The Nissan e-NV200 is is the result of crossing Nissan’s popular NV200 compact van/combi with their excellent,electric mid-sized hatchback Leaf.
And just like the Nissan Leaf I like e-NV200 for its quietness, its efficiency and the fact that it is an absolute doddle to drive. It has just the one gear and … Read the rest
An oversight on the car-choice front recently found me driving a tiny Toyota Aygo X-Press – with Mrs B and Mrs B’s mum aboard – up to Penrith for a 5-day stay at Center Parcs. And yes, luggage was included too although, thankfully, no bikes.
I was a little … Read the rest
IF you are going to design a rear-wheel drive, 2-seater, rag-top sports car with a price-tag starting at less than £22,000 then you may as well base it on the best there is – and that is exactly what Fiat have done in … Read the rest
AS compact SUVs go the Peugeot 2008 is perhaps the most sophisticated looking of the bunch. It goes head to head with the likes of the Nissan Juke, the Renault Captur and Vauxhall’s Mokka to name just three of the plethora of small to … Read the rest
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
