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Flash Drive: Subaru Levorg

Before we start, I know Levorg is an odd name, but it’s a name that’s steeped in Subaru Heritage. You see it’s created from a combination of names previously used on the brand’s Boxer-engined Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive sport tourers;  LEgacy, ReVOlution and TouRinG………

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Event: Unimog Live!

There have been quite a number of automotive legends over the years, sadly a lot of them have been covered by the dust of time and very few are still going strong today.

One of the aforementioned few is the formidable Unimog, which I’m fairly confident the majority of people reading this will have heard of.  If you haven’t, and have recently arrived from the planet Zog, let me give you a brief history lesson……..

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Review: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

The Grand Cherokee in standard form isn’t a subtle 4x4 by any means, but when you add a deep front bumper which is filled with a huge air dam, flared wheel arches, 20” alloy wheels and finish off with a pair of big bore tailpipes, you get the sense that there’s …

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Review: Subaru WRX STI

The WRX is a strange car, but in a good way.  Yes, it’s a family sized 4-door saloon, yet it’s a 300ps 160mph monster, with handling characteristics to match.  First and foremost though, it’s a performance car that doesn’t compromise…

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Review: Suzuki Ignis ALLGRIP

It’s a crossover-styled city car, that’s packed with goodies, for not a lot of money - and it’s a Suzuki, and what Suzuki doesn’t know about creating small cars and 4x4s frankly isn’t worth knowing..

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Review: Jeep Renegade Limited

Being the smallest 4x4 in the Jeep range, the Renegade is the companies attempt to break into the ultra-competitive compact crossover segment, and to do this they worked closely with designers and engineers from ……

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Review: Kia Niro

Winning best hybrid vehicle award in this years Diesel Car & Eco Car Awards, the all-new Kia Niro hybrid crossover is doing rather well for itself.  Launched in August 2016, the Niro is Kia’s first dedicated hybrid vehicle and was a joint design venture between Kia's studios at Namyang in Korea and Irvine, California…….

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Review: 2017 Mitsubishi Shogun

Mitsubishi say that the Shogun is aimed at true off-road drivers who demand a comprehensively equipped, reliable and cost-effective vehicle with proven all-wheel-drive ability.  And they’re right, this classic off-roader combines four-wheel-drive...

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Review: Suzuki S-Cross Facelift

The S-Cross first went on sale in October 2013 and last year received its first make over.  Suzuki’s aim was to make the S-Cross stand out from the crowd more and gave it a bolder look with a new, higher front end, newly designed LED rear combination lamps and …

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Review: Suzuki Vitara S

I’ll tell you what it is, (warning, spoiler alert) it’s one of the most fun, practical and value for money 4x4s that I’ve driven, that’s what it is!

Ever since its market launch in 1988, the Suzuki Vitara series has earned high acclaim, it was compact, easy to drive and had …..

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Event: A day out at Croft with Suzuki

Before we tucked into our lavish tea (northern for the food we eat at 5.00pm) in front of the roaring open fire, we listened to the powers-that-be from Suzuki as they went into detail about why they’d axed models such as the SX4, and went on to …

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Review: 2015 Suzuki Jimny SZ4

In 2015 Suzuki are celebrated 45 years of their first compact SUV, and with global sales of over 2.7million vehicles sold across 188 markets there’s no sign of it slowing down.  In its current guise, this legendary little off roader has hardly changed since 1998 when it was …

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Flash Drive: 2015 Suzuki Vitara

The new, fourth generation Vitara is as stylish and robust as ever, offering the usual value for money ethos that you would expect from Suzuki.  The range starts at £13,999 and is available in SZ4, SZ-T and SZ-5 grades. Suzuki’s ALLGRIP intelligent four-wheel drive is ….

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