In this day and age of political correctness and bland homogenisation it is vastly pleasing to know that there is a car manufacturer like Citroen that is still willing to make utterly baffling cars that make no sense, look weird and don’t have a single feature that approaches “sensible” in any way. Or, at least […]
Tag: Hatch
While we have had the diesel versions of Volvo’s last Ford Focus-based small car for a number of months now, the petrol version have finally arrived. The diesels are perky performers with punchy engines and great handling, so what can the petrol-powered versions add to the mix? The answer to that question is; power, and […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Golf 77kW TDI Mention the Volkswagen Golf to any motoring dunderhead and they will tell you how it is the benchmark for all family hatchbacks, and they are right. The newest seventh generation car however has gone where no Golf has gone before- drastically down in the price range, but without […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Mercedes-Benz B250 The Mercedes-Benz B250 is a hard car to get your head around. On one hand you have the upright, mini-people mover body and slightly, well, grandmotherly styling. But on the other hand you have the noticeably lower ride height, big wheels and the quite frankly silly 155kW/350Nm engine lurking under […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Honda Euro Civic L There is a strange mental disconnect when you approach the Honda Euro Civic hatch for the first time. You find yourself slightly confused. Surely, you think to yourself, this can’t be in any way related to the other car to carry the Civic name, that dull, uninspiring sedan […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Hyundai i30 Elite The small hatch segment is an ultra-competitive market where the weak are quickly cast to one side. The Hyundai i30 has been a consistently strong performer in a segment dominated by the all-conquering Toyota Corolla, but also features the impressive Ford Focus, VW Golf and Mazda3. Now there is […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback While “Sportback” may sound like some kind of injury that a firmly-suspended German car might cause if you drive one for too long, it is actually Audi’s term to describe it’s… erm… five-door hatches. Probably because it sounds far more sexy and exciting that “five-door hatch”. The diminutive A1 […]
Hyundai’s single biggest-selling model enters its second generation with the release of an all-new i30. The first one was a massive success for Hyundai. We head to Napier – via Wellington – and then back to Wellington again (fog, delays, lots of time sitting in airport lounges…) to find out what it’s like. What is […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Honda CR-Z Honda has looked back to its past for the new CR-Z, resurrecting the spirit of the classic CR-X for what could potentially be the most exciting Honda in years. Hondas used to be exciting. Even the boring ones like the Civic. Honda gave us VTEC engines that revved up to […]
A hybrid you could actually like? Sounds impossible, but Toyota may well have managed it with its new compact hybrid, the Prius C; a new entry in the Prius family and Toyota’s first attempt to expand the Prius name into a family rather than a single model. What is it? Basically a smaller Prius that […]
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