Mitsubishi L200 DOUBLE CAB BARBARIAN X 2.3 DI-D AUTOMATIC

Report 2 The Mitsubishi L200 has gone, replaced by a Mitsubishi ASX. Shock horror: the ASX is powered by a petrol engine. I haven’t had the courage to tell our esteemed editor yet. But fear not, Ian, because the L200 will be back once Mitsubishi has fixed a few electrical gremlins that we’ve been experiencing. […]

SsangYong Musso Rhino LWB Automatic

First Report My Musso arrived just before the leaves began to fall; all going well, it will be on hand to perform all manner of heroic duties until we’re heading into spring. But this is no standard model – this is the new 310mm longer flagship Rhino. Seeing as Musso means ‘Rhino’ already, the marketing […]

Skoda Octavia Estate SE-L FIRST EDITION 2.0 TDI

First Report When you’re renovating your house, a roomy estate car is pretty much ideal. That’s why I had mixed feelings when I handed over the keys to the enormous Skoda Superb and replaced it with the slightly smaller Octavia. Still, with a 640-litre boot to play with, it isn’t like I’ve replaced an aircraft […]

Range Rover Evoque D180 R-Dynamic HSE AWD Automatic

First Report You dream, as a parent, that the endless ‘taxi service’ will become a thing of the past when your offspring disappear to university. But we reckoned without the end-of-year accommodation switch, when all those pots and pans, guitars, amplifiers and furniture, delivered to their digs only months ago, must come home again. Fortunately […]

Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab Barbarian X 2.3 DI-D Automatic

First Report I’m writing this first report exactly three months to the day since I was scheduled to take delivery of the Mitsubishi L200. It was delivered to Simon Thompson in the West Midlands, so the plan was to meet in Bristol and swap cars. I’d drive home in the L200 and he’d take custody […]