Somewhere, sometime, some unkind soul will no doubt have accused the Toyota Corolla of being dull. To be honest, no one outside of the company would have argued with you. And the people in the company only thought it was exciting because it made them so much money. Now there is a new Corolla. One […]
Tag: New Cars
BMW’s M Performance range of cars have been conceived to plug that irritating gap (slight sarcasm there…) between ordinary BMWs and the full-fat M cars. One could see this as a cynical money-grabbing exercise to cash in on the cachet of the M badge without actually having to put in the effort. Except for the […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Subaru Legacy X The new Subaru Legacy sedan range-topper is a slightly unusual beast – it is a sedan with the increased ride-height of crossover. Fully-loaded with tech and toys, the Legacy X may look a bit odd and fill an extraordinarily narrow niche, but it is quite convincing… Alright, I will […]
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 […]
Ever wonder what would happen if Bruce Wayne’s fortunes took a recessionary turn for the worse and Batman was forced to economise a bit? Well, it would probably look a bit like this… Fortunately though, this isn’t the result of a slightly shit, low-budget fourth installment of Christopher Nolan’s series of movies either, but rather […]
Small Peugeots have always needed to be driven like you are late for your mid-afternoon coffee in central Paris to get the best out of them. We head off to the launch of the new 208 to see if that still applies. What is it? The littlest Peugeot has had a chequered recent history since […]
Do we love the Toyota 86? Of course we do! But does that mean it is a car that you can really live with on a daily basis? It is, of course, a fairly specialised sports car, but then it is also a Toyota made by Subaru, suggesting that if anyone can make a sports […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: BMW 320d When BMW launched the new 3 Series earlier this year, the company also resurrected its long-time “Ultimate Driving Machine” marketing tag. At the launch we concluded that the new 3 Series did indeed live up to the tried and true line, with a great mix of ride quality and tenacious […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Audi A5 Sportback 3.0 TDI quattro If one was feeling particularly unkind, it would be easy to suggest that the Audi A5 Sportback is an answer to a question that nobody had asked. It is, after all, fairly unlikely that someone would walk into an Audi dealership and say “Hmmm… I really […]
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 […]
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