Kia Picanto Review: Cute Kia Grows Up
The smallest car in the Kia range has just been replaced with a new model that’s well worth a closer look. Here’s a pub quiz-worthy question: what’s the meaning of Kia, the Korean car brand name? It apparently derives from characters in the Korean language that mean ‘to come...
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Skoda Kodiaq Review: Bear Hug of an SUV
Already chosen by Top Gear magazine as ‘Best Family Car in the World’, the Skoda Kodiaq is a competitively priced seven-seater. Coming up with a name for a new car must be a bit of an ordeal for motor companies. Anything catchy or interesting has either been used already,...
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Nissan Micra Review: Not So Mumsy Anymore
Nice little car, bit of an image problem…sums up how most of us have viewed the Nissan Micra, but it’s all change with the new one. For more than 30 years, and through four model generations, the Nissan Micra has endeared itself to be-smitten owners. Anyone who has ever...
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Tesla Model X Review: All-Electric SUV
Can a tall, pumped-up 4×4 SUV be environmentally friendly? It can if it’s a Tesla Model X, but it comes at a high price. Tesla is an intriguing car maker. Born in California, it famously specialises in electric cars, is barely a decade old, but is already making significant...
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Land Rover Discovery Review: Awesome Talent
The soaring peak on the motoring landscape this week has been the launch of Land Rover’s new fifth generation Discovery. It’s awesome. Like many other car makers, Land Rover has ambassadors for the brand. Unlike others, Land Rover’s are not just red carpet celebrities and notable sportsmen, but...
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SsangYong Musso Review: All Season Ruggedness
Pickups are the tall, tough workhorses on the motoring scene, but they are morphing from builders’ mobile toolboxes to family leisure wagons. Fresh snow fell in the Alps last week, and rather a lot of it. For the many Brits who make an annual pilgrimage to the white world...
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Swiss Peaks: Geneva Motor Show 2017 Review
Just across the road from Geneva airport, the motor industry’s favourite car show opens this week, and we’ve had an early look at what’s there. Every year in early March the world’s motor industry, motoring press and petrolheads from near and far decamp to the vast Palexpo exhibition centre...
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Hyundai i30 Review: Modestly Chic
Smarter looking, better to drive and still good value with a five-year warranty, can the new Hyundai i30 woo buyers away from a Focus or Astra? This year is going to be very busy for Hyundai. The South Korean car brand has a new i10, has just launched this...
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Peugeot 5008 Review: French for Families
Seven seats and grippy performance without the weight of a 4×4 system is what Peugeot’s new 5008 is all about. Peugeot 5008 Stats Review Model tested: 5008 Allure 2.0 HDI 150 Top speed: 128 mph 0-62 mph: 9.6 secs Economy: 61.4 mpg CO2: 118 g/km Price: circa £27,500 Here...
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Uncover Shocking Finds In Our Lost & Found Quiz
As you can probably tell from our brand name, we’re in the business of buying cars, and plenty of them! While most of the vehicles we purchase on a daily basis are empty and ready for sale, we sometimes find items left behind by the owner that would raise...
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