With both car manufacturing and new-vehicle sales in Britain well and truly in the doldrums, showrooms are badly in need of a little sunshine. And if a little becomes a lot this spring and summer, then one sector of the market is sure to shine – cabriolets.
Peugeot’s new deep-fill approach to its estate version of hatchback, the 308, is a boon for busy families. The SW is also a great vehicle to ride through a long recession, given its flexibility and fair spread of proven, long-life engines.
Small family cars are strutting their sporting credentials in ever-increasing numbers, even if it is more in the way of a muscular look, rather than under-bonnet biceps.
The Dakar Rally: 3,100 miles of competitive special stages in a route of 6,000 miles across some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world. Newport-based journalist Neil Perkins relives some memories from this year’s Dakar Rally, which finished in Buenos Aires last week.
Hyundai’s range isn’t quite as ‘cheap as chips’ as the saying goes but it does offer stonking good value for money. And that’s something everyone is looking for in the current economic climate – even the so-called luxury brands are feeling the chill wind of the credit crunch.
Ludlow Castle Motor Club organised the seventh running of the G3RS Rally Sprint last weekend. The day was fine and cold, but the stages were extremely slippery after the very heavy rain from the previous night. Read our full report on the event.
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