Road Tests
Ford started calling its passenger-carrying Transit the Tourneo back in 1995, and the vehicle is well established as a reliable urban seven-seater taxi. As successive versions of the Transit have been launched and facelifted, the Tourneo has slowly shifted up-market, to a point where…
It wasn’t that long ago that mainstream volume manufacturers all offered big, luxurious range-topping saloons. And inevitably those Ford Scorpios, Rover 800s and Vauxhall Omegas found favour among 1990s chauffeurs. Factor in Japanese reliability and you had a winning formula – and of course…
In the race for the most convincing zero-emissions solution, battery-electric cars have been the front runners. With the latest Lithium Ion battery packs giving cars a range well in excess of 200 miles, the electric car is touted as the long-term solution to air…
It’s rare that a mid-life facelift should get so much attention as the makeover BMW has given to its 7-series. The striking enlarged grille certainly drew a reaction – not all positive, it must be said. But when you see the car in the…
As facelifts go, the 2017 upgrade for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class was a subtle one. A new radiator grille and some super-powerful multibeam LED headlights – but beyond that, it was business as usual for the Stuttgart flagship. But the big changes are under the…
Volkswagen is entering its “third age”, the company has rather grandly announced. The launch of its first all-electric ID model, the ID3, is seen as the symbol of a new approach, and as vital to the company’s history as the original Beetle and the…
The Mercedes-Benz V-Class retains a unique position in the market – a large and luxurious MPV with a prestige brand that’s ideal for corporate shuttle and “mobile boardroom” jobs. The V-Class is a more up-market vehicle than the car it replaced back in 2014,…
Korean car manufacturers are establishing themselves at the vanguard of moves toward electrification. Helped by a buoyant hi-tech sector, with companies such as LG at the forefront of battery technology, it’s no surprise to see Kia, and its sister company Hyundai, among the first…
Ever been off-roading in an electric car? Piloting the new Grandland X Hybrid4 through rutted tracks and muddy pools was a first – and it’s one way Vauxhall feels the car can show its capabilities. And I guess if we’re heading for an electric…
Volkswagen’s CC four-door coupe turned out to be a surprise hit in the executive chauffeuring market. A stylish, low-roofed derivative of the previous-generation Passat its good looks won it some orders – though in truth, it was a little restricted in the back seats.