The happy middle

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr

SOMETIMES, BUILDING AN extension on your house is a perfectly adequate and affordable way of achieving extra living space. Similarly, retrofitting extra insulation, double-glazed windows and more effi

As the fortunes of their opposite numbers from the Fast East have risen, European volume car makers have had it tough. While consolidation of ownership has given some a lifeline, others have simply fo

£64,345 OTR/£70,835 as tested/£710 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Is the seven seat Buzz as joyous to live with as it is to look at? DRIVER: jack rix THE ID.BUZZ IS CHEERY IN A WAY so many cookie cutter modern ca

SAY goodbye to the Tiguan Allspace and hello to the Tayron. Sitting between the Tiguan and the Touareg in the Volkswagen line-up, the Tayron offers something that neither of those models can: a seven-

YOU may assume something is wrong with a car for it to be significantly updated within a year of going on sale. But that’s not the case with the Renault Symbioz. The SUV arrived last July, and althoug