The Czech company’s vRS stock continued to grow with this Skoda Octavia model, and the famous badge is still recognised by many as a more practical alternative to a GTI. That’s very true of this Skoda Octavia vRS. It uses the same platform as the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, and the same engines too. The...

The Volkswagen Golf GTE is a hot hatchback that promises pious fuel consumption and environmental friendliness. Pitched as a plug-in hybrid version of the legendary Volkswagen Golf GTI , the GTE accordingly has big shoes to fill. Volkswagen has set the bar high, giving the GTE the same 245PS power...

There have been two significant changes for the Suzuki Swift Sport since this generation arrived in 2018. Firstly, the car was launched with a turbo petrol engine, so saying goodbye to the older non-turbo motor that did so much to endear this mildly warm hatch to so many. The new engine may have been...

None of us are getting any younger, but despite our ever-advancing years, we all like to think we’ve still got something to offer the world. Besides, it’s not nice to think we’ll be headed straight for the knacker’s yard the instant a wrinkle or a grey hair appears. But while age comes to us all...

The Abarth 595C is simply an Abarth 595 fitted with the full length canvas electric sunroof of the Fiat 500C. Since the Abarth brand reached the UK in 2008, it’s caught the imagination of drivers looking for something exclusive, stylish and sporty. Sales of the original Abarth 500 and the Abarth...