Technology, Gizmos Make It Stand Out. VW Late To The SUV Party, So You’d Expect Things To Be Sorted. Better Late Than Never, But Better Never Late. LUTON, England If the old proverb “All things come to he who waits” makes sense, then Volkswagen’s tactics with its Tiguan compact SUV make a lot of sense. […]
Fiat Borrows Mini Strategy To Sell High Margin Small Cars. Initial Public Reaction Suggests 500 May Succeed. Will 500 Make It To The U.S.? That’s Maybe A Bridge Too Far. BMW inaugurated the formula with the Mini. If you make a car loveable enough, and fashionable enough, the public will buy it, even if it […]
In The U.S. At Least, Not Such A Big Price Contrast. Make The Choice Before Environmental. Gauleiters Take It Away. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Beauty and the Beast. Little and Large. Hobson’s choice. One week I was driving the tiny little Smart city car around the highways and byways of Sussex, and the […]
Prettiest Small Car Ever? If The Looks Don’t Get You, The Monster Guarantee Will. Pro Ceed Looks Good, Drives Well, With Quality Build. ISTANBUL, Turkey The Nissan Qashqai has proved that a car can be successful, despite having a silly name. So any annoyance generated by the Kia Pro Ceed’s ditzy title should be put […]
BlueMotion Offers Amazing Economy, At A Price. Little Diesel Does What It Says On The Tin; Well, Almost. The most impressive thing about the VW Polo BlueMotion happened when I calculated the fuel economy. After about 200 miles of a journey towards Oxford and back, which included some 90 mph cruising, the little car not […]
