Motors

Approaching the third decade of the twenty-first century, what does MG have in store for us? Nothing short of a taste of cars of tomorrow. And tomorrow arrives with a spirit of swift satisfaction. Motoring pleasure, of course, has many faces. Better still when the face in question has a familiar look. British motorists rightly revere […]

Platinum. Rare, with high economic value and a wide range of uses. A perfect summary for the exclusive limited edition Musso from KGM: the £34,995 Saracen Platinum. Rare because only seventy will be available to mark the seventy years of this manufacturer’s heritage. Starting as SsangYong and now branded as KGM, this Korean company’s double

With a Herculean effort to throttle the many-headed Hydra of environmental catastrophe with low emissions and super efficiency, the collaboration between Suzuki and Toyota has produced a self charging hybrid that you simply treat like a normal petrol car. The Suzuki Swace and Toyota Corolla Touring Sports are so similar that – cosmetic badging apart –

If the thought of a new BMW M 440i Coupe doesn’t make the adrenalin flow, there’s no hope for you and you might as well get your sprung walking stick and take to the fells. At first sight – just hard beauty: priority of form mirrors elegance of engineering. Breathe deeply and gulp, because this car

Unmatched adventure awaits as the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show returns to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham from Tuesday 18 – Sunday 23 February 2025   The UK’s largest start of year leisure vehicle and camping Show will span an impressive five halls (almost 20 acres) and showcase over 420 exhibitors, bringing together the

Time flies – and never so quickly as when you are having fun. It is, therefore, difficult to grasp that the supermini that provides the most fun has reached its 40th birthday. Seat’s best seller – the lovely Ibiza – now in its fifth generation – continues to spread motoring sunshine whilst entrancing owners with neat

My friend Captain Dirk Mallory RN (Rtd.) – well known collector of brass telescopes – looked out across the canal from the vantage point of the clapboard Belvedere Tower of his retirement complex before quietly passing the observation..”I suppose that the watery domain is the only element inaccessible to the new Kia Picanto that seems

Highways chiefs in Staffordshire have called for clarity on highways funding next year, ahead of the Government’s Autumn Budget on Wednesday.   County Councillor Mark Deaville, Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways, has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to clarify the state of Network North funding to county councils, and to ensure highways authorities have the

A wise old friend told me it was all very well heeding the current plague of prophets of doom. They might have a point, he conceded, but that’s to overlook an important fact. We don’t actually live in the future. We live in the here and now. “Live for the day” he cried. So when

This big beast of a brawny pickup radiates muscularity. You won’t find one parked outside a poodle parlour for vegan owners of cute lap dogs. Nor would you turn up in one to a consciousness raising conference for non-assertive exponents of quasi-confrontational gender politics. What you do have is the toughest of the tough. Isuzu