By Pete Barden • May 15th, 2015 • (0 comments)
We take the Fiat 500X on a journey through town, country and motorway… Can a car really be practical, fun and chic? Jumping into the Fiat 500X 1.6 Cross I’d been loaned by CDG Cars, I was hoping this seemingly impossible motoring Utopia could someho...
Fiat 500 gets the X factor… meet the Fiat 500X
By Pete Barden • April 18th, 2015 • (0 comments)
As your motoring horizons expand, it doesn’t mean you have to give up on Fiat’s retro style when it comes to motoring. Rebel against the bland and check out the all-new Fiat 500X…...
Phaeton makeover – 10 years younger, for cars?
By Nick Caunter • August 29th, 2014 • (0 comments)
According to Wikipedia, a Phaeton ‘is the early nineteenth-century term for a sporty open carriage drawn by a single horse or a pair of horses, typically with four extravagantly large wheels, very lightly sprung, with a minimal body, that was fast and dangerous....
By Grace Meldrum • November 13th, 2013 • (0 comments)
When I was told I would be reviewing a Skoda, I wasn’t so sure it was my type of car. I will admit I had a pre-conceived idea of it being a brand most suited for older people – how wrong I was! My first impressions of the Skoda Fabia were very positive! Its black ...
By David • October 30th, 2013 • (3 comments)
I like big cars, so when Crawley Down Group asked me if I would like to test drive a new Škoda Superb (the flagship of the Škoda range), I did not hesitate in accepting their kind offer. The car I was given was a fully loaded 2013 Škoda Superb 2.0 Elegance hatchbac...
By Sarah • October 25th, 2013 • (0 comments)
Forget all of your preconceived ideas of a Fiat 500 being a small car – the Fiat 500L is definitely BIG – in fact at traffic lights I found myself looking some 4×4 and people carrier drivers in the eye! I have always liked the look of the original Fiat 500 (o...
By Sarah • October 25th, 2013 • (0 comments)
As winner of the Auto Express Car of the Year in 2012 and the What Car? Best City Car in 2013, amongst other accolades, I was keen to test drive the SKODA Citigo to see what award-winning qualities it had to offer above and beyond other small cars. Overall I was impr...
By David • September 24th, 2013 • (4 comments)
My drive to and from work adds up to 300+ miles per week, so for a while now I have been toying with the idea of trading my current car in for something a little more fuel efficient. Usually, a fuel efficient car means something small and relatively underpowered, so w...
The Practicality Is Perfect – Peugeot 3008 1.6 HDi FAP Active
By Leah Flavell • September 19th, 2013 • (0 comments)
Being the fantastic Auntie that I am, I regularly take my young nephews out. However, a two and five year old with a buggy and a two seater car aren’t a great match, so Crawley Down Peugeot lent me the Peugeot 3008 1.6 HDi FAP Active for the weekend. The 3008 is Peu...
