ISUZU is tempting buyers to venture into the wilds with the Basecamp model which offers everything you need for that getaway break. This is the ultimate adventurer’s vehicle based on the Artic AT35, and comes with a cooker, kitchen sink, shower and roof-top cantilever tent. Special features on this top model include all-terrain tyres, flared […]
THE tectonic plates around the global car industry are shifting… driven in large part by the aggressive rise of Chinese electric car makers. Somewhat less newsworthy but equally significant are the ambitions shown by their near neighbours in South Korea – Kia and Hyundai. Both have slowly shed their cheap and cheerful persona over the […]
LOTUS was founded and owned for a number of years by Colin Chapman who was perhaps best known for his involvement in F1 via Team Lotus which won the World Championship on seven occasions. After his death there was a period of financial instability, the company was bought by General Motors, then followed a number of […]
WORKING within the overall shape of the previous Prius, Toyota has dramatically realigned its image updating its appeal for a new generation of drivers. This fifth generation of the car that initiated the mass production of electrified cars over a quarter of a century ago now becomes the best looking and most powerful of all. […]
MAZDA has launched a new hybrid version of its popular little hatchback, the Mazda 2. Buy you’d be forgiven for thinking that it looks rather like another hybrid hatchback on the market, the Toyota Yaris. And that’s because the new Mazda 2 hybrid is actually a rebadged Yaris. If you look closely you will see […]
THIS is the new, fully electric Kia EV3, the latest vehicle to join the Korean company’s ranks. And this compact SUV is not just the most important model for Kia in 2025, it could easily be the most important vehicle in the company’s history. President and CEO Paul Philpott of Kia UK said: “We expect […]
TWO contrasting examples of electrified Citroens were competing for attention recently, with the design icon Ami representing the French company’s modern thinking, and an independent company turning back time to give a historic model a modern drivetrain. Citroen’s latest head turner is the Ami cyclecar, its limited speed allowing it to be driven in the […]
THE in-house focus and success of the FIAT 500 range has drawn attention away from other model ranges. Once strong in the ‘B’ segment with affordable transport in a lineage that includes the 127, Uno and Punto, the company now hopes to reassert its presence with the 600 model. Available in both hybrid and BEV, […]
IT may be difficult to initially accept that a company with a core history of Formula One and legendary sportscars should even think of an SUV. Addressing challenges is core to the company’s DNA, and with the SUV market attracting every manufacturer from Dacia to Bentley, it was time to challenge the best, and expand […]
THE Ford Transit Courier is the smallest vehicle in the Transit range. It was first introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2013. Then, it was based on the running platform of the Fiesta hatchback, and the model line has continued to be developed from passenger car underpinnings. The latest model, launched last year, sees […]