BMW X1 xDrive 18d xLine
You may never need a Sports Activity Vehicle but after a week behind the wheel of a BMW X1 would you want one? We find out What is it? The smallest BMW 4×4, the X1, may look like a 1 series on steroids but it’s actually an SAV, a Sports Activity Vehicle. Who is it aimed at? Offering slightly more space than a hatchback the X1 is aimed at those buyers looking for a car with chunkier looks that stands a little more off than the...
First Drive – Range Rover Sport
We slipped on the Hunter Wellies and Barbour jacket and put the new Range Rover Sport through its paces. What is it? The Sport is Land Rover’s latest entry in a line-up that has helped propel the British company to be the belle of the automotive ball. Whereas the previous Sport was based on the Discovery this one shares major components with the Range Rover. Crucially its also lighter thanks to an all-aluminium body. The result...
Time for a new exhaust…..
Being a petrol head at heart, when the exhaust on her VW Golf had reached the end of its life Suzanne Keane wasn’t able to just settle for a standard off-the-shelf replacement and was determined to upgrade to stainless steel….. Exhausts – Big or small, loud or quiet – every car has one and it’s not generally something you take any notice of until it goes wrong! But it’s not just that pipe sticking out the back...
New Exhaust – Page 2
<<<Back to Page 1 But not everyone’s a girl (boy) racer who wants a stainless steel exhaust that will still survive long after the rest of the car has rusted away – Because of this Souhans also supply and fit standard (mild-steel) exhausts. “Standard exhausts from the car manufacture are mild steel as cost saving measure – we offer stainless steel as it will normally out last the lifetime of the car and because it does...
The Chick Magnet
Does the chick magnet exist? Can a car make a man more attractive? “Chicks must go mad for guys driving those”. Those were the words of a friend of mine after I showed him a picture of a tangerine Ford Focus ST. Some guys seem to think all it takes to woo the ladies is a double exhaust, lurid body colour, 18-inch alloys and the mighty roar of a throttle. Are they correct? Can a man’s choice of car somehow make him more attractive and...
