Every week, sometimes every other day, Iain Robertson is invited by the public and press relations managers of British-based car companies to attend a brand-new model launch but have you ever wondered what is involved in such costly exercises? New car launch events remain the most efficient method of generating valid opinions about new products. […]
While happy to accept a designation of Mark 7.5 for the current version of the ever-popular Golf model, reports Iain Robertson, apart from some pointless slats, leaner headlamps and more digitalisation, does the new model have a point to make? When the new VW Golf makes its debut in a couple of months’ time, […]
Changes have been weighing-in to alter the UK motoring environment for the future, highlights Iain Robertson, some that upset the industry and the consumer, with others designed to enthuse and engage, even in a market in a downwards spiral. The industry Most noticeable for the motoring journalist is the final nail being placed in the […]
In a move that could be described as ‘opportunistic’, perhaps even ‘overkill’, reports Iain Robertson, Mazda has introduced a middle-ground SUV that surprises with its brilliance and shows that it can ‘do a Kia’ that delivers on the dynamic front. Everybody and his dog are looking to Kia for automotive inspiration these days. It is […]
Achieving perfection is the aim of every carmaker but very few of them have been as capable as Honda and its latest hybrid CR-V model has made a major impression on Iain Robertson, who declares that it is the consummate compromise crossover. Ever since the otherwise amazing Honda Corporation lost its nominal leader, when Soichiro […]
Hindered by a lack of refuelling infrastructure, not aided by poor public perception about the storage of hydrogen gas, let alone its sourcing as a by-product of the petrochemical industry, Iain Robertson suggests that hydrogen is getting a bum rap. With all of the emphasis on EVs (Electric Vehicles), while some of the technology is […]
With first UK deliveries expected in late-spring 2020, the £158,000 Aston Martin five-seater should provide a vital rescue line for the prestigious British sporting car manufacturer and Iain Robertson believes that (fingers crossed) it will succeed. Aston Martin states that the new DBX model also denotes ‘phase 2’ of the Midlands-based, specialist carmaker’s forward […]
Hot on the heels of its main rival Merc, highlights Iain Robertson, Audi has revamped its Q8 with a blisteringly rapid variant that will demand a driver refocus of performance expectations and delivery and you just know that it is going to be good. Even at a time when the dreaded ‘austerity’ continues to roll […]
Skyactiv-X engine technology, a Mazda self-funded and engineered solution to real world fuel economy needs, powers the GT Sport saloon version of the Mazda3 hatchback, a model that impressed Iain Robertson immensely earlier this year. You may recall that I drove the latest, swoopiest version of the Mazda3 in mid-May past. I recall it, because […]
One of Japan’s more subtly inventive carmakers, Mazda, is set to stun EV buyers, according to Iain Robertson, with an all-new car dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint, while retaining driver pleasing aspects and innovating to new-found levels. Seldom a brand to avoid confrontation, despite an avowed aim to provide the maximum driving satisfaction, Mazda […]
