tronic road test report and review
IF you like technology, you’re going to love this new Audi TT – the dashboard alone will be enough to clinch some sales – I’m sure of that – it’s like something off the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars. The centre console where the instruments sit also doubles as the sat nav screen – no longer is it in a 7in screen in the middle of the dash.
Lexus NX 300h Premier Auto road test report review
AS regular readers will know, this is the second of our recent test cars to arrive sporting a Big Red Nose – and it’s all to mark Toyota’s sponsorship of this year’s Red Nose Day.
The Comic Relief charity smashed through the £1-billion landmark on Friday night – surely a fitting way to mark its 30th anniversary of raising money to help good causes across the world. Lexus NX buyers however, won’t be in need of charitable support, with prices for this most striking of cars starting from just under £30,000.