Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ330 SST GSR Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Evo X FQ330 SST GSR road test review by Oliver Hammond Simons Car Spots - front flat-on

Steeped in an immense amount of rally and motorsport pedigree and much revered by car fans of all ages, the Mitsubishi Evo has now been around for a few years in this, its tenth incarnation. After living with ‘the beast’ for a week, did our Oliver feel the Evo X (in ‘middle of the range’ 324bhp form) still feels fresh and holds its chin up high? I knew that the Mitsubishi Evo X FQ330 SST GSR I was testing for the Read The Rest...

Mitsubishi Outlander 2-2 DI-D Manual GX4 Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Mitsubishi Outlander 2-2 DI-D Manual GX4 – Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - lead side photo

Mid-size crossover ‘soft-roaders’ have become a wee bit too ubiquitous in recent years so in order for yet another one to save its bacon, it has to prove pretty good as an overall package for the people who will likely end up buying one. Oliver duly embarked on his week with the Outlander with this in mind. Before you delve into the rest of this review, you’ll be pleased to know that you’re not going mad and you don’t need to Read The Rest...

KIA Sorento 2.2 CRDI KX3 Sat Nav AWD Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

KIA Sorento 2-2 CRDI KX-3 AWD Sat Nav - Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - snow and ice terrain - main photo

The KIA Sorento may not be on the tip of everyone’s tongues when it comes to 4x4s, so as a self-confessed lover of SUVs and a relative newcomer to the KIA brand, was Oliver left impressed after a week with the 2.2 diesel manual version of KIA’s new Sorento? The original KIA Sorento was introduced by the Korean firm a decade ago in 2002. It was biased towards being a very capable off-road vehicle, built around a truck-like, ladder frame chassis Read The Rest...

2012 McLaren MP4-12C Profile

Despite sounding more akin to the code for an office printer, here is all new £170k British sports car built in a brand new factory in Surrey with the sole aim of beating the Italians at their own game, supercar manufacture.     It’s a massive gamble which involves pumping £40million into a state-of-the-art production facility and building up a worldwide network of dealers and after-sales agents in which to sell and service their new offering. This is against a backdrop of Ferrari Read The Rest...

Vauxhall Astra 2.0 CDTI ecoFLEX SE Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Vauxhall Astra 20 CDTi ecoFLEX 5-door hatch SE road test review by Oliver Hammond - external 4

Now that this 6th generation incarnation of Vauxhall’s ever-popular Astra model has cemented its success in the UK market since its launch in late 2009, SimonsCarSpots thought it was time to see what made the latest Astra substantially outsell Ford’s rival Focus as the best-selling car in June 2010 and continue to do rather well ever since. The Astra range starts at £12,995 for the standard 1.4 petrol Expression model and goes up to just over £30,000 a fully kitted 2.0 Read The Rest...