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Drive Road Test- Suzuki Swift Sport
September 3rd, 2010 
Kyle Stone 
Small Sports Car 101 Of all the cars one thinks of when only a hundred examples will be brought into the country, a Suzuki Swift most likely won’t pop into your mind. And yet, when I strolled down to the parking lot when informed a Suzuki had arrived for me to road test, I popped [...]
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Tags: 1.6 VVT, 100, hatchback, limited edition, power, price, review, road test, Sport, Sportscar, supermini, Suzuki, swift 
No Comments »Ferrari 458 Recall
September 2nd, 2010 Kyle Stone As great and hot as the Ferrari 458 Italia is, it seems Ferrari have finally decided it may be just a little too hot. A voluntary recall has been issued on the 458, this in the wake of several gaining internet notoriety thanks to them being on fire. 1,248 cars are apparently affected, the problem [...]
Citroen DS4
September 1st, 2010 Kyle Stone Buoyed no doubt by the positive response to the capable DS3, Citroen have decided to add the DS moniker to their 4-series vehicle, and now we have the first official images of the DS4. It’s set to make its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show followed by, if all goes to plan, sales beginning [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: 1.6L turbocharged, 2010, BMW, Citroen, DS4, Hot Hatch, Paris Motor Show No Comments »Alfa Celebrates
August 31st, 2010 Kyle Stone Alfa Romeo GT Limited Edition It’s Alfa’s centenary year I’m sure you know, and as such I’m also sure you’ve been waiting with bated breath for the inevitable Limited Edition commemorating the occasion, everyone’s doing it nowadays. Well, it’s here, and my word is it a looker, which considering Alfa’s heritage and philosophy over the [...]
918 Production Confirmed
July 29th, 2010 Kyle Stone Heart wrenching Why must Porsche do this to us petrolheads? On the one hand, we are sworn enemies of the hybrid, they are not the answer to anything. On the other hand, this particular hybrid is the most impressive, most spectacular, and sexiest hybrid ever, and now they’re going to make it. Yip, it’s the [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: 918 Spyder, concept, hybrid, mid-engined, Porsche, supercar No Comments »Audi A7 Sportback
July 27th, 2010 Kyle Stone Love them or hate them, you could never accuse the Germans of resting on their laurels. They always seem to be either inventing new market segments or individual manufacturers enter segments that are new to themselves. And that according to Audi is what they’re up to with the A7 Sportback, although I’m not entirely convinced [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: 3.0 TDI, A7 Sportback, Audi, crown-gear diff, german, Quattro, V6, VAG No Comments »New Lotus Esprit
July 21st, 2010 Kyle Stone 
Lotus turning back the clock On the 30th of September 2010 at 16:45 CET at the Paris Motor Show, Lotus could very well be revealing a new Esprit, a throwback to the original Esprit Lotus launched in 1975. Lotus seem to think that the Esprit launched 35 years ago in Paris was a fairly significant [...]
Audi TT 2.0 TDI
July 21st, 2010 Kyle Stone 
10,000 diesel TT’s produced Of all the cars we’ve had in 2010 thus far here at Drive, the best has been the TT RS. Well, Russell and I think so, but I say this to point out that despite its somewhat less than manly roots, we rather like the TT. Or at least we like [...]
Dagger GT
July 19th, 2010 Kyle Stone 
Taking a Stab at the Veyron TranStar Racing I think a lot of people have a soft spot for man-in-a-shed sports cars, the whole concept has a certain level of appeal. From the complete and utter focus on performance, not a shred of concern for safety, or comfort, or anything other than speed in fact, [...]
Ford Figo
July 16th, 2010 Kyle Stone 
Not Cool I thought it was fairly common knowledge that if you have to explain why something is cool, then it isn’t. If you have to label it as cool, then it isn’t. Top Gear have taught us this; if you would have to explain to Kristin Scott Thomas why a car is cool, then [...]
Posted in Drive News Tags: 1.4L, City car, Duratec, Duratorq, Figo, Ford, hatchback, top gear No Comments »
