Car IndicatorsFreelance 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.
THE new 2017 Honda Civic has arrived and Honda has a new slogan to go with it: “We’ve changed everything except the name”.
Well, they sure have changed everything and the good news is that it’s all for the better because the new Honda Civic is an absolute belter.
Longer, wider and lower than the … Read the rest
UPDATED in 2016, the Volkswagen up! is a boxy-looking but surprisingly spacious city car that has won many fans since its launch here in the UK in 2012 and has won several best-in-class awards beating such rivals as the Citroen C1, Toyota Aygo and Peugeot 108 as well as finding favour against the … Read the rest
Well, that was a lot of fun – and all my fillings are still in place. Just.
The Subaru WRX STi is not a car for pootling around in. It is a car designed for one purpose only and that is to go very quickly. Especially around corners.
Yes, it … Read the rest
A WEEKEND break in Harrogate for myself and Mrs. B meant that not only could we visit Betty’s Tea Rooms for the first time but we could give the Infiniti Q30 a good try out over some mixed roads including the Woodhead Pass and the M1.
Infiniti, being … Read the rest
There are a plethora of compact SUVs to choose from these days but there is only one that can be called “iconic” as it is instantly recognizable from all the other wannabe off-roaders – the Range Rover Evoque.
Introduced in 2011 … Read the rest
Another trip up to Scotland to visit family and another SUV to get us there – this time being the range-topping Suzuki Vitara S fitted with the all-new 1.4 Boosterjet petrol engine which claims a combined mpg of 52.3 and has 140PS on tap giving a … Read the rest
Back in 1994 the world of the 4×4 vehicle was dominated by big, hulking monstrosities like the Range Rover and the Mitsubishi Shogun – or pick-up trucks like the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. These were vehicles mostly driven by posh people and farmers. Or posh farmers.… Read the rest
Next-generation Ford Fiesta ST debuts at Geneva Show – 200PS, 3-Cylinder, 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine and Drive Modes
THE new Vauxhall Viva is nothing like the old Vauxhall Viva which was a full-sized family car capable of taking a family of five – including luggage – on a full day’s drive to Pontins Holiday Park at Prestatyn Sands in Clwyd.
The new Viva will still get … Read the rest