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PRODUCT EYE: Porsche Cayman

By: Glenn Brooks | 17 May 2013

When Porsche GB invites you to the Scottish Highlands to drive its new Cayman, you tend to reschedule whatever else was in the diary. Glenn Brooks was just-auto's man on EasyJet to Inverness.

PRODUCT EYE: Suzuki Grand Vitara

By: Glenn Brooks | 10 May 2013

Thought all the medium-sized frame-platform SUVs had been replaced by front-wheel drive ones? Glenn Brooks reacquaints himself with the latest Suzuki Grand Vitara, a proper old-school 4x4.

PRODUCT EYE: Now entering new niche - BMW's 3 GT

By: Graeme Roberts | 8 May 2013

There's lots of talk these days from auto industry executives about entering new segments or niches. From BMW - and arch-rival Audi - there's less talk and more action; we've seen a vast expansion of both luxury brands' offerings over the last three decades and, especially from BMW, there is more to come after this latest: the 3 Series GT.

PRODUCT EYE: Vauxhall Mokka

By: Glenn Brooks | 3 May 2013

A suitably mud-coloured Vauxhall Mokka recently turned up for review at Glenn Brooks' home. He now sees why GM's little SUV is selling up a storm in Europe.

GOLDING'S TAKE: Marchionne calm, but cutting and mending ahead

By: Rob Golding | 30 April 2013

Sergio Marchionne, the man still in the process of saving Fiat, is a man now with a plan. “Europe is less key to us. We are shifting to markets that are much more rewarding.

ANALYSIS: ASEAN sales surge 28% in Q1

By: Tony Pugliese | 30 April 2013

New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region’s six largest markets jumped by over 28% to 941,279 units in the first quarter of 2013, from 733,522 units a year earlier, as strong domestic economic growth continued to offset sluggish exports and weak commodity prices.

PRODUCT EYE: Audi A3 Sportback

By: Glenn Brooks | 29 April 2013

It seems hardly a month goes by when there isn’t one new form or another of the new Audi A3 being announced. Glenn Brooks, who attended the UK launch of the Sportback, looks at what's ahead for the local importer's best selling model.

PRODUCT EYE: BMW 114i

By: Glenn Brooks | 25 April 2013

Can a BMW be considered a sports model if it’s only got 100 horsepower? Glenn Brooks tries the base version of what was last month the UK's best selling premium brand car.

PRODUCT EYE: Peugeot eyes new niche with 'luxury' 208 variant

By: Dave Leggett | 18 April 2013

The UK launch of Peugeot's 208 'hot hatch' sports variant – the 208 GTi - was accompanied, understandably, by some looking back at the brand's widely respected history in that area of the market.