Mitsubishi Outlander 2-2 DI-D Manual GX4 Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Mitsubishi Outlander 2-2 DI-D Manual GX4 – Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - lead side photo

Mid-size crossover ‘soft-roaders’ have become a wee bit too ubiquitous in recent years so in order for yet another one to save its bacon, it has to prove pretty good as an overall package for the people who will likely end up buying one. Oliver duly embarked on his week with the Outlander with this in mind. Before you delve into the rest of this review, you’ll be pleased to know that you’re not going mad and you don’t need to Read The Rest...

KIA Sorento 2.2 CRDI KX3 Sat Nav AWD Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

KIA Sorento 2-2 CRDI KX-3 AWD Sat Nav - Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - snow and ice terrain - main photo

The KIA Sorento may not be on the tip of everyone’s tongues when it comes to 4x4s, so as a self-confessed lover of SUVs and a relative newcomer to the KIA brand, was Oliver left impressed after a week with the 2.2 diesel manual version of KIA’s new Sorento? The original KIA Sorento was introduced by the Korean firm a decade ago in 2002. It was biased towards being a very capable off-road vehicle, built around a truck-like, ladder frame chassis Read The Rest...

Skoda Superb Estate 2.0 TDI CR 140PS DSG Elegance Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Skoda Superb Estate 2-0 TDI CR 140PS DSG DPF Elegance Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond - front extra

Hot on the heels of the Skoda Yeti he drove and loved a couple of weeks ago, Oliver spent a week with Skoda’s boldly-named car with executive intentions, the Superb, in estate guise, to see if it cuts the mustard as a businessperson’s mile-muncher and as a family car. I was a big fan of the original Škoda Superb in terms of its looks and the excellent VAG quality package it offered at very appealing prices, so out of all the Read The Rest...

Vauxhall Astra 2.0 CDTI ecoFLEX SE Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Vauxhall Astra 20 CDTi ecoFLEX 5-door hatch SE road test review by Oliver Hammond - external 4

Now that this 6th generation incarnation of Vauxhall’s ever-popular Astra model has cemented its success in the UK market since its launch in late 2009, SimonsCarSpots thought it was time to see what made the latest Astra substantially outsell Ford’s rival Focus as the best-selling car in June 2010 and continue to do rather well ever since. The Astra range starts at £12,995 for the standard 1.4 petrol Expression model and goes up to just over £30,000 a fully kitted 2.0 Read The Rest...

Skoda Yeti 1.8 TSI SE Plus 4×4 Road Test Review by Oliver Hammond

Skoda Yeti 1-8 TSI 4x4 road test review by Oliver Hammond - rural front

When we announced that the car being reviewed by SimonsCarSpots this week was coming in the form of a Škoda Yeti, yep, you bet – we heard them all! Abominable, Snowman, Bigfoot, Monster, Ugly… the list goes on. But despite the preconceptions, the Škoda Yeti has been heaped with praise by most people who have driven one. Read on to find out why Oliver Hammond equally concurs that the Škoda Yeti is one stonking little-big car on many levels… Prices for Read The Rest...