2012 Porsche Boxster Launch

You have to feel for Porsche; the current generation Boxster is the best roadster (2-seater convertible) on sale today yet they had to come up with a successor. So, what to do? Keep the current mechanicals and slip them into a different design? Or, undertake a thorough redesign, taking the best and bettering it?! Being German, you can guess that Porsche didn’t choose the easy option. And so, here is the all new third generation Boxster (codenamed 981), which is lighter, Read The Rest...

Ford Fiesta Metal 1.6 TiVCT Duratec 134PS Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Ford Fiesta Metal 1-6 TiVCT Duratec 134PS Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - Gargrave 04

Think Ford and chances are that a lot of you may well think Fiesta. Since its launch in 1976 the Fiesta has enjoyed a fantastically successful life – and still does to this day. The year 1980 heralded the first ‘sport version’ of the Fiesta, in the form of the 1.3L Supersport, which paved the way for the eponymous XR2. My first Fiesta memories are of the third generation model in the late 80s/early 90s, on family holidays in the Read The Rest...