Panda mk2

THE next decade saw buyers demand a little more from their small cars. They no longer needed to simply get from A to B, so brands needed to give drivers a more complete experience. More refinement, mo

WHILE UK sales of the Mk2 Panda ended in 1995, production soldiered on until 2003, when the Mk3 arrived. It didn’t take long to see that there had been more than two decades of progress between the tw

THE Panda has become famous for its varied and often quirky special editions, including the Mk3 Alessi, which was tied into the Italian kitchenware brand, and the Rossignol whose roof bars were magnet

WITH a name like Grande Panda, it’s no surprise to see the latest car dwarf the original model in terms of size. However, at 3,999mm long, it’s still dinky by modern standards – and 75mm shorter than

Toyota took a lesson from the Fiat X1/9, scaling the concept up just enough to capture the former MGB market sector with a beautifully balanced, mid-engined coupé powered by an oversquare, twin-cam fo

WE didn’t think we’d see the day, in 2025, when we’d be driving a brand-new car fitted with a petrol engine and a six-speed manual gearbox. Alas, with little more than a month before the year is out,