About Mr.CarCoach.

Your personal expert guide to buying your next car.I'll be offering buying tips/advice & thoughts on all aspects of the automotive world.

2011 MINI Coupe Review – “Eager to Please”

The MINI Coupe is the latest edition to the new MINI family. I say new but, the ‘new’ MINI has been around for ten years; amazing how time flies! It’s certainly been a success too. Recently the two millionth example rolled off the production line in Oxford, UK. Certainly a modern day British success story albeit with financial help from the Germans. I am not going to do the usual cliché of saying how the new MINIs are nothing like the Read The Rest...

2012 Mitsubishi Shogun LWB 3.2 DI-DC SG4 Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

MY 2012 Mitsubishi Shogun LWB SG4 Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - front 34 lights on

The ‘go-anywhere’ Shogun has been around for years and is renowned as one of the truest, most capable off-roaders out there, but have its engine, on-road ride and modernity fallen behind the latest 4×4 pack? Read on to find out how Oliver rates this 2012 facelifted version in its top-spec SG4 configuration after a week at the helm. “It’s quite big!” someone said to me when they first saw it. But that’s like standing at the North Pole and saying it’s Read The Rest...

2011 Nissan Leaf Review – “Swift, Silent, Progress”

I welcome you all to the world’s first mass produced electric car as well as the Car of the Year 2011, the Nissan LEAF (Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family Car - the “Leaf”).   The Leaf is the car that heralds the start of a new generation of full electric cars that will hit the market over the next five years and Nissan is the first to bring its to market. The Leaf’s fairly ordinary appearance hides a technological secret.  Not actually powered Read The Rest...

Ford Mondeo 1.6 Diesel ECOnetic Titanium X Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Ford Mondeo ECOnetic Titanium X road test review - Oliver Hammond - scenic 1

The ‘flower power’ ECO version of Ford’s latest facelifted Mondeo holds its head up high in the family car and all-important company car segments with its impressive build quality, lengthy features list, great styling and road presence and frugal economy. After a week behind the wheel, read Oliver Hammond’s views on how the Ford Mondeo 1.6 diesel ECOnetic Titanium X stacks up. In Titanium X guise, the latest facelift version of Ford’s acclaimed Mondeo hatchback looks great with its tastefully sporty, Read The Rest...

Goodwood Festival of Speed

This event is described as the largest motoring garden event in the world and it takes place every July in the grounds of Goodwood House, situated in East Sussex, England. The fantastic feature of this event is the sheer number of different types of cars that are brought together, from modern Formula One cars to priceless modern Supercars, together with all the important vintage racers. What really sets Goodwood apart is that not only are all these vehicles on display,  they are Read The Rest...