A brief drive in the Aston Martin Vanquish S
By Geoff Maxted
on 7 March, 2019
Very brief as it turned out for this writer, but not without its pleasures. This is a car that delivers on its promises. Not a new model to the...
A GT delight from Kia
By Geoff Maxted
on 30 September, 2020
Kia would normally be described as a mainstream automotive brand. They make good cars but not, you would think, especially premium. In the case of the...
A week with the Kia Stinger
By Geoff Maxted
on 1 June, 2018
Car manufacturers these days tend to play safe by staying in the shallow waters of mainstream popularity and rarely venturing out into the rapids where...
Alfa Romeo Giulia: The Italian Alternative
By Geoff Maxted
on 1 March, 2018
Resurrecting famous car names from the past is a good thing. There are too many motors known only by numbers. Where’s the automotive romance in that?...
Alfa Romeo Stelvio: Driving Italian Style
By Geoff Maxted
on 24 September, 2018
It looks like Alfa Romeo have finally eliminated the gremlins that cursed their earlier cars. This writer spent a very happy week in the featured SUV...
Audi Q5 Sportback: Practicality & Style
By Geoff Maxted
on 19 March, 2021
Buyers of all-wheel drive vehicles want them for their all-round practicality. That does not however mean that the car can’t be stylish too. The...
Audi RS3 Sportback- In the fast lane
By Geoff Maxted
on 1 December, 2015
The Audi A3 Sportback is, arguably, one of the two best small hatchbacks on the market.
Like all Audi cars it is superbly built inside and out and does...
BMW 4 Series: remains “The Drivers’ Choice”
By Geoff Maxted
on 24 June, 2017
The BMW 4 Series has been refreshed with revised styling, an upgraded cabin and new interior features.
On a brief launch drive in the regular coupé,...
BMW 5 Series – The Executive Buy For 2017
By Geoff Maxted
on 19 December, 2016
BMW enthusiasts have been waiting a long time for the new and seventh generation BMW 5 Series. Well, it has finally been launched and will be available...
BMW X7: Eye Of The Beholder
By Geoff Maxted
on 1 December, 2018
Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes it has a face that could launch a thousand ships; sometimes it has a face that only a...
Introducing the brilliant Volvo V60
By Geoff Maxted
on 1 April, 2018
From time to time in a sea of automotive mediocrity a car a comes along that takes a giant leap forward. This time it’s the new Volvo V60, a...
Jaguar XE – Best For Business?
By Geoff Maxted
on 24 December, 2014
In recent years Jaguar Land Rover have gone from strength to strength consisting building upon their automotive success. The latest offering, the...
