Understated Pocket Rocket Understated That Is, Until You Floor The Accelerator, Look At The Price Amazing Performance Coupled With Placid Alter-Ego rating **** out of 5 For – goes like stink, great handling/road holding, high quality Against – lots of money for anonymous looks VELDEN, Austria – Audi’s latest little hot-rod will blast you past most everything […]
Old Style Mercedes-Benz Quality rating **** out of 5 For – Highly practical load-lugger with 7-seat versatility Against – Ridiculous wiper/ indicator stalk. Foot-operated ‘hand’ brake During the nineties and early noughties Mercedes-Benz seemed to lose its way as it tried first to grow organically and then by acquisition. Its then chairman Jurgen Schrempp made a series of […]
Motorway Muncher That’s Surprisingly Talented Handsome, Drives Well, Quality Interior, Loaded With Technology But Buyers Likely To Ignore Facts And Go For A German Badge **** out of 5 For – elegant, comfortable, impressive engineering Against – not a BMW, Audi or Mercedes One man’s persistence is another’s refusual to ever face up to the facts. If persistence […]
Stands Out From Understated, Bland Competition Makes BMW 7 Series, Mercedes S Class, Audi A8 Look Anonymous “It has fabulous, sweeping, unapologetic, in yer face beautiful lines” rating **** out of 5 For – beautiful, fast, luxurious Against – lack of headroom in rear, tacky speedo If you have about £70,000 to spend on a four-door limousine the […]
The new Kia Picanto – ‘the small car grown up’ Petrol only with two new engines, 5-speed manual with auto transmission option on 1.25 litre. Cute, ‘Schreyer’ looks Rating: **** out of five For – highly economical, bigger car feel, useful performance, seven year 100,000 mile warranty Against – no ‘aircon’ on entry level model – little else Audi […]
From the inventor of the SUV, Diesel only with two new engines New 6-speed manual and auto transmissions More aggressive exterior and enhanced up-market interior Rating *** out of five For- proven running gear, nice fit and finish inside and out, five year 100,000 mile warranty Against- high depreciation, uneconomical, high CO2 automatic Chevrolet is the […]
Smartened Up SUV Looks Competitive New Engines, Better Interiors, As Brand Emerges From Financial Turmoil Will Access To Fiat Dealers Boost Chrysler/Jeep In Europe? rating *** out of 5 For – traditional, rugged good looks; decent value Against – interiors still not up to scratch Chrysler has emerged from bankruptcy with a little bit of help […]
lighter, more aerodynamic A6 Resurfaces As Dynamic Driver’s Car If You Think The Design Is Too Conservative, The A7 Is For You **** out of 5 For – understated pinnacle of technology and luxury, great drive Against – anonymous looking “The new design certainly makes the A6 into a proper driver’s car which can compete head-on with class […]
Radical Looks, Clever Convertible With Summer Approaching, Now’s The Time To Think Open Top Wind Designed For Narrow Audience, Which Doesn’t Seem To Like It rating ** out of 5 For – head-turning looks, good interior Against – too much The Renault Wind is a hard car to rate when it is clearly designed for someone […]
More Standard Features, Sharpened Looks Updated Middle Of The Road Family Car Impressively Competent rating **** out of 5 You would be hard pressed to improve on this experience if you were driving an Audi, BMW, or Mercedes For – top quality motor, premium in all but name Against – pricey, but surely that’s negotiable It takes time […]
