Our cars: Skoda Octavia Final Report

THAT’S A WRAP ON 9 MONTHS WITH SKODA’S ULTRA PRACTICAL OCTAVIA ESTATE, WITH SIMON THOMPSON COVERING MORE THAN 19,000 MILES DURING HIS TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL

Our cars: Toyota Yaris Cross Report 7

MODEL ON TEST: GR SPORT 1.5 VVT-i HYBRID – MILEAGE – 10,879 Last month was a busy one, as we visited Toyota UK’s heritage fleet, introducing Terry the Toyota toan ancestor, a glorious sub-900-mile Mk1 Yaris. The following month looked as though it would be quieter, but it didn’t turn out that way at all. […]

Our cars: Volvo XC90 Report 5

MODEL ON TEST: ULTRA T8 PLUG-IN HYBRID AWD AUTOMATIC – MILEAGE – 2,801 I learned to drive in a split-screen, side valve, 1954 Morris Minor Traveller and liked nothing so much, when not driving it, as servicing it. I topped up the dashpot, greased the suspension, changed the oil and filter, and even rebuilt the […]

Our cars: Abarth 600e Report 5

MODEL ON TEST: SCORPIONISSIMA – MILEAGE – 6,999 What is it about supermarket chargers? If it’s not diesel X5s parked in the EV charging bays with the sole intention of abusing electric car owners, it’s a creeping armada of abandoned shopping trollies. Are these left here simply out of laziness, in that age-old motif of […]

Our cars: Vauxhall Frontera Report 2

MODEL ON TEST: GS 1.2 HYBRID AUTOMATIC – MILEAGE – 2,346 It isn’t that long ago that buyers shopping for a compact SUV had a much simpler choice in the showroom. The two-fuel era was a trade-off between diesel efficiency and pulling power, versus the smoother petrol with its lower monthly payments, but finding the […]