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A 5am start ahead of a 3-hour drive from Oldham in Lancashire down to Millbrook in Bedfordshire for the 2012 SMMT Test Day certainly provided a good opportunity to assess this limited edition Sportium version of Peugeot’s 3008 crossover. Read on to find out how this 1.6-litre diesel model fared on our Millbrook-bound road trip encompassing the windy, undulating Woodhead Pass and the good ol’ M1.
The car that wants to be everything
With the Nissan Qashqai and the surge of other Read The Rest...
I’m renowned for my love of large French cars, particularly top of the range ones with all the toys, so it goes without saying that I was itching to get my hands on a Peugeot 508 saloon. Having driven a fair few executive saloons this year already, it was going to be interesting to see how the 508 stacked up – especially in tantalising GT guise.
Modern Looks and Traditional Values Expertly Blended
Peugeot saloons have never been bad-looking. The 406 saloon Read The Rest...
Having spent last week piloting an XC90 around rural Norfolk lanes and up and down Britain’s motorways, it was certainly going to be interesting stepping straight into an XC60. The XC90 has been around since 2003 whereas its little brother the XC60 is relatively new, having debuted in 2008. I was keen to put this 2012 AWD model with its tweaked D3 engine through its paces to see what it’s made of.
On Trend
The Volvo XC60 is the XC90’s slightly smaller Read The Rest...
The first two generations of Ford Focus were both generally accepted as class-leading in the dynamics stakes and for providing great all-round propositions. With this third generation model, has the Focus just got even better?
Kinetic Design that blows your mind?
In recent years, Ford has harped on about its Kinetic Design ethos and to be honest, who can blame them, as the new Mondeo which debuted in that James Bond film looked amazing to many, me included – and Ford carried their success on with Read The Rest...
Don’t go thinking that this is just a 5-door Astra with two of its doors lopped off and a few sporty decorations bolted on here and there. The GTC is markedly different from the hatch whose name it shares. How did this range-topping 1.6 turbo SRi version stack up?
A Chip Off The Old Block?
Not that it would be a bad thing to be associated with the 5-door Astra hatchback, as it is itself a cracking car in many ways – Read The Rest...