Fiat 500L – a MyCarCoach Guest Review by Mandy Kaur

Fiat 500L car launch - My Car Coach - Front

What happens when a Fiat 500 gets into a fight with a Fiat Panda? You get the Fiat 500L of course!   Price: From £14,990 Available: March 2013 When MyCarCoach founder Nick Johnson approached me to write a blog post at the launch of Fiat's new 500L, I was a little hesitant at first but, as he rightly pointed out, being an existing Fiat 500 owner ('Betty' to me) it marked me out to be the best person for the job! So, if you Read The Rest...

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 Petrol Manual 5-door SZ5 road test review by Oliver Hammond

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2-4 Petrol Manual SZ5 5-door road test review by Oliver Hammond photo - front 34d

Have a guess how long the Suzuki Grand Vitara has been around? If I told you the answer is twenty four years, you couldn’t help but be impressed, right? Okay, it’s not quite as long as one of the other 4x4 stalwarts, the Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun, but the survival of the Grand Vitara tells you Suzuki must have got something right. But in a world where SUVs have fast become fashion accessories for all kinds of different people and have become Read The Rest...

Suzuki Kizashi AWD CVT 2.4 Petrol road test review by Oliver Hammond

Suzuki Kizashi road test review by Oliver Hammond - photo - front 2

‘A what?’ seemed to be the general consensus. Indeed, the Suzuki Kizashi is a car not many people are aware of. Having seen a Kizashi on the Alpine Course at the Millbrook circuit a few months ago, I was itching to review one – and I’m glad I did! Exterior The Suzuki Kizashi is the Japanese firm’s new D-Segment offering, meaning it’s a mid-size family saloon – and a sporty one, at that. To me, the Kizashi looks great with its muscular, Read The Rest...

Volvo C70 D3 150PS Geartronic SE Lux Solstice road test review by Oliver Hammond

Volvo C70 D3 150PS Geartronic SE Lux Solstice road test review by Oliver Hammond - Ashley Cheshire photo

Another week, another convertible car on test. This time, it was the turn of a sexy Swede with enough spec’ to worry most of its rivals, along with a supposedly economical diesel engine, mated to an automatic gearbox. Sounds like a great recipe for effortless roof-down cruising… Exterior Discerning motorists with good taste couldn’t help but admire the original Volvo C70’s sexy, svelte styling, sumptuous interior and sensational sound system. Full marks to Peter Horbury and his team. Its profile was boosted Read The Rest...

New 2012 SEAT Ibiza 5dr FR 2.0 TDI 143PS road test review by Oliver Hammond

New 2012 SEAT Ibiza 5dr FR 2-0 TDI 143PS road test review by Oliver Hammond - photo - Bolton Abbey Steam Railway front 34b

Having had a SEAT in our household fleet for over four years, my desire to put the Iberian firm’s new, revised Ibiza in range-topping FR guise through its paces was high - especially in light of the impressive headline figures of 143PS from its torquey 2-litre TDI engine and 0-62mph in 8.2 seconds, while supposedly averaging an eyebrow-raising 60.1mpg. Un caliente hatchback bueno? Under the wings of the Volkswagen Group, SEAT as a brand has come on leaps and bounds in Read The Rest...