If you’re new to the Jeep brand one of the first things you’ll be asking yourself as you slip into the luxurious heated leather driver’s seat of the Grand Cherokee is ‘how the hell do I turn on the wipers’’, even more so if it happens to be raining when you do so. Indicators...
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The Citroën DS4 is a thing of angular beauty – from its snazzy looking and unusually shaped rear doors (and hidden door handles) to its front lights. The DS4 also makes great graphic use of its badge at the rear. Inside, the fabric and leather combo seats are nice and firm, with adjustable back...
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If you’ve got your heart set on something that has the look of an estate but the feel of a 4×4 then you could do worse than check out the Skoda Octavia Scout 4×4. While the Yeti might be the best known of Skoda’s 4×4 offerings, it’s joined in the line up by the...
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Fiat does like playing quirky little mind games with its drivers. In the Fiat 500 it was ‘how the hell do I open the windows’ after it moved the button to the centre console and in its bigger brother, the Punto Evo GP, the speedometer and Rev Counter have been transposed (I’m thinking of...
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It’s not every car that says goodbye to you when you turn off its engine but the Mitsubishi Outlander does just that with its quirky ‘See You’ on the display panel. A little quirk like that is not really what you’d expect from a big authorative looking vehicle like the Outlander but it’s a...
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There was a time when the two words ‘Mondeo man’ when used together was a term of derision, but let me tell you the new Ford Mondeo is nothing to scoff at. It’s a real classy looking car, long and sleek with a hint of muscle on the outside, with eye catching front LED...
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Vintage glamour meets technical sophistication in the Fiat 500. Small and cute, the Fiat 500 has a real old style feel to it, but it’s crammed full of modern technology. The Matt Black version I was driving features satin chrome mirrors and door handles and is one of a number of Fiat 500 specials....
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With its distinctive looking exterior and luxurious interior, the Peugeot RCZ is so good, it’s gone straight to the top of my Christmas wish-list. The RCZ is a stunning, eye-catching car. With its muscular rear end, curved, black glass roof and rear spoiler, getting into the RCZ felt a little bit like sliding into...
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