We finally do a 2009 Focus RS Test, spending some time to review Ford’s performance Focus. I may not hail from Essex – Ford’s home in the UK – but I’ve lived here for the biggest part of my life. So although I never indulged in the Essex-boy blinging of the most prosaic cars on […]
Caterham CSR 175 – Tokyo Catchup
Caterham has revealed a new model in the CSR range – the Caterham CSR 175. Intended for Japan only, we should see a similar model in the UK in 2010. We reported a few weeks ago that with the economic crisis still enveloping car makers round the world the Tokyo Motor Show was going to […]
Keep the V8 – Dump the dog!
A new book suggests that the average dog causes twice as much damage to the environment as a big SUV. We’re constantly being berated about the damage cars are doing to the planet. Get rid of big engined cars and drive something fluffy and cuddly, like a Prius, we’re told. Of course, it’s all junk […]
Honda Civic Type R Mugen UK Press Release
MUGEN EURO CONFIRMS PRODUCTION OF ULTIMATE CIVIC TYPE R MUGEN Euro has confirmed a limited production run of the Civic Type R MUGEN, following huge interest in the concept version from the UK and overseas. An exclusive run of up to 20 cars will be hand-built in the UK by MUGEN, the long-standingtuner of Honda […]
Civic Type R Mugen Confirmed
Honda has confirmed they are to produce 20 Mugen Civic Type R for the UK at £38,599. We ran a similar story back in June. We’d heard that Mugen were working on creating a version of the disappointing Civic Type R, but we had nothing official. Then Mugen confirmed that a Civic Type R Muge […]
Are you a MINI driver? +video
MINI have produced a promo video intimating that only the young and cool drive a MINI. That’s the question MINI are asking in their latest video. What’s the difference between a MINI driver and anyone else? It would seem that MINI think it’s about being cool; fun; young. They may be right. But they should […]
Mercedes C63 AMG Performance Package Plus
Mercedes has announced a Performance Package Plus for the C63 AMG, with 30bhp extra and cosmetic tweaks. When you think of Mercedes AMG models your first thought isn’t usually ‘Nice car – needs more power’. Just about every AMG model Mercedes produces has ample reserves of power (although I will admit I’d like to see […]
VW Polo 2010 – is it timeless?
Volkswagen is running an online campaign to promote the new 2010 Polo, asking readers to vote for the 50 most timeless objects in five categories. The dictionary defines timeless as ‘Unaffected or unchanged by time’. The beauty of the Mona Lisa; the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; the music of Mozart. Things that were of […]
VW Tiguan R-Line Review – part 2
Part 2 of our road test / review of the Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line. Last week was a busy one, so I ended up doing most of the driving in the R-Line at the weekend (does that count as overtime?). I grabbed four friends and took a ride to Southend-on-sea to watch the fireworks. Even with […]
VW Tiguan R-Line Review
We review / road test the R-Line version of Volkswagen’s 2.0 litre TSI Tiguan, an aggressively styled version of the standard Tiguan SUV. When VW called and asked us if we’d like a Tiguan R-Line for a few days to see what we thought, we had to ponder on which of us would test it. […]