Flash Drives

Recently Crossaxle visited the press fleet HQ for the PSA Group and took a few of their cars out for a flash drive. Thank you to Craig for entertaining us and we’ll definitely be back. The first car we reviewed was the DS7 Crossback. DS was formerly a branch of Citroen but now is a brand very much in it’s ...

A little while ago with took the latest Sorento from Kia for a trip round the off road course at Milbrook. Kia have really upped their game of late and the latest Sorento really shows that they can compete with the bigger brands in comfort and style as well as class.

I’m a big fan of mad cars. Stupid cars. Ridiculous cars. The Honda Civic Type R is one such car. 0-62 is a little over 5 seconds and the 2.0 turbocharged VTEC engine puts out 320ps and it puts it down to the floor with ease. Whilst I was a fan of the fun and performance the previous shape Civic ...

I seem to have an on-off-on relationship with Peugeot. The very first vehicle I ever drove on the road was a 504 pick-up truck. When I was younger and hot hatches became popular, Pug were kicking it with the 205 Gti. Personally I preferred the 309 Gti but that’s because I was always partial to larger cars. The first Peugeot ...

Ever since the i8 was released I have always fancied a go in one. Sorry, I mean the opportunity to review one.  Not really a supercar but it is BMW’s sports car. The Roadster, losing the rear two seats and roof of its stablemate coupe looks the part. With its stunning lines and styling this hybrid electric car really catches ...

So, it’s a while since I’ve driven a Kia SUV so I thought I’d take one for a spin at the SMMT test day. I haven’t expected the instruction the press team gave me as they handed the keys to me: “You can only take it out as long as you bring it back with mud on!” It seems all ...

“Not yet another new Range Rover” cried all the die-hard Land Rover fans. “Where’s the new Defender?” was the other cry. And I’ll admit, when the first press release of the Velar dropped, I too wondered if there was room for it. We’ll the folks at JLR are clearly better at judging customer requirements than a lowly writer. It has ...

Remember the P100? Ford’s early pick up truck made out of a mad scientist’s lab using something like the rear suspension of a Transit, coupled with first the front of a MK V Cortina and them the front half of a Sierra with a tub thrown on the back. It was nippy, the lack of weight made if fun when ...

I ought to come clean here, I like Subarus, I really do. And not for the ‘boy racer’, loud, high street touring idiot reason but because they drive so well. Because the late Colin Mcrae made one fly round rally stages, because they generally do as you ask every time without complaint. I had a lovely Legacy once until someone ...

Every so often, manufactures arrange driving days so that journo’s can mess around… ahem, I mean drive and properly assess their range of vehicles, and this particular Driving Day was arranged by Mazda up in t’hills of Halifax, Yorkshire.  Being a Lancashire lad I grabbed my passport and made sure that all my jabs were up to date and set ...