http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/ The Northern Echo /features/motoring/reviews/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:35:10 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:35:10 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4476943.Smart_forTWO_Pulse_Cabrio_MHD/?ref=rss YOU'D have to be a Smart aficionado to spot the difference between the old model and the new one. To the untrained eye they look exactly the same, which is good for second-hand values of the Mk 1. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:58:46 +0100 712a66635caecccd000059dd7c2491c2 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4476966.Mini_John_Cooper_Works_Convertible/?ref=rss WHEN driving an opentopped car, always remember to secure everything inside the vehicle. That might seem like an obvious thing to say, but for someone for whom this is a rarity, it was something I neglected – to my cost. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:07:01 +0100 8834ce32be6ebe3fc50a4eea84638fd1 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4462250.Vauxhall_Insignia_2_0_TDCi_SE_Nav/?ref=rss THE overwhelming response I had while driving the Insignia was ‘wow, is that a Vauxhall?’ Several people did a double-take when noticing the griffin emblem on the bonnet after first swooning over its sweeping lines. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:58:14 +0100 63c99f1b893b7f368f0b0054326e90d6 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4462220.Volvo_XC60/?ref=rss VOLVO believes it can break new ground with the XC60 – both on and off the road. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:48:40 +0100 7d1f94b1411212f548f218d6b14164d6 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4451768.Audi_R8_5_2_FSI_Quattro/?ref=rss THE V8-engined R8 hits 0- 60mph in a shade over four seconds and is capable of reaching speeds close to 190mph. Hardly a slouch in anyone’s book. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:32:30 +0100 840c494ca030ce085d9e157369fb9558 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4451752.Honda_Civic_Type_S/?ref=rss AS every schoolboy knows, R comes before S in the dictionary, so you could be forgiven for assuming that the Civic Type-S is an even sportier version of the already barking mad Civic Type-R. You’d be wrong. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:24:04 +0100 f257cd849784905140f03f97d8816374 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4435913.Skoda_Superb_SE_2_0_TDI/?ref=rss WHEN you name a car Superb you are leaving yourself open to a lot of criticism if you don’t get it right. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:30:29 +0100 55dec2b8c2a468cbd1a25fad306c0264 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4435880.Suzuki_Splash_DDiS/?ref=rss THE old Suzuki Wagon R may have been a practical mini-people mover-but it was never going to win hearts as well as minds. With its tiny wheels and square profile, it looked a bit like a shoebox on wheels. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:19:01 +0100 a5675951ee9b07b5827d4309673f3c7e http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4423671.VW_Golf_Plus_SE_1_4_TSi/?ref=rss AS EVERY learner driver knows, until you know what you are doing, parallel parking is a nightmare. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:53:24 +0100 dd91849add47078219ff86dd03e1f396 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/motoring/reviews/4423676.Chevrolet_Epica_LT_2_0_VCDI/?ref=rss THESE days, it’s all about getting value for money. In an ideal world we would all want to be seen behind the wheel of a premium-brand vehicle, kitted out with all mod-cons. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:55:05 +0100 77b0a9ab51ace67cf8fa40f666fff1f7