THE new Nissan Pulsar is the Japanese manufacturer’s Golf or Focus sized contender which replaced the Almera. With a long wheelbase it offers plenty of interior legroom which is currently best in class and a boon for long-legged teenage rear passengers who have to travel in the family car, despite their persistent protestations.
NOW into its fourth generation and with its 40th birthday behind it, the Scirocco is defiantly not over the hill in the UK, which is its largest market in Europe and its second biggest in the world, after China.
THE Mazda6 Tourer is one of my favourite estate cars and one that has never had any difficulty in catching the eye, but now, thanks to its midlife refresh for 2015, its styling stands out from the crowd even more than before.
VAUXHALL has taken a step back in time to the Swinging Sixties and resurrected the ever-popular Viva model that first graced UK roads in 1963.
THE Fiat Panda Cross was the talk of the motor industry when it was first launched thanks to its amazing off-road abilities and endearing character.
THE trendy styling that has become familiar on the Peugeot car range is now finding its way onto the latest van line-up as well.
THE Nissan Juke Nismo RS is the latest performance version of the popular little cross-over model built at the Japanese manufacturer’s huge facility in Sunderland. This is the top-of-the-range Nismo RS which took over from the Nismo I tested last year, and now features more focused and sharper handling, something I criticised the original model for. Nissan Juke Nismo RS road test review
THE Vauxhall Mokka is a smart looking mini-SUV and has become a common site on our roads thanks to its good value offering. It’s popular with a cross-section of buyers, from those young trendy people with an outdoor lifestyle who appreciate the built-in cycle carrier cleverly concealed in the rear bumper, which my test car should have featured, but didn’t thanks to Vauxhall sending me the wrong car, to those of a certain age who find the raised ride height much easier to cope with when getting in and out of the car.
IT’S not often a Norse god gets involved in the design of a new car but that’s what has happened at Volvo with the new XC90 SUV. Seldom has a car had such a commanding presence on the road and its striking looks are set off with daytime running lights in the shape of the hammer of Thor.
