Road Tests and Reviews

Comprehensive evaluations of cars and bikes available, encompassing independent reviews, thorough road tests, and detailed features of the most recent models on the market.

Our independent reviews provide an abundance of information, including essential facts and figures, which are crucial for potential buyers seeking to make informed decisions.

BMW 225d Coupe 2.0 M Sport road test report review

FOR those who mourn the sheer excitement of the neat and powerful 2000 coupes built by BMW in the 1960s there is a modern solution. It is called the BMW 225d Coupe 2.0 M Sport and forms part of the 2 Series Coupe range. Driving it brings back more than a whiff of those heady days when the BMW coupes were regarded as being among the kings of the road.

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.

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.

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.