SEAT’s Leon has been jostling for position with the Ibiza to be the Spanish company’s top dog in the UK for some time.
In 2007 the Leon actually got its nose in front of its supermini sibling to take position as number one.
Since then the all new version of the Ibiza has regained top spot in [...]

BECAUSE we prefer European, preferably German, to American cars, anything with a Chevrolet badge has to offer something more to get us to part with our cash.
The fact that the latest Chevrolet, the Cruze, is actually made in Korea, goes some way to explaining why we get a lot of equipment at a competitve price.
Built [...]

Figures released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association for September show a reovery in demand after a poor summer.
Sales in September were 21.2 per cent lower than the same month last year, an improvement on the markets performance in August when a 30.5 per cent fall was recorded.
Total registrations of powered two wheelers (PTWs) last [...]

Sales of small Mazdas are in overdrive, thanks to a comination of special finance deals and the introduction of improved, new well-equipped models.
We brits bought more Mazdas than any country in Europe last month, with record sales of almost 11,400 and a three per cent market share.
The Japanese marque has earned a reputation for stylish [...]

The first thing that struck me about the RX 450 was one of the details on the fact sheet, just underneath where it said MAX power System Output 295bhp – it said on the road price £50,460.
That’s £50,0000 then – cheers, ill take couple.
Not that this big SUV is out there on its own of [...]

SEAT’s Super Miser – Frugal and Fun

A press release arrive in my inbox this week that announced that SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive has just set a new economy record by crossing 12 European states on a single tank of Fuel. An Austrian “long haul specialist” called Gerhard Plattner managed to get an ashtonishing 1,186 miles from [...]

Thanks to the Scrappage scheme, you can now buy a Fiat Panda for as little as £4,995.
£2,100 off for your old banger Fiat matches the Governments £1,000 and adds a bit more putting in £1,100.
For £4,995 you can get a 1.1 Active ECO. The normal list price is £7,095. And you’ll be getting a tried [...]

Land Rover Defender =
TOUGH AS OLD BOOTS

One things for sure, anyone who choses a Defender is looking for a different driving experience from your average air-conditioned 4×4.
Iconic is a word that’s banded around far too much nowadays but in the case of Land Rover’s brute of an off roader it’s well deserved.
Even though the [...]

Every Major motoring exhibition has one: the showstopper, the set of wheels that wows the watching crowds.
And with the focus on Germany’s Frankfurt Motor show, now on until September 27th, the event’s scene-stealer could be a Volvo. And not even a new-model Volvo, at that.
Volvo – solid reliable, always safe – could stand tall among [...]

Perhaps more than any other marque, Jaguar holds a special place in the collective hearts of our nation.
Down the years Jag has symbolised quality and wealth – anyone driving a Jag when I was growing up was doing pretty well for themselves.
After a long and often turbulent history, Jaguar is back on top, and the [...]