An attractive, practical ‘crossover’ vehicle seeking to provide enjoyable and economical family motoring… Suzuki’s fresh-faced SX4 S-Cross looks very good on paper, but how does it shape up on the road? Kim Henson reports, test driving a range-topping turbo diesel SZ4 version. Today’s ‘crossover’ models (effectively combining the best attributes of saloons, hatchbacks, estate cars and sport … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
Suzuki Swift 1.3 DDiS
GENUINELY INEXPENSIVE TO RUN? These days, cars offering true economy of operation are much in demand, so how does Suzuki’s diesel-powered Swift ‘supermini’ shape up? Kim Henson evaluates the model over 1,100 miles. The first Suzuki that I had the pleasure of driving was a three cylinder Alto, way back in the summer of 1981. This compact five door hatchback impressed with its clever design, … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz CLS 250 CDi Blue Efficiency Shooting Brake
The Shooting Brake – originally a car that carried shooting parties -– is Mercedes’ name for their eye-catchingly sleek CLS estate car. It’s expensive, but great to drive and impressively frugal. I drove the 250 CDI Blue Efficiency version almost 1500 miles. Quite a fair amount of this was on motorways in the UK, France and Belgium and along German Autobahns. That meant much time was spent at … [Read more...]
Nissan LEAF
Amidst much debate about the best way forward for electrically-powered cars, Kim Henson test drives a Nissan LEAF. HISTORY In recent times, increasingly high fuel prices, plus escalating concern over vehicle emissions, have helped to persuade motor manufacturers to revisit electric propulsion as a viable alternative to using the internal combustion engine. It may come as a surprise to some, … [Read more...]
Peugeot 308 e-HDi
Kim Henson appraises Peugeot’s popular family hatchback, in super-frugal e-HDi form. It’s laudable, of course, to build a family-friendly car that, on paper at least, also does its bit both for the environment and running costs, in terms of low emissions and excellent fuel economy respectively. However, two pertinent questions arise. First, how well do the various technologies incorporated … [Read more...]
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