2012 Volkswagen Up! “Master of all small trades” road test review by Nick Johnson

New 2012 Volkswagen Up! road test review by Nick Johnson - photo - front

The Volkswagen Up! is Volkswagen’s new city car and the first rung on the Volkswagen ladder. Volkswagen have been here before with the previous Fox model, a Brazilian built car that did the brand few favours because it wasn’t very good but this, they promise, is much better. Price: £7,995 - £11,305 Availability: Now The Up! (the exclamation mark is part of the branding) is competitively priced and it promises all the benefits of a city car - small size, nippy Read The Rest...

2012 Suzuki Swift Sport – “The fun factor”

The previous generation Swift Sport was widely regarded as a hoot to drive offering old school thrills in an era where turbocharging and ever increasing levels of horsepower were rapidly becoming the norm. So what have Suzuki done with this new Swift model for 2012? Read on to find out.   Price: £10,152 – £13,499 (Swift Sport) Availability: Now. So how does this 2012 version differ from the old one then? Well it doesn't a great deal, but that in itwelf is a Read The Rest...

2011 Citroën DS4 – “Curiously good crossover”

The DS4 is the second model to be launched under Citroën's premium ‘DS’ brand after the DS3, which goes head to head with the MINI Cooper.   Price: £18,150 - £24,000 Available: Now The DS4 is known, in the trade, as a ‘crossover’.   A “what over?!” I hear you say - a crossover which is a blend of different car styles in one. Think of the DS4 as a car that combines the sleek roofline of a coupe (traditionally a two-door car) with Read The Rest...

2011 Fiat 500 TwinAir – “Frugal Fun”

The Fiat 500 TwinAir is the definition of ‘down-sizing’, the current buzz word within the car industry. This is where you take a smaller engine unit in order to provide better fuel economy and emission figures and then bolt on a turbo or super charger to give the power of a bigger engine. Not only can you have your cake and eat it, you can order second helpings too as you have better fuel economy without sacrificing power Price: Read The Rest...

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...