Ford KA 1.3 Zetec On the Drive – Conclusion Cars UK on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi – part 6 – Conclusion The new Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi has caused a fair bit of head scratching at Cars UK Towers. And it would seem that the biggest problem has been the high expectations […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive – part 5
Claire on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi Being a 21 year old woman, you would have thought the new Ford KA would be right up my street. .But to be honest I wasn’t overly impressed at first. I thought the back was a little ugly, and it just looked like someone had squashed a […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive – part 4
John Test Drives the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec John on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi – part 4 In terms of parking and manoeuvrability, it’s hard to fault the KA. Despite having plenty of headroom and a decent amount of shoulder room in the front, it is a dinky little car. When you turn […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive – part 3
John Test Drives the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec John on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi – part 3 Although a nice-looking place, there are also some issues with the interior. It does look quite stylish and funky, with its white coated facings on the centre console and more than passable layout. And this Zetec […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive part 2
John Test Drives the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec John on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi – part 2 The original Ford KA was a motoring icon. It defined the City Car and lasted for 12 successful years, managing to look as funky and contemporary when it ceased production as it had through its life. […]
Ford Ka 1.3 Zetec TDCi: On the Drive
John Test Drives the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec John on the Ford KA 1.3 Zetec TDCi The English language is a funny thing. We like to think that language is something that binds us. But actually it divides us; classifies us; condemns us and pigeon-holes us. Speak with a Cockney accent and you’re either a […]
New Jaguar XJ (2010) – the tease continues
We’ve moaned constantly about the ‘Tease’ launch for new cars. I suppose in this digital age it is a way for car makers to raise interest in a new car, knowing full well that online media in particular are able to report all the snippets they produce quickly and easily. Good, free publicity. But they […]
New Ford Fiesta Automatic
An auto ‘box is not something the smaller car buyer would tick on the options list very often. In fact by Ford’s reckoning it is something that only around 10% of buyers will opt for in in the UK and Europe. But that hasn’t stopped Ford covering all the bases, so the announcement has come […]
Alfa Romeo MiTo to get MultiAir
We seriously rate the Alfa Romeo Mito, and were very impressed when we did a Review of the Alfa Romeo Mito a few months ago. As far as we’re concerned it offers one of the most appealing packages in its class, and it is huge fun to drive. Our one reservation was the build quality, […]
Infiniti EX37 – UK Details
These bits of Infiniti info are cropping up a lot at the moment as Nissan is busy launching its Lexus-competing brand in to European markets. Today it’s the turn of the Infiniti EX37 – a compact version of the Infiniti FX37 we gave you details on last week. We reckon this Infiniti will do better […]