On The Road

AT first glance, it is hard to believe the new Peugeot 5008 is a seven-seater.
It is being marketed as Peugeot’s first compact MPV and like some amazing magic trick, it looks petite and is as nimble as a smaller car, yet it is remarkably spacious inside.

THE Ford Ka was always a car, in my opinion, which pushed the boundaries where design was concerned.
When it was first launched, there was nothing near it in terms of exterior and interior design.

IT’S not easy to get noticed in the crowded sports utility vehicle market these days.
All the major manufacturers have an offering in the class and, by and large, they are much of a muchness.

There’s a sweet smell to the new Citroen C3.
It’s not just the smooth shape, the light, bright interior and generous legroom inside. It’s not even the low 110gm/k CO2 emissions and £35 a year road tax, with a fantastic 65.7mpg from the 1.6-litre diesel engine version I tested.

A MAKEOVER for one of Fiat’s favourite models has made it well worth taking a punt on.
Launched last month, the new Fiat Punto Evo has evolved from the Grande Punto, designed to represent today’s evolution in the compact car market — hence its name.

MOTORISTS looking for something bigger and better should cross over to the stunning new addition in Peugeot’s fleet.
Why? Because the 3008 Crossover is an absolute gem, combining all the needs of an everyday conventional car, perfect for either the family or someone with a sense of adventure.

IT took me all of about 15 minutes of driving to decide the NV stood for Nice Van.
Not Nissan Van, not New Van, just Nice Van — comfortable as a decent car with excellent visibility and a smooth drive with good road-holding.

On the RoadWHERE do you find a good-sized family car with a generous boot, which will only cost £35 a year in road tax and does an excellent 62.8 mpg on a combined cycle?

ON THE ROADTHE new Mazda CX-7 delivers a truly unique driving experience, by combining drive characteristics more attune to a sports car with an imposing road-presence and good everyday practicality.

EXPECT style tempered with quality and practicality with the new Volkswagen Polo.
For 34 years, the name Polo has been synonymous with that solid reassuring clunk as you close the door — a sign that what you are driving is built to last.

SOMETIMES it’s nice to drive a car that can love you back.
A car that lets you relax in comfortable, soft leather seats, that remembers just how and where you like your seat positioned and slides automatically into place when you push the start button.

WHEN I was asked to test drive a car-come-van for the weekend my immediate answer was yes, no problem.
Not because I was desperate to drive a vehicle of that kind, whatever a car come van is, but because my experiences of driving new cars for the County Press have always been good ones.

BE prepared for Yeti sightings all over the countryside.
No, I am not talking about a large furry monster but the versatile new Skoda Yeti, which was launched last month.

DRIVING with Kia just got greener.
The new 1.6 CRDi cee’d 2 EcoDynamics is Kia’s first car that comes fully equipped with the very latest eco-friendly designs.

IF YOU want a car with a space-age look and economic on fuel, extr-emely comfortable and spacious and, importantly, green, you could do a lot, lot worse than drive one of the new Toyota Prius hybrids.