1. Fiat gets a boost

Sitting dead centre of the dash in the Fiat Grande Punto Abarth is a button marked “Sport Boost”.

2. Sing a song of Ssangyong

Ssangyong has struggled to get into second gear in the United Kingdom – and so does the Kyron I’m given the opportunity to drive.

3. Cloverleaf brings Honda to town

As part of its preparations for the opening of its Reading dealership, Cloverleaf Honda came in force in Broad Street last Saturday. 

4. trade-sales.co.uk

After 30 years of service as the No.1 Car Supermarket we, at www.tradesales.co.uk, are proud to be able to offer you unbeatable value on the new and used cars we sell.

5. Honda’s Insight into the future

Honda has revealed concept models of its affordable family hybrid car which will go on sale early next year

6. Spend a penny

It's hard to put a price on feeling smug but I know that the self-satisfied smile on my face is costing me exactly one pence per mile.

7. Quick Spin- Renault Grand Espace

What is it? It’s a car that started a whole new automotive trend and continues to define the genre 24 years on. The mother of all MPVs is the Renault Grand Espace.

8. This is a journey to avoid

Our unique relationship with the United States of America has been even more biased than the referees at Manchester United games of late.

9. Funky fun for the school run

The Koleos might sound like the bad punchline from a joke about cauliflower and chaos, but it’s actually Renault’s recent entry into the burgeoning market for school-run off-roaders.

It goes head-to-head with cars such as the Ford Kuga, VW Tiguan and Peugeot 4007 – all designed for families who like the chunky superiority of Range Rover-esque road-goers but lack the financial wherewithal to either buy them or fill them up.

10. What have the Gauls ever done for us?

Swiss watches, Cuban cigars, French wines, German cars ... each country a byword for excellence in a certain product.