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 […]

Our cars: Citroen C5 Aircross Report 2

MODEL ON TEST: Max Plug-in Hybrid 195 Automatic – MILEAGE 3,897 In many ways, Citroën’s new design language could have been inspired by Lego, as it’s quite blocky and angular, compared to previous designs. I’m a big fan of the Danish building bricks and that’s probably why I find the latest designs from the company […]

Our cars: Toyota Yaris Cross Report 6

MODEL ON TEST: GR SPORT 1.5 VVT-i HYBRID – MILEAGE – 8,840 Sometimes you find yourself mentally making excuses not to do something. I’ve been known to avoid the dentist, for example, and have repeatedly put off sorting through old pairs of running shoes because – you never know – I might need them one […]

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 […]