The Grand Vitara, in my mind is one of those sturdy workhorse type 4×4’s that you find on farms, in remote villages as well as the average driveway, a much loved and revered 4×4 that, when I learnt Suzuki was ending production, I arranged for their very last press car to be delivered …

So what, dear reader, makes a Subaru so competent off-road?  These days of course, we have quite a lot of electronic witchcraft that goes on in all modern cars, but with Subaru, they also have…

Based on the Impreza, the XV is Subaru’s endeavour to tap into the lucrative and fashionable lifestyle crossover sector.  It comes with beefed up suspension and an extra bit of ground clearance.  As well as a taller body, it looks more like a sporty hatchback than a traditionally style SUV, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that the XV is an SUV pretender, ‘cos it isn’t, not by a long stretch……..

This week, the Yeti has been the definition of a marmite car.  I’d say it’s been an equal 50/50 split of comments like ‘What the hell is that?’ and ‘Yup, I’m feeling so turned on right now…’  

Personally, I’ve always like them, the Yeti in my eyes is a stylish and practical substitute to…

The current Octavia, not to be confused with the original classic Octavia that was produced from 1959 to 1971, is now in its 3rd incarnation and has been around since 1996.  It was the first completely new Skoda to be produced under…

Well, it’s a SEAT Leon estate that’s been given four-wheel drive, a bit of a lift and plastic extensions on the arches.  Admittedly, that doesn’t sound like much when you say it quick, but it makes the X-Perience quite a practical vehicle if you need 4x4-ability every now and again.  Granted, from the outside it bears a quite resemblance to Skoda’s……..

As new vehicle launches go, this was pretty cool.  From a trendy hotel in Manchester with a roof top terrace, to a drive through its bustling city centre, this is exactly what the brilliant PR team at SEAT was looking for when they decided to celebrate the launch of SEAT’s new urban SUV, the Ateca……..

Based on an extended platform of the Peugeot 208, the 2008 is taller, chunkier and more curvaceous than some of its competition, though not as pretty as its bigger sibling, the 508 RXH….

It's a van. "I can see that, but what on earth are you doing reviewing a van?"  you may ask, and it's a valid question. 

It started last year when I was invited to DriveIt, a dedicated light commercial vehicle show at which visitors could test drive any of the vehicles on show…

It’s a beefed up, selectable 4x4 estate with hybrid technology, which, if I’m being completely honest, nearly put a downer on the whole experience for me, but let’s hold off on that thought for a moment...

Now in its 5th generation, Mitsubishi say that they went back to the drawing board and created an entirely new vehicle from the ground up with significant improvements pretty much everywhere…

The ASX is Mitsubishi’s entry into the compact crossover market in which they believe that it will target the style conscious family buyer who wants to upgrade from a C-segment hatchback to a compact SUV…

The L200 has been in production since 1978 with the first models arriving in the UK almost a decade later in '87.  Those first UK models were only available as a Single Cab in either 2WD or 4WD…

Between 1953 and 1998, Mitsubishi motors produced over 200,000 Jeep variants under licence from the Willys company in America. Very few were exported, but as they were predominantly right hand drive, a few were imported into the UK. This particular example dates from 1979 and is just one of 8 that were ‘officially’ imported by the Colt Car Company. It has undergone……….

Since the first-generation Shoguns arrived in the UK back in 1982, they have built up a 34-year reputation for being a tough but affordable vehicle with go-anywhere off-road capability. Available in both SWB (3 door), and LWB (5 door)…

Now in its 12th year, Mercedes-Benz' VanExperience was held for the first time at the brilliant Millbrook Testing Facility near Milton Keynes, which as always, proved to be an excellent venue…

Now, I’ve always had a thing for big V8 saloons, over the years I’ve owned an Rover SD1 and a Lexus LS400, and more recently I was tempted by a Mercedes CL500, but the cash was ear marked for a new kitchen instead, meh…

The G-Wagen is an imposing vehicle whichever way you view it, its reputation is legendary, but then so is the price. This particular G350 TEC BlueTec costs £83,830, then there’s the £22,320 worth of extras bringing the total up to an eye watering £106,150……

The original CX-5 was introduced way back in 2012, and with global sales of over 1.5 million it now accounts for roughly 25% of Mazda’s global sales volume, with more than 32,000 current-generation CX-5s having been sold in the UK; no mean feat…

The Honda CR-V is already one of the most popular compact SUVs in the world with more than 750,000 have been sold in Europe since it was launched in 1997. For 2015 the CR-V gains a comprehensive range of enhancements, including…