Posts tagged first drive
First Drive: Kia Cee’d
Last year saw the introduction into the UK of the Kia cee’d hatchback. Yes, that’s how its name is spelled – the cee’d. Makers seem to be enjoying giving new models strange names now; perhaps it makes a new model stand out, but I won’t express a judgement on that. (more…)
First Drive Nissan Micra Hatchback
I was particularly interested to test the latest Nissan Micra as I owned one of the original examples myself when the model first appeared a couple of decades back. (more…)
First Drive: Jaguar X-Type
Well, there’s no doubt about it – Jaguars are desirable and lovely cars. I had never tested one, so was delighted when their X-Type came on the Motability scheme. A week with it has confirmed my original impressions.
To begin with, you find you are in a motor car of some substance and one that other road users around you treat with respect. It handles beautifully and has all the urge you should ever need on our busy roads with its 2.2 litre engine. (more…)
First Drive: Smart Car
The concept of the Smart car emerged in the early 1990s when the Swiss company Swatch, best known for its funky watches, sought to build an affordable city car that would fit into the smallest of parking spots and go easy on fuel. Not too long after, the company paired up with Mercedes-Benz to make the idea a reality. (more…)
First Drive: BMW 1 Series
The BMW 1 series Coupé is a relative of BMW’s three- and five-door hatchbacks. It does seem to be the slightly chunkier cousin, though; its lines having been shortened slightly. It’s not an ugly machine but, as with other members of the family, it can’t quite be called ‘sleek’.
One of the reasons is because, as with other manufacturing sectors, there seems to be a trend for making ‘one size fits all’ – which really translates as ‘one size fits none’. (more…)
First Drive: VW Polo
