Our cars: Renault Symbioz Final report

AFTER SIX MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES, GAVIN WAVES GOODBYE TO THE SYMBIOZ, WHICH NEVER REALLY ESCAPED THE SHADOW OF THE RAFALE.

Our cars: Volvo XC90 Report 4

MODEL ON TEST: ULTRA T8 PLUG-IN HYBRID AWD AUTOMATIC – MILEAGE – 2,521 It’s strange how, with missiles falling in the middle east and fuel prices rising steeply here, our view of Volvo’s top plug-in hybrid, the XC90 T8, has changed almost overnight. We’d already been fairly good at plugging in, at least when the […]

Our cars: Jeep Avenger Report 6

MODEL ON TEST: 4xe THE NORTH FACE 1.2 eHYBRID – MILEAGE – 13,856 Size, apparently, matters. The countryside is the Jeep’s natural habitat, and as we’ve found during the past few months, it’s decidedly comfortable there – both on- and off- road.That’s partly because it’s compact, which means you don’t spend too long wincing when […]

Our cars: Mazda2 Hybrid Final report

OUR THREE MONTHS WITH MAZDA’S SMALLEST CAR IN THE RANGE IS NOW UP. ANDY GOODWIN REPORTS ON HIS TIME WITH THE YARIS IN A FANCY FROCK.

Our cars: Abarth 600e Report 4

MODEL ON TEST: SCORPIONISSIMA – MILEAGE – 6,907 With the current plague of potholes across the UK, I assumed it was probably that which had triggered the Abarth’s tyre pressure monitor warning on the way home from the chip shop – but no, the offside rear tyre turned out to have an absolutely massive screw […]