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CAR REVIEW | Volvo XC 60 T6 R-Design
Volvo XC 60 T6 R-Design : The Blocky Volvo. Volvo are on full assault for every market they can reach with their current range of saloons, estates and SUV’s. Their keyword is premium and they arrived here quite quickly. Very soon they are to be joined by their premium Polestar brand that’s above premium with […]
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CAR REVIEW | Suzuki Jimny SZ5 Allgrip
The Mockery Of A Three Star Review The 80’s yuppie years were good to Suzuki’s little go-anywhere-carry-cart. Young 20 year olds with red braces and mobile phones the size of a house brick would go off to Majorca for 2 weeks to get some sun. To get around they would hire a car and more […]
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CAR REVIEW | Vauxhall Astra Elite: “The engine is current darling of the motoring world”
Here we have the 7th generation Vauxhall Astra. It’s been with us since 2015 and as a result it is still very much a Vauxhall designed product under General Motors. In 2017, Vauxhall was bought by PSA Groupe. There are 8 models to choose from in the Astra range, priced from £18,905 to £26,295. The […]
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Quick Drive. VW T-Cross Diesel reviewed
What Have We Got? In May, THEGAYUK was invited to the launch of the new VW T-Cross. A compact SUV corssover based on the Polo’s MQB platform. We were surprised to learn that there was to be no diesel available for this model. So it was a surprise that just 5 months later, a diesel […]
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CAR REVIEW | Fiat Tipo S-Design
★★★ | S-Design Tipo In Need Of An Architect. What Do We Have A couple of years ago, we took delivery of the then-new Fiat Tipo. A new Fiat with a reused name. No hardship there because the original Tipo was a very good car. We liked the new Tipo when we last had it […]
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CAR REVIEW | Fiat’s 500X For The Bigger City
CAR REVIEW | FIAT 500x What Have We Got Fiat’s big 500 crossover SUV has been with us now for over 5 years. 2019 saw some changes to the line-up along with some updates. The 4WD model is no longer offered and power comes from a choice of 3 and 4 cylinder petrol engines. THEGAYUK […]
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CAR REVIEW | Peugeot 508 Allure, Just don’t stroke it too much, you might get arrested
Just don’t stroke it too much, you might get arrested!
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CAR REVIEW | MG GS Exclusive DCT
★★★☆☆ | MG GS Exclusive DCT, MG’s Not So Sporting SUV What Have We Got? Here we have MG’s first SUV offering, the GS, with a 1.5 petrol engine mated to a 7 speed twin-clutch sportronic automatic gearbox. This top of the range MG GS ‘Exclusive’ DCT 5 seater comes in at a reasonable £21,095. […]
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CAR REVIEW | Jeep Renegade Limited 1.6 120hp TD
★★★☆☆ | Jeep Renegade Limited 1.6 120hp TD What Have We Got? I’m a lumberjack… and I’m OK, I cut down trees, I skip and jump”. We have the Jeep Renegade and these make me smile. There have been a few revisions carried out recently, most notably being the bumpers and change in headlights that […]
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CAR REVIEW | Audi’s A1 Sportback S line
★★★ | Audi’s A1 Sportback S line What Have We Got? Here we have Audi’s A1 Sportback S line. This model sits around the middle of the 6 car line up. It’s suitably dressed to impress but did it impress us at THEGAYUK? Driving With looks to kill, you’d expect the A1 S line to […]
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CAR REVIEW | Jaguar E-Pace 250ps Petrol HSE R-Dynamic
There is a lot to recommend about the E-Pace. The finish is good and there are some nice options like the £310 ‘activity key’ wristband. It’s a great first effort into this segment for Jaguar, it just needs to be a little bit better.