Gone but not forgotten

FOR its ninth generation, the Volkswagen Passat was launched exclusively as an estate car to satisfy the needs of buyers wanting a practical family model with carrying capacity to spare. There’s a hyb

Cottingham-based Swift is the UK’s largest manufacturer of leisure vehicles, with a portfolio covering both trailer caravans and motorised ones. The latter includes everything from neat and nifty pop-

Kia put the global new car market on notice when it showed a trio of what it called Platform Beyond Vehicle concepts back in 2024. Having updated its passenger car EV lines, it fixed its crosshairs sq

THE POPULARITY OF SUVs shows no signs of stopping. Chunkier and more upright than hatchbacks, these 4x4s and 4x4 lookalikes dominate the new car market. It’s not just fashion. Sitting further from the

“YOU’RE HOT THEN you’re cold, you’re yes then you’re no, you’re in then you’re out, you’re up then you’re down”… these lyrics from a Katy Perry song seem like a fitting way of summarising the time I’v

LONG BEFORE THE SUV explosion, estates were the go-to cars for families who prioritised comfort and interior room, but whose lifestyles required greater practicality than the usual saloon could offer.