Our cars: Toyota Yaris Cross Report 8

MODEL ON TEST: GR SPORT 1.5 VVT-i HYBRID – MILEAGE – 12,258 Given how flawless Terry the Toyota has been over the past seven months or so, we’re delighted that we’re running it for a little bit longer than planned. But we’re also pleased because our goodbye piece can be put on hold. What cannot […]

Our cars: Volvo XC90 Final Report

DAVID WILLIAMS BIDS AU REVOIR TO VOLVO’S MIGHTY PLUG-IN HYBRID SUV BY PUTTING IT TO THE TEST
ON A SIZZLING HOT GRAND TOUR OF FRANCE.

Our cars: Abarth 600e Report 6

MODEL ON TEST: SCORPIONISSIMA – MILEAGE – 7,356 Cars have faces, you know this.The Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite is ludicrously happy, the Ferrari Daytona looks kinda depressed when it has its pop-ups raised, the new-for-2026 Renault Clio Mk6 looks alarmingly like a naked mole-rat (google it, but carefully). And the Abarth 600e? According to my […]

Our cars: Cupra Terramar Report 4

MODEL ON TEST: VZ2 1.5 e-HYBRID DSG AUTOMATIC – MILEAGE – 5,107 Unless you’ve only just learned to read, you’ve grown up in a culture where you’re told there’s nothing better than the smell of benzine in the morning. But I have to report, almost with a measure of guilt, that every driving day of […]

Our cars: Vauxhall Frontera Report 3

MODEL ON TEST: GS 1.2 HYBRID AUTOMATIC – MILEAGE – 3,568 Vauxhall has never been a manufacturer that makes the most scintillating vehicles, with the exception of the hot VXR models, VX220 sports car and Monaro Coupé. My point being that I’m now the custodian of our long-term Vauxhall Frontera and although my pulse isn’t […]