I’ve always loved the rear doors in the Opel Meriva. It’s perhaps an unusual statement but these doors open backwards, like a traditional London cab. Not only is it a quirky design feature, there is practicality behind it as well – opening doors that way makes it easier to load baby seats and also...
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If you can’t see beyond a cute little city car when you think of the Fiat 500 range then listen up…. the Fiat 500L MPW is a whole different kettle of fish. Fiat is describing the Multi Purpose Wagon as the most compact 5+2 on the market. The two rearmost seats are really only...
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The all new five-seat Ford Tourneo Connect and its seven-seat counterpart, the Grand Tourneo Connect are now available to order. Ford says the pair provide ‘smart, stylish and affordable people movers for families and users with active lifestyles’, with ‘outstanding fuel economy’. Flexibility includes versatile seating, sliding side doors and storage. Fender-bender prevention technology...
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Citroën has released details on the all new Citroën Grand C4 Picasso, which is expected in Ireland later this year. Citroën says the seven seater has class leading cabin space in the second and third rows and access to row three has also been improved. The new model will be available in a range...
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The Toyota Verso is the epitome of versatility. Ostensibly a seven-seat people carrier, the Luna SkyView model I was driving has 32 seating configurations, which practically suits every transport situation. On the outside, it’s large, and high and looks wide, but it doesn’t feel like a wide car to drive. Inside, the cabin is...
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Trying to referee children arguing in the back of a car while you’re trying to concentrate on the road has been the bane of many a parent’s life over the years but now Ford thinks it can ease the pain somewhat. Its family-centric mini-MPV, the Ford B-Max, features a ‘child observation mirror’, a push...
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‘Are you dancing?’, my incredulous passenger asks. We’re cruising along an almost deserted M8 en route from Cork to Dublin in the Ford S-Max. Such is the knee clearance in the driver’s seat that I am indeed tapping my feet along to the music on the radio – albeit with the cruise control keeping...
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There was a time when the MPV was very much the ugly sister of the car family. Big and boxy, it was feted only for its practicality and functionality – the poor MPV didn’t even have personality going for it. But times have changed and car manufacturers have started to pay more attention to...
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