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First Drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport
Martyn Collins finds adding a new platform brings welcome extra refinement and composed handling to the Discovery Sport formula.
First Drive: Renault Captur
The B-SUV pioneer is back, with an improved package that still appeals, reckons Martyn Collins.
Are we done with demonising diesel?
The popularity of diesel cars has taken a huge dip in recent years, but could fleets be responsible for their survival until a total ban on … Read More »
First Drive: Peugeot 208 & e-208
Distinctive styling and the choice of full electric power could see Peugeot’s new baby shake up the supermini class, thinks Martyn Collins.
First Drive: BMW 1 Series
BMW’s third-generation premium C-segment challenger offers more efficiency, space and advanced tech, says Martyn Collins.
Road Test: Mini Cooper Clubman Classic
Facelift changes help the Mini Clubman’s positioning, thinks Martyn Collins.
First Drive: Volvo XC90
Minor facelift for Volvo’s biggest SUV, but the interesting stuff happens under the XC90’s bonnet, says Martyn Collins.
First Drive: Kia XCeed
The latest crossover evolution of the Ceed hatch is the pick of the range, reckons Martyn Collins.
Road Test: BMW 318d Sport
Is the 318d the answer to the cost-conscious fleet manager, asks Martyn Collins?
First Drive: SsangYong Korando
Korando is a worthy leftfield option in the crowded Qashqai class, says Alex Grant.
First Drive: Vauxhall Astra
Efficient RDE2 diesels should re-sharpen the Astra’s fleet appeal, says Alex Grant.
First Drive: Škoda Kamiq
Is the new baby Škoda SUV too late to the party or the one we’ve been waiting for? Jonathan Musk finds out.
First Drive: Mazda CX-30
Not just the Mazda3 on stilts, the CX-30 strengthens the Japanese brand’s SUV range, thinks Martyn Collins.
Road Test: DS 3 Crossback BlueHDI 100
Revived as an SUV, does the new DS 3 Crossback meet expectations, asks Jonathan Musk.
Road Test: Jaguar E-Pace 150hp Pure FWD
The newest addition to Jaguar’s E-Pace line-up is, perhaps, the most unexciting – an entry-level diesel model powering drive to the front wheels only via a … Read More »
Road Test: Mazda3 1.8D 116hp GT Sport
Jonathan Musk drives the Mazda3 diesel, which aims to take on Focus and Golf and beat them at their own game.
First Drive: Audi A4
Significant updates, including a core focus on connectivity and electrified drivetrains, will keep the Audi A4 popular with fleets, thinks Martyn Collins.
First drive: Škoda Superb
82% of current-generation Superb sales went to fleets in Europe; Martyn Collins thinks this mid-life refresh will keep them and UK buyers coming back.
First Drive: Ford Focus ST
The hottest Focus yet with an ST badge on the boot has big hot hatch shoes to fill. Martyn Collins reckons it’s well up to the … Read More »
Road Test: BMW 7 Series
BMW’s 7 Series update is much more than just skin-deep, finds Jonathan Musk.
First Drive: Renault Clio
The fifth-generation Clio feels well equipped for a shifting fleet market, says Alex Grant.
First Drive: Volkswagen Passat
Revised plug-in hybrid model, plus other innovations, bring the Passat back into contention, says Martyn Collins.
Road Test: Peugeot 508 SW GT Line BlueHDi 130 EAT8
Not the biggest estate, but Martyn Collins thinks the Peugeot 508 SW looks great and is surprisingly practical.
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 d 4matic
New engines, plus styling and tech tweaks, refine the already very competent GLC package, reckons Martyn Collins.
Volkswagen adds diesel to T-Cross line-up
Hot on the heels of the petrol-powered T-Cross baby SUV, Volkswagen has added a third option to the line-up in the form of a 1.6-litre diesel.
Fuel prices continue to rise despite wholesale savings
Fuel prices at the pump continue to rise over the last eight weeks, despite oil wholesale cost reductions and government claims that savings are reflected within … Read More »
Road Test: Audi A6 saloon 40 TDI S line S-tronic
Changes to the new A6 bring a rock-solid fleet proposition, says Julian Kirk.
Road Test: Citroën Berlingo Multispace Feel BlueHDI 100 S&S
Berlingo is a true multi-purpose utility vehicle, says Dan Gilkes.
Road Test: SEAT Tarraco 2.0 TDI 190 Excellence
Tarraco follows a common path, but Martyn Collins reckons this SEAT has plenty to offer fleet buyers.
Road Test: Jaguar XF Sportbrake 2.0D 240hp AWD R-Sport
The XF Sportbrake is the perfect blend of prestige, performance and space, discovers Jonathan Musk.
Top news of the week
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Pricing and specs revealed for new Ford Kuga
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SUV demand could ‘sabotage’ net zero
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Comment: What the new year and the rise of the EV will mean for fleets
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Interview: Avis Budget Group’s Keith Rankin on shifting mobility
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Kew Vehicle Leasing becomes first leasing broker to disclose finance commission
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Barriers to EV adoption revealed in new quarterly research
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Future Government must provide certainty on company car tax rates, says industry
