Kia Niro Hybrid 4 1.6 GDi Automatic

First Report You just know within seconds of settling behind the wheel of Kia’s Niro that the designers had endless meetings discussing ‘how can we make customers feel really cosseted in this car?’ And it has paid off handsomely. When you get in and out, the electric driver’s seat – standard on the equipment-laden 4-specification […]

Citroën C4 Shine Plus BlueHDi 130 Automatic

First Report Citroën is aiming high with its new C4. From the obvious move upmarket from the previous C4 Cactus, to the new car’s elevated SUV-like stance, this iteration is as far away from its quirky design past as it could be. Its maker has also fully embraced the new era of motoring, as buyers […]

Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI

Well hello there game changer – the sportiest set of wheels to be found in the Our Cars pages of Diesel Car & Eco Car, currently. We’ve switched from the modest cabbie’s favourite up to the full fat choice of the UK constabularies and got ourselves an Octavia vRS, Skoda’s take on a Golf GTI […]

Volvo XC40 Recharge T5 R-Design Pro

The whole point of these long-term tests is to find out what a car is like to live with. We try our best to get under the skin of a car – even when time is necessarily tight – and my colleagues that write the regular road tests have an enormous talent for doing exactly […]

Dacia Sandero Comfort TCe 100 Bi-Fuel

I’m going to come right out and say it: running a Dacia Sandero for a few months is a dream come true. Granted, Britain’s cheapest new car might not find a slot in many people’s fantasy garage, but I have a thing for cars at the bottom end of the market. Give me a £7,995 […]