Early last year Kia invited me to Tuscany for the launch of their new 3rd generation Picanto. I had a great time, not because I was in Italy, but the Picanto itself was fun, agile and a great little car to drive.

A year later, and the latest addition to the Picanto range, the All-New Picanto X-Line hits the showrooms, and is hoped to further

Like all Flash-Drives, my time spent in the V8 Mustang was all too brief, but my most prominent memory of those fleeting 20-minutes was the maniacal grin that was affixed to my face as I flung this motoring legend around the…..

Surprisingly for a 4x4 website, I’m a little late to the game with regards talking about the new Discovery 5, this is the first time that I’ve actually got behind the wheel of one.

The 2017 Discovery was probably the most anticipated new car of the year, and if Land Rover wanted to create something that was bold and divisive, they certainly ……

And that’s pretty much all I have to say regarding taking the Wrangler off-road, it simply works…

The V90 Cross Country replaces the XC70 in the Volvo line up now that the XC title is saved for their SUVs.  So where does this V90CC fit in? 

Well it's a more rugged off-road version of the V90, with a raised ride height and wider

It’s been a long time coming, some would say, but Mercedes-Benz have finally entered the hotly contested pick-up market with their brand new X-Class. Before I go on, let’s get rid of the elephant in the room;  yes, Mercedes-Benz have partnered up with ……..

The Stonic is Kia’s first entry into the B-Segment small SUV market, and they describe it as an exciting, sporty, confident and smart new model, priced from £16,295.  Although slightly bigger in physical dimensions, the Stonic is based on

Ask someone who lives in a city to name a 4x4, and they’ll probably say Range Rover, G-Wagen or something equally Chelsea tractor-esque. Ask the same question to country folk, and you’ll probably get a much more varied answer with Subaru being……

As soon as I noticed that JLR had an XJR on their list of cars at this years (2017) SMMT Test Day at Millbrook I began frothing at the mouth.  There was no way that I was going to leave Millbrook without driving this car, not only was it the 548bhp fire breathing monster version, but …..

Before I begin to moan, let me first say that the V12 Vantage is a beautiful car, it’s a fast car and it’s an inspirational car, but it was an absolute pain to drive!  Let me qualify myself here.  For a while there was criticism that Aston’s most driver-focussed production Vantage was only …..

Every so often manufactures bring along a couple of their heritage cars to SMMT Test Days, museum pieces if you like, and this year it was the turn of one of my 80s pin-up cars, the Mitsubishi Starion, 2ltr, single turbo, wide body.  This, dear reader, is the car I was …..

I'm driving a totally different Lexus, their LC500.  If I'm being honest, apart from the odd advert on telly its launch passed me by, mainly because it’s not an off-roader.  However, Muddy Madam was instantly hooked by its sporty looks, and ……..

Driving slowly around the many obstacles the Levante felt tight and secure. Without a traditional  low ratio gearbox, my escort for the drive encouraged me to constantly use the foot-brake to keep our speed down during the long, steep descents.  Inevitably we began to ………

For 2017 Nissan have given the Qashqai a facelift that they’re hoping will fight off the likes of the SEAT Ateca and Peugeot 3008. Of course in the flagship Tekna+ there's more to it than just that; the Qashqai comes loaded up with ……

When you are a big bloke it can be a bit tricky getting in and out of the more sporty vehicles, so here is a quick video to prove it can be done…..

Muddy Madam wanted to go out in the Cooper ALL4 PHEV Countryman.  Dragging my feet and huffing like a child in a supermarket, I begrudgingly went along, and I’m really glad I did because wow, it didn’t half make me smile!………

As someone who’s driven a lot of green ovals, both old and new, the Velar is very much the same as all modern Land Rovers, classy, comfortable, quiet and capable both on and off the road, well I’ll just assume the latter for the time being.  The Velar is the vessel I’d choose if I wanted to ……

What I like about the G-Wagen is, that since it was launched back in 1979, it has remained practically unchanged. The iconic go anywhere G-Class is the longest-running model series in Mercedes-Benz history, though of course it has been ……….

The more people I’ve spoken to recently, the more I’ve become aware of Isuzu’s importance in the land of the pick-up, as the D-Max has, and always will be the working truck of choice for many. Read any Australian 4x4 magazine and you can’t get away from

Now owned by the Chinese company SAIC, MG have jumped into one of the fastest growing motoring segments and have produced a rather fun, yet affordable SUV.  For the big boys, like Ford and Nissan, the quantity of GSs that are on the road in the UK is insignificant, but should they be worried?  Well ….