Mazda’s centenary highlights its SUV developments to perfection
IAIN ROBERTSON When celebrating important dates, car companies often reveal ‘secrets’ about their past and Iain Robertson was amazed to discover a 4×4 lineage within Mazda that owes a...
New-born El Born elbows Seat and Cupra into electrified territory
IAIN ROBERTSON Shown and presaged at last summer’s Liverpool exposition for Seat Cars, the Cupra El Born is now confirmed as the Spanish firm’s next fully electric model (a...
Change for change’s sake is now a British pandemic perspective
IAIN ROBERTSON The car needs a wash, the garden needs to be tended, the windows need to be cleaned and Iain Robertson awaits a clothing delivery from California, which...
Homage to C-Type is a dead cert for classic car collectors
IAIN ROBERTSON With a rallying call to Scots, fans, collectors and speculators, reports Iain Robertson, a faithful reproduction of Jaguar’s illustrious C-Type, the predecessor to both D and E-Type...
Toyota Supra, the ‘Ru Paul’ of Teutonic sporty cars, now in BMW ‘lite’ form
IAIN ROBERTSON The consumer has every right to feel confused, when confronted by a BMW engineered coupe wearing Toyota badges, states Iain Robertson, but, while he cannot fathom its...
For 4×4, if you want the best, forget the rest…Jeep Grand Cherokee L
IAIN ROBERTSON The last time Iain Robertson ventured Stateside to drive a Jeep, it was to contest the world’s toughest off-road trial, ‘The Rubicon Trail’, a drive so intense...
Big business BTCC goes hybrid…at last!
IAIN ROBERTSON For the past 62 years, the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has shaped up to become the finest racing series in the world and Iain Robertson has...
Lambo lassos V12 and supercapacitor potency for strictly limited Sian
IAIN ROBERTSON Italian supercar manufacturer, Lamborghini, is not unfamiliar with jagged and radical designs but Iain Robertson believes that it has exceeded itself, with its Sian Roadster that looks...
In whom, or what, can you place your automotive trust? God, professionals, or regular human beings?
IAIN ROBERTSON In a world of citizen ‘journalism’, where the power of multi-media activities is no longer the remit of a monied elite, Iain Robertson is seriously worried about...
Iain’s ‘favourite story’ of 2020 is also his latest story…
IAIN ROBERTSON Being fairly reliant on ‘others’ to provide ‘ready research’ information, Iain Robertson is grateful to ‘’ for major spadework that reveals the world’s fascination for certain vehicle...
MG ZS is trading on a faux past but retaining affordability
IAIN ROBERTSON When he reflects on a catalogue of falsehoods issued by SAIC, MG’s Chinese owner, Iain Robertson admits to a mild case of acidosis that a bottle of...
SVR treatment applied to Jaguar F-Pace creates compelling potential
IAIN ROBERTSON In a superb instance of the tail wagging the dog, Iain Robertson suggests that, even in a confused new car scene, with a heavy focus on electrification,...
‘vRS’ is now a three-way choice for Skoda Octavia fans
IAIN ROBERTSON The transformation that has taken place at Skoda’s Mlada Boleslav factory in the Bohemian foothills of the Czech Republic is second-to-none and long-time Octavia vRS enthusiast, Iain...
Toyota protects its future with fuel cell investment in more affordable Mirai
IAIN ROBERTSON With full government support and a projected 2030 fossil-fuel cut-off date in prospect, reports Iain Robertson, consumers could be gulled into believing that there is no alternative...
Jaguar celebrates E-Type’s 60th with ‘60-off’ powerhouse F-Types
IAIN ROBERTSON Jaguar Cars SV Bespoke department has announced a strictly limited run of strictly limited top speed F-Types to commemorate 60 years (from March 2021) since the launch...
SEASONAL DRIVING ADVICE
IAIN ROBERTSON If you want to avoid the constant ‘push-push’ of both print and other media advertising, then read the following information posited by Iain Robertson, which is based...
MG elects for ‘conventional’ approach to its latest MG5 EV estate car
IAIN ROBERTSON Describing the atmosphere as ‘heavy with irony’, Iain Robertson reviews the new MG5 SW and appreciates its ‘compact Passat’ stance, mainly because it is NOT an SUV...
In league with Toyota, Suzuki goes large with its new Across model
IAIN ROBERTSON Park an Across alongside a RAV4 and you might play a fruitful game of ‘Spot the Difference’, highlights Iain Robertson, as he ponders over the awkward situation...
‘Parametric Jewels’ are the ring in the nose of Hyundai’s bullish new Tucson
IAIN ROBERTSON They (Hyundai’s marketing twerps) had to give the styling of the striking new Tucson SUV a fresh handle, highlights Iain Robertson, which serves either as a culpable...
Porsche staying power ensures anachronistic 911 lives in Turbo S guise
IAIN ROBERTSON It may cost a whopping £155,000 these days but Iain Robertson defies you to nominate a more charismatic, or better built supercar than the remarkable 911 Turbo...
If Lotuses were made of tin, the Elan would be badged Mazda MX-5
IAIN ROBERTSON It was always Colin Chapman’s intention to sell a close-coupled two-seater that was upmarket but affordable, considers Iain Robertson, which makes any Lotus references more than notional...
Quest for Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-breaking on Land
IAIN ROBERTSON Motoring Book Review It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes...
Book Review 111 More Porsche Stories That You Should Know
IAIN ROBERTSON Book Review It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes Iain Robertson,...
Morgan’s anachronistic but artful three-wheeler bows out, for the moment
IAIN ROBERTSON With Type Approval ending in 2021 on the vee-twin S&S engine visible on the front-end of Morgan Motor Company’s wonderful ‘trike’, reports Iain Robertson, a final...
Book Review The Light Car Company Rocket – The Singular Vision of Two Men
IAIN ROBERTSON Book Review It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes Iain Robertson,...
Upsurge in campervan sales boosted by factory-built VW California
IAIN ROBERTSON While the entire precept of motoring-with-home-outback has long been anathema to Iain Robertson, even he admits that the ‘designer’ appeal of Volkswagen’s California campervans could be contemplated,...
Ferrari takes another step into the stratosphere with ‘Modificata’
IAIN ROBERTSON It may not possess the ‘winningest’ team in Formula One (at present), highlights Iain Robertson, but its record in sportscar racing, in many ways more relevant...
Morgan’s anachronistic but artful three-wheeler bows out, for the moment
IAIN ROBERTSON With Type Approval ending in 2021 on the vee-twin S&S engine visible on the front-end of Morgan Motor Company’s wonderful ‘trike’, reports Iain Robertson, a final...
Another shot of life for Merc B-Class
IAIN ROBERTSON Mercedes-Benz should be referred to as the ‘saviour of lost souls’, such is its commitment to the B-Class, which Iain Robertson suggests is its remaining contender in...
New Santa Fe balances ‘big gob’, size and sophistication for Hyundai
IAIN ROBERTSON Seeking accord and upmarket aspirations are laudable qualities of the latest SUV from the South Korean manufacturer, writes Iain Robertson, while retaining mere hints of its past...
Sino onanistic excess broadens world market for Merc Maybach
IAIN ROBERTSON Contemplating the several decades’ worth of investment made by Daimler-Benz in the Chinese car market, highlights Iain Robertson, has proved to be immensely rewarding to the Teutonic...
Knuckle-scraping Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 is hardly ‘last ditch’
IAIN ROBERTSON While D Trump’s final flailings set a poor example of grace in defeat, states Iain Robertson, his ‘private militiamen’ can look forward to an antediluvian class of...
Nissan’s British-built Qashqai takes tech-first stance for 3rd-generation
IAIN ROBERTSON Working from a premise of ‘building excitement’ into its immensely popular mid-size SUV, writes Iain Robertson, Nissan has gone tech-happy and engineering-wise in ways that will add...
Aznom Palladium: either the wittiest, or twittiest, new car to ever break cover
IAIN ROBERTSON Seldom lost for words, Iain Robertson admits to struggling with one of the strangest ever attempts of a notional Italian carmaker to formulate an entirely new strain...
New Santa Fe balances ‘big gob’, size and sophistication for Hyundai
IAIN ROBERTSON Seeking accord and upmarket aspirations are laudable qualities of the latest SUV from the South Korean manufacturer, writes Iain Robertson, while retaining mere hints of its past...
Crash investigation and why Volvo leads the entire market
IAIN ROBERTSON In order for a new car to be within half a chance of enjoying strong sales and market success, highlights Iain Robertson, it must pass a gruelling...
Fiat has every right to be Cross but tantrum, or not, it might not save Tipo
IAIN ROBERTSON Four years ago, recalls Iain Robertson, sometime Italian car giant, Fiat, relaunched its Tipo model, with a comprehensively well-considered ‘offer’ to both private buyers and business users...
Energetic, elegant and efficient, it’s all the ‘E’s’ for executive BMW 5-Series
IAIN ROBERTSON We are told that ‘E-numbers’ are not good for us but ‘E-words’ are a different measure altogether, writes Iain Robertson, and the latest generation 5-Series takes the...
Revised Velar takes another tilt at upmarket SUV sector
IAIN ROBERTSON While not suggesting that the previous Velar was on a hiding to nothing, Iain Robertson was heartily disappointed by the original test example’s electronic failures, which were...
Most purposeful 4WD from the Czech bus maker you’ve never heard of…
IAIN ROBERTSON Ever keen to introduce you to some of the world’s most novel forms of transport, Iain Robertson, no fan of SUVs, believes that the ultimate off-roader is...