2012 Kia Soul Hunter 1.6 GDi Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

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Believe it or not, the funky little Kia Soul is now four years old, so Kia decided to give it a bit of a fettle and tweak for 2012. Living with a Kia Soul in ‘Hunter’ spec from their ‘Originals’ range for a week, was Oliver able to see why the Soul has become such a common sight on Britain’s roads? Looking somewhat like a cross between an alien, a robot and an insect from the front, with a boxy and utilitarian but Read The Rest...

Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 2 Tech Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

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As the Kia Press Office and many on Twitter are aware, a Kia Optima was responsible for making me miss my motorway junction one night! As a car reviewer and motor industry chap, my eyes always hone in on newly-launched or rare cars. So you guessed it, when I spotted this, my first Optima out in the wild, I followed behind it to weigh up its rear looks, inadvertently missing my junction in the process. I knew I had a Read The Rest...

Goodwood Festival of Speed

This event is described as the largest motoring garden event in the world and it takes place every July in the grounds of Goodwood House, situated in East Sussex, England. The fantastic feature of this event is the sheer number of different types of cars that are brought together, from modern Formula One cars to priceless modern Supercars, together with all the important vintage racers. What really sets Goodwood apart is that not only are all these vehicles on display,  they are Read The Rest...

2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 Diesel Review – “Stylishly Refined”

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta is the new family car launched by the Italian marque last year. It comes as a resurgent Alfa Romeo bounces back buoyed by recent successes with its MiTo (its latest small car) and its halo car, the 8C Competizione supercar, a textbook exercise on how to make grown men weep at its beauty.       Alfa Romeo Giulietta Price: From £17,500 Available: Now   The Giulietta is priced from c. £17,500 to £25,000, although beware, this can rise to £30,000 if you Read The Rest...

And here will be the News!

Before I start adding to this page of the website, I wanted to give a brief introduction to what is coming soon to this section. This section of www.MrCarCoach.com will be primarily devoted to car reviews, all of which will have been personally test driven and comprehensively reviewed by myself. The aim of this is to build up a useful reference guide which will act as a compliment to the tailored advice I provide. The BIG difference with these reviews, when Read The Rest...