Conscious of the fact that work has been intense over the past month and Baleno has hardly been driven, Iain Robertson felt that the only way to check its condition was to apply a late-spring coating of wax polish to its bodywork.
Perhaps it is a ‘man thing’? To me, there
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Factoring in on-road experiences with several of the models intended for UK consumption, Iain Robertson reaches a conclusion about satisfying his future transport requirements and it will be powered by the best engine in existence.
Progressive evolution is an important business ethos for some car companies. After all, when a particular
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It has been a low mileage month for Iain Robertson in his ‘own’ car, as you might tell from the vast run of new models tested in our on-line archive (stored under ‘Monster Motors’,), although he still has some aspects to report.
Sometimes it happens this way. One of the great
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The polarised opinions surrounding ‘city cars’ might mean that potential owners are missing out, reports Iain Robertson, as he contemplates the sheer joy of two-pedal motoring in a car that defies conventional thinking.
As a professional motoring writer, I appreciate the privileges provided to me by a motor industry that is
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Settling in with his new Suzuki, which is naturally not ‘new’ any more, has been an eye-opening exercise for Iain Robertson, not least because he had been a Skoda supporter for 20 years and Suzuki is emphatically not Skoda!
Excuses at the ready! Buddha (for that is the nickname I have
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Not normally confused, Iain Robertson believes that what Suzuki calls its Mark Three* version of the Swift is actually a Mark Four, although he shares the manufacturer’s quiet enthusiasm for what is sure to be a genuine ground-breaker.
Continuous Improvement is a Japanese hallmark that has been exercised and adopted
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Living a new personal/business car is a fascinating exercise in the modern era, not least because of upwards spiralling operational costs and a desire to ensure relevance, aspects of which Iain Robertson continues in his series of reports.
January was a whole lot busier for ‘Buddha’, the nickname that I have
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Life with a new car is a fascinating exercise in the modern era, not least because of upwards spiralling overheads and a desire to ensure relevance, aspects that Iain Robertson continues to report over the next three-plus years.
With a run of other manufacturer test cars demanding my attention in the
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Living with a new car is a fascinating exercise in the modern era, not least because of upwards spiralling overheads and a desire to ensure relevance, aspects that Iain Robertson is following religiously over the next 3.5 years.
TPMS. Four letters that herald dread and fear in every new car operator’s
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Suzuki insists on describing its new Ignis as an ‘SUV’, which Iain Robertson states is partly true, but it is a trawl through the marque’s past that reveals its actual inspiration and the resultant new model will monster the city-car scene.
Evolution is an essential element of existence, otherwise we would
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