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OK, the GR Yaris is only mine for a week, but I’ve given it a thorough seeing to just the same. People have been banging on about it for since it was announced. For 18 months we’ve had to endure one load of codswallop after another. Every chav known to mankind wanted one. For the last week, I’ve been only a gold chain and fake Burberry cap away from living on a council estate.
GV80 3.0 Diesel AWD: A Weekend SUV with Class For years we’ve been telling people to buy the vehicle they need, not the one they want, so is Genesis on a winner with the new GV80? In the second of our three GV reviews, we once again headed for our secret bunker deep underground. It is cold and grey, [...]
SantaFe is sister to KIA’s Sorento and shares much DNA. Until now, I’ve always thought the Hyundai versions lacked the confidence and youth of the KIA’s daring lines. Hyundai has thrown their hat into the ring by making their range a much less frumpy. There, I’ve said it. Hyundai was frumpy compared to KIA.
Palisade: 4 Boys or Bust Buyers continue to move ever further away from conventional passenger cars, SUVs like Palisade seems to be the plaisir extrême de la journée. Why is this happening? No one can say. Perhaps it is the allure of trip in the country.
Japanese car-maker, Subaru, launched the latest large Outback SUV today. From humble beginning with just a single model, the range has grown. 25 years ago, Subaru introduced the first ever cross vehicle, and its own brand of AWD. Outback’s grandmother is the quirky AWD Leonie wagon, so it is fitting that a wagon fills a gap vacated by most manufacturers.
4 Boys on a Genesis G80 Road Trip I had the Genesis G80 for a week. The film was in the can, story written, and the world was right. But, the boys had different ideas. Max, Ethan, and Casper, came around for champers and nibbles late Sunday morning. With coffees made, croissants buttered, and table cloths spread, we sat [...]
Yaris Cross: When is a Yaris, not a Yaris When Toyota released the Yaris, it was lambasted for no longer having an entry level car under 20k, and quite right too. It is a nonsense. So, is Yaris Cross worth the money? Yes, for so many reasons. Yaris Cross is a little taller, 20mm higher off the ground, 240mm [...]
2020 Audi SQ8 Full Review Everyone knows the way to really impress your date is with a $hit-hot car, like a blazing fast Audi SQ8. We took the big Audi up the old road over Brokeback Mountain. Sorry, typo. Of course, I meant Razorback Mountain. Like many capable creations before it, the big Audi ate the K’s like a kid in a candy shop.
Is Audi A4 allroad Better than an SUV? Yes, it is better in every way. Let me explain. Despite Australia’s ongoing obsession with all things SUV, car makers keep a fleet of plucky passenger carriages in their fleet. Once, men drove SUVs. They were big, and butch. They wanted to show their masculinity in ways other than hanging a massive pair of testicles on the rear-view. The Paris Hilton-sunlgass-wearing-soccer-mums came along, and things all went to shit.
Is Jaguar E-Pace good looking? E-Pace looks a little bit like a schoolbook drawing. Huge wheels, and a low roof, are accentuated by a muscular body. If you squint really hard, you might think E-Pace looks like a curvy version of Range Rover’s Evoke. The handsome SUV is more of a lifestyle vehicle than a hairy-chested 4X4. You’re more likely to see it parked up on an immaculately paved driveway that up the side of a mountain.
