Vauxhall’s full of beans: As RAY MASSEY enjoys a chocolate-infused Easter, car giant adds a new coffee-sounding Mokka to its line-up By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 April 2021 As we enjoy a chocolate-infused Easter weekend, Britain’s Vauxhall has just added … Read more
RAY MASSEY: Toyota’s next-generation Aygo city car will run on petrol only, bucking the trend for electric or hybrid vehicles By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 19 March 2021 Bucking the trend for electric or hybrid vehicles, Toyota’s next-generation Aygo city car … Read more
RAY MASSEY wonders at Mazda’s masterpiece as new family-focused MX-30 crossover features pillar-less design By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 12 March 2021 When you open all the doors, there’s an almost disconcertingly wide open space in the middle of Mazda’s new … Read more
RAY MASSEY: Cupra Formentor, a cross between a sports car and SUV, is a mean and moody machine By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 29 January 2021 The name Formentor conjures up a demonic vision of a mean and moody machine. It … Read more
RAY MASSEY re-imagines Steve McQueen’s classic 1968 movie Bullitt for the 21st Century behind the wheel of Ford’s new fully electric Mustang By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 15 January 2021 When most people think of a Ford Mustang, they imagine Steve … Read more
When you first spy Ferrari’s new 200mph Roma grand tourer you half expect to see a tall, dark and rather dangerous looking athletic man in a dinner jacket and bow-tie step out and be greeted with the words: ‘We’ve been expecting you, Mr Bond.’ For make no mistake, this Italian luxury sports car-maker really is … Read more
RAY MASSEY: Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered Nexo is so green it actually purifies polluted air… but at £65,495 will anyone buy it? By Ray Massey for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 November 2020 As Britain’s motorists are forced by the Government into a future of electric cars charged … Read more
The first Lexus battery-powered SUV is raring to go – with order books opening up at the start of the month. Named the UX 300-e, the family- oriented off-roader comes in three grades: the standard UX priced from £40,900, Premium Plus Pack from £44,400 and the top-end Takumi Pack (which I tried) from £50,500. Prices … Read more
So you think diesel’s dead? Well I’ve just been driving a perky little Citroen C3 hatchback with a diesel engine that might confound that notion. And the maker says while diesel sales may be declining across the industry, its own numbers are holding up well. Despite a recent string of new all-electric and hybrid launches, … Read more
Planning a staycation? The Volkswagen Grand California 680 motorhome comes with everything including the kitchen sink, plus a hob, loo, shower, double bed, swivel seats, storage and picnic furniture. I tested one and, despite being seven metres long and four tonnes, it’s nimble. Powered by a 2-litre TDI engine linked to an eight-speed auto gearbox, … Read more