A few years ago now, Toyota launched their all new flagship sports coupé. This sports car was to be front engine and rear wheel drive with decades of heritage and pedigree going into the design and build. The vast majority of the heritage and pedigree, stemmed from the Toyota 2000GT and the Toyota Corolla AE86.
Regular readers of UsedCars NI will know that I have somewhat of a soft spot for Land Rover models and over the years have worked closely with Ireland Offroad Experience within Clandeboye Estate when reviewing sports utility vehicles, enabling me to see just how well they cope on terrain that few will ever review such a vehicle on.
Since 1989, Japanese car manufacturer Mazda have been at the forefront of the market when it comes to small, two seater cars which have generally small engines, a lack of roof and the Mazda Miata, Eunos Roadster (depending on what part of the world you are in) or as we know it the Mazda MX-5 has been a favorite to many.
Commercial vehicle reviews for me have never gone passed pick-up trucks, of which I have had my fair share and one of which in particular got the same reaction as this new LDV V80 van has gotten from the masses. A reaction of “what is that thing” or after a sharp inhale of breath “sure are they not Chinese, I wouldn’t fancy that”.
The Fiat 500 has, from its launch in the late 1950’s been a super-mini with an abundance of character, however back then it may not have been classed as a super-mini, as it was, I would imagine the same size as many small cars of the era, it’s just that in recent decades cars have grown to an extent that they no longer fit in parking spaces.
Mitsubishi have been a driving force for years in most segments of the car market and in particular a firm favorite within the commercial sector for a very long time with their L200 pick-up which seemed to be very popular with landscape gardeners and farmers alike.
For more than half of the fifteen years I have been driving, I have owned an estate car, three of them in fact; partly because I am partial to the look of an estate, partly because I love the practicality of them and partly because they accommodate two medium sized dogs and all my camera equipment with ease.
Whilst having a friendly conversation last year with one of the sales staff in Roadside Motors Used Approved forecourt he mentioned something about an all new Suzuki Vitara that was about to be launched in Northern Ireland and that I…
The original Ariel Atom will forever be synonymous with that image of Jeremy Clarkson on track. You know the one. His face was turned to jelly as the sheer speed contorted every muscle. Clarkson’s mouth was akin to a hippo’s yawn and his many chins tried their best to strangling him as he drove the Atom at Top Gear’s Dunsfold test track.
Honda have been producing automobiles for longer than I care to research and over the years they have provided some of the most reliable and technologically advanced cars that the world has seen, driving innovation as well as performance with their Type R range of cars.