Smoke & Mirrors
The wonderful world of advertising has been integral to the motor industry throughout its history but Iain P W Robertson wonders whether the present creatively ‘smart’ approach is actually...
Grab a Seat up-front
With only the performance Cupra and its ‘R’ derivative set to appear, to complete the Leon line-up, Seat has bust a gut to get a five-door, three-door and ST...
Ssangyong’s Irrepressible, Unforgettable 4x4s
If there is one thing that has always annoyed Iain P W Robertson beyond infuriation, it lies in the motor industry’s perpetual insistence that certain types of vehicle can...
Mazda Tips Balance
Buying into the current compact family car scene is a confusing issue made worse by myriad new models and a profusion of media opinions (usually led by advertising spend),...
Chilled Lexus sips fuel
Flip the coin and you read the obverse side, which, for Lexus, is its full-hybrid iS300h model, which brims with technology and balances its hefty price tag with lowly...
Citroen’s major step in the right direction
For the moment, MPVs are ‘in’, having replaced the conventions of the larger car sector, with a raft of convenience factors that users and their families adore, although Iain...
Hot Lexus burns lips
Accused of firing too many brickbats at the Japanese car industry and specifically Toyota, for its lack of design enterprise, Iain P W Robertson has a field day with...
Pizza topping for Jeep
Preferring to refer to it as ‘from frying pan into fire’, Iain P W Robertson questions the sanity of a formerly strong Italian brand managing the potential volumes presented...
The ill-considered nonsense of MG
Try as he might, Iain P W Robertson has lost whatever empathy he felt for the rebirth of the MG brand, which remains one of the most enthusiastically supported...
Polo so basic, yet so capable.
VW Group’s small car platform has delivered cars of such high calibre to the British motorist that Iain P W Robertson reflects on just how successful one compact model...
Plug-ugly Begs Question, Why?
Like drinking smoothies, pursuing rainbows and weight-watching, electric vehicles, or EVs, are very much ‘on trend’, although somebody needs to tell their makers and the nation, urges Iain P...