Confession time. My time with the Giulia Quadrifoglio was pretty limited so this is more a brief impression than a full-on road test. But, my, what an impression. This is Alfa’s halo model – the one everyone lusts over before buying a diesel Giulietta – and it hits you hard and fast with its mission […]

Subaru’s Forester has been around for more than 20 years now, offering a practical and rugged leftfield choice long before soft SUVs became the norm. Those 20 years have seen the Forester evolve across four generations but later this year this all-new fifth generation will go on sale in the UK. Park the new and […]

Arctic Trucks started making a name for itself in this country after Top Gear took one of its modified Toyota Hiluxes to the North Pole in 2007 but the Icelandic firm has been around since 1990 taking rugged pick-up trucks and making them capable of astonishing off-road feats. As well as Toyota and Nissan, Arctic […]

The original Audi Q3 was a bit of a trailblazer when it launched in 2011. The family sized SUV market was already growing but the Q3 was one of the first from a premium brand. Now we’ve got Evoques, X2s, XC40s and GLCs coming out of our ears, so the market for the new Q3 […]

I’m a sucker for an estate car – always have been – and I can’t think of a car that hasn’t been improved by the addition of a station wagon-style back end. The Peugeot 508 is no exception. In fastback form it is one of the most stylish and attractive models in its class and […]

With a new Subaru Forester due in the UK late 2019 you could forgive the Japanese all-wheel drive specialists for running down the clock and shifting focus onto other models like the XV compact crossover, or the Outback estate. But the Forester SUV is still a key part of Subaru’s lifestyle-focused UK line-up and, instead, […]

One of the first test cars I ever drove was an Isuzu Rodeo Denver, more than a decade ago. It was a be-chromed top-of-the-range model designed to capitalised on the relatively new craze for double-cab pick-ups to double up as family transport. That craze is still going strong but the uninspiring Rodeo has long been […]

Jeep is a name with a long, proud history. The brand was born from the American military’s demand for a small tough vehicle and subsequent consumer desire for something similar. At its core for the last 70 years has stood the civilian Jeep (CJ) and later Wrangler models but like every brand Jeep has had […]

Peugeot 5008 long-term test month 1 Peugeot 5008 long-term test month 2 Peugeot 5008 long-term test month 3 So, our time with Peugeot’s largest SUV is at an end. Over the past few months it has handled the regular school run carrying three kids, long-distance drives with between one and six on board, been used […]