Road test: Suzuki Ignis 1.2 SZ5 ALLGRIP Hybrid
In response to the question how small can an SUV get - the answer is probably as small as a Suzuki Ignis
Suzuki Ignis
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As SUVs have proliferated in all their forms downsizing has certainly been a recurring theme.
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WILLIAM Cowper, the 18th century English poet, was a fascinating character who, almost inexplicably, features in almost no motoring reviews,
writes William Scholes.
Cowper s colourful life included time in an asylum, where he was dispatched for insanity, a deep Christian faith punctuated with periods of doubt about his salvation and, through his friendship with John Newton, involvement with the campaign against slavery.
Martin Luther King Jr would routinely quote Cowper s poetry on the subject as he led the civil rights movement.
Cowper s other gifts to language included the phrase God moves in a mysterious way/ His wonders to perform but his best-known lines of poetry, obviously informed by his own experiences, must surely be: Variety s the very spice of life/ That gives it all its flavour.
Kia has come into its own over the last decade with some solid and affordable offerings stocking the arsenal against the likes of Hyundai and Renault.
Even though SUVs have taken centre-stage as the preference for most prospective buyers due to space and value for money, several passenger vehicles are also well worth the money and ticks all the essential boxes. One of them is the Picanto.
Having first made its debut in 2004, the compact hatchback has gone from frugal city runner with overalls to donning a premium suit in the last decade, with chief designer Peter Schreyer the driving force behind many Kia and Hyundai models.
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Tight panel gaps, excellent paint quality
The Dacia Sandero Stepway arrives on the UK market to join the Duster as a great-value family car that offers all the joys of a new motor for a similar cash price to a secondhand offering from a mainstream manufacturer.
It might look like the last Stepway, but this one is all new and bristling with technology – trust us on that.
The Stepway and its Sandero sister car sit on the same CMF-B platform that the current Renault Clio uses, which features plenty of shared interior tech, as well as being powered by the same excellent three-cylinder TCe power unit. In the Stepway, it s offered in just two forms – an 89bhp petrol, and 98bhp petrol/LPG Bi-fuel.