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Motoring
Road test: Skoda is Superb, with no hint of irony
THE JOKES about Skodas spluttered to a halt at the roadside almost two decades ago, partly because there was nobody left who hadn’t already heard them all at least a dozen times, but chiefly because Skodas stopped being comical in October 1994.
Motoring review: Electric Vauxhall Ampera a gas
You may run out of power, but you won’t run out of steam with the Ampera, although finding the cash to buy it could prove a problem, writes Frederic Manby
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My first car ... Ashley Smith, actor
MY FIRST car was a Fiat Panda. My parents bought it second hand for me before I passed my test, which would have been about eight years ago; I got it as a Christmas present.
Aberdeen car club first to trial clean fuel cars
A SCOTTISH car club is to be the first in the world to trial hydrogen fuel cell cars.
£90 to fill up your car, motorists warned
MOTORISTS could face a 50 per cent rise in fuel duty within two decades to cover a £13 billion hole in Treasury coffers, according to a report.
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My first car … Alyth McCormack
WHEN my husband once asked me the question, “What was your first car?” I answered “green” so clued up was I on such things, however I believe it was a green Rover Mini Metro. It was a gift from my parents; I was a struggling musician. My granny passed away and they had been left some money and bought it for me as they were worried about all the travelling I was doing, often at odd hours, relying on public transport, hire cars and lifts from other musicians. I had it for about four years – the poor thing was in shock after the first. It had belonged to the mother of a car dealer in Stornoway who would drive it into town and back for her “messages”. In its first ten years it had only done 10,000 miles, in its 11th year it did another 10,000.
Road test: Suzuki will have you making a Swift decision
WHICH one are you? Upstart, or upstanding member of the community? To help you make up your mind, we have enlisted the help of two Suzuki Swifts. Specifically, the Sport and the 1.3 DDiS diesel. They look like twins, but their personalities are poles apart. And no, there are no prizes for guessing which one’s the upstart.
Road test: Nissan X-Trail marks the spot
GATHER your pals for dinner and, as they take their places at the table, kick off the chat by asking them what car, in the entire history of cars, has done more than any other to transcend the boundaries of class, age and gender.
Road test: Renault will have you in a Twizy
ALTHOUGH it’s premature to say that the electric vehicle (EV) has come of age, there’s one branch of the EV family that seems a good deal further along its evolutionary path. It’s the lightweight urban-specific vehicle and none represents the current state of the art better than Renault’s Twizy. The reason? It’s not even pretending to be a conventional car. Whereas many car makers start with a supermini, tear the engine out and try to find a home for batteries and such like, Renault has approached the genre with a clean sheet of paper. The Twizy seats two, is built light and can slot through gaps only a tad broader than a motorcycle with panniers. In other words, it’s ineffably fit for purpose.
Road test: Hyundai on a new high with i20
SMALL cars are becoming ever more cosmopolitan. Take this one, Hyundai’s i20. A clean sheet of paper design that’s built in India, designed and engineered in Germany and brought to us by a Korean car company, it’s a clear sign of how the motor industry is changing.
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Road test: Suzuki will have you making a Swift decision
WHICH one are you? Upstart, or upstanding member of the community? To help you make up your mind, we have enlisted the help of two Suzuki Swifts. Specifically, the Sport and the 1.3 DDiS diesel. They look like twins, but their personalities are poles apart. And no, there are no prizes for guessing which one’s the upstart.
Road test: Nissan X-Trail marks the spot
GATHER your pals for dinner and, as they take their places at the table, kick off the chat by asking them what car, in the entire history of cars, has done more than any other to transcend the boundaries of class, age and gender.
Road test: Renault will have you in a Twizy
ALTHOUGH it’s premature to say that the electric vehicle (EV) has come of age, there’s one branch of the EV family that seems a good deal further along its evolutionary path. It’s the lightweight urban-specific vehicle and none represents the current state of the art better than Renault’s Twizy. The reason? It’s not even pretending to be a conventional car. Whereas many car makers start with a supermini, tear the engine out and try to find a home for batteries and such like, Renault has approached the genre with a clean sheet of paper. The Twizy seats two, is built light and can slot through gaps only a tad broader than a motorcycle with panniers. In other words, it’s ineffably fit for purpose.
Road test: Hyundai on a new high with i20
SMALL cars are becoming ever more cosmopolitan. Take this one, Hyundai’s i20. A clean sheet of paper design that’s built in India, designed and engineered in Germany and brought to us by a Korean car company, it’s a clear sign of how the motor industry is changing.
Road test: Cash is king in Shogun Black land
“WELL, you wonder why I always dress in black/ Why you never see bright colors on my back/ And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre tone/ Well, there’s a reason for the things that I have on.”
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