Author: Mark Slack

If you're a petrol head you're in good hands with Mark Slack, whose expert take on the latest car releases will help you make your next purchase.

New IONIQ 3 electric hatchback pricing

26. 8. 2026 @ 09:00

Hyundai has revealed the pricing, specification and technical information for the new IONIQ 3, a compact electric Aero Hatch, with prices starting from €25,955/£22,245. The Korean...

VW T-Roc – polished and premium

19. 8. 2026 @ 09:00

There’s a very generic design trend these days for SUVs, and it’s almost reached the point where if it weren’t for the badge, one would...

KGM Rhino – capable, comfortable and full of features

13. 8. 2026 @ 09:39

The pick-up market has changed from one of purely working vehicles to one that now encompasses a more mixed, leisure orientated set of buyers. Standard...

Geely EX5 – another stand out Chinese automotive offering

5. 8. 2026 @ 09:00

My test car diary seems filled with Chinese car brands at the moment and this week is no exception. Geely is arguably one of the...

Skoda Superb Estate – superb by name, superb by nature

30. 7. 2026 @ 15:00

Admittedly we all have our different views and opinions but if ever there’s a car that’s perfectly named it’s Skoda’s Superb. They are beloved by...

L200 – Mitsubishi is back!

22. 7. 2026 @ 09:00

Having recently driven three of the latest pick-ups my previous musings as to why people, with no practical need, buy them, have been somewhat answered....

Mazda CX-30 – class, quality and understated style

16. 7. 2026 @ 09:00

Mazda are a marque that seems to be largely below the motoring consciousness of many drivers, although the MX-5 is synonymous with the Japanese car...

Toyota Urban Cruiser – ticking the boxes

9. 7. 2026 @ 09:00

Toyota has been a byword for reliability over many decades and with good reason. When the Japanese marques first arrived here in the UK it...

Honda Prelude – the right way to bring back a sporting coupe from the past

1. 7. 2026 @ 09:36

Reviving old motoring names has become a bit of a fashion of late, often in a completely different guise to their original, but can prove...

NEW HONDA SUPER-N – SMALL CAR, BIG FUN?

1. 7. 2026 @ 09:00

Those who mourned the loss of the quirky but desirable Honda E have cause for optimism as Honda has revealed its new Super-N compact EV....

Geely Starray – not quite a star but certainly a protostar

24. 6. 2026 @ 17:08

Few people with even a vague interest in cars can have failed to notice the number of Chinese brands appearing everywhere, I can’t recall a...

MG HS Hybrid+ – an irresistible choice?

17. 6. 2026 @ 09:00

With the news that Spain has benefitted over the original home of MG for the company’s first return to Europe it seems a good point...

Volvo XC40 – classy step into electric driving, with the comfort of a petrol tank

3. 6. 2026 @ 09:00

It’s a sign of SUV dominance, not mention the volatility, of the car market that a couple of years ago Volvo announced they were ending...

Genesis GV60 – quiet refinement that would put a library to shame

27. 5. 2026 @ 09:00

Genesis is the first book of the bible – it was also a rock band to those of a certain age - and means the...