We live in a world where a compact crossover is a dime a dozen. It’s the latest segment for everyone from Ford to Mahindra to have a slice of the pie in, and Mazda is no different. Trying to get the lion’s share of the pie, the Mazda CX-3 is … Read more
Oh, how a decade can change things. It was just 10 years ago, in 2006, that BMW vehemently denied the notion of a front-wheel drive BMW ever being a thing in a series of animal related print adverts. Around the same time we were still living in a world where … Read more
The typical testing procedure when it comes to writing a comprehensive review on a vehicle involves a week of testing in various situations – including the boring old daily routine of sitting in rush hour traffic. But, when a short notice road trip appears on your calendar and you know … Read more
Jaguar has a lot riding on the success of the new Jaguar XE – the first serious foray into the D-segment saloon segment (I said serious, the X-Type was anything but). It may not be a volume seller in the local market; what with brand bias giving the BMW 3 … Read more
When last I sampled the Opel ADAM S, it was on the confines of a race track on launch – a controlled environment chosen by the manufacturer in which to extol the virtues of their latest hot supermini. But out in the real world, and against real competition, things could … Read more
It’s Europe’s best selling SUV, which isn’t surprising when you consider it’s bigger brother is one of the best selling SUVs ever. But with an increasing weight behind moving to greener technologies, the Volvo XC60 is yet to adopt the full range of Volvo’s Drive-E engines. Ahead of the full … Read more
Hyundai were well ahead of the curve before I think even they knew it. Before the world got obsessed with crossovers and micro-SUVs, Hyundai released the Hyundai Tucson. There have been 3 generations since that first model in 2005, with a brief flirting alphanumeric name change to the IX35 in … Read more
