Posts by tag: review

Reviews March 11, 2017 posted by

2017 Jaguar F-Pace – their first SUV: 59 mpg, aluminium construction and a set of waterproof keys [Review]

The premium SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) market is for luxury car makers what the Oscars after-party is to celebrities: each is desperate to get in on the action to further their own careers. When Porsche launched their Cayenne SUV fifteen years ago they went from zero (profit) to money-making hero. Making sports cars is all very well, yet like owning a selection of race horses, they may look impressive, but you try making money from them! SUVs on the other…

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2017 Jaguar F-Pace – their first SUV: 59 mpg, aluminium construction and a set of waterproof keys [Review]
Reviews March 16, 2016 posted by

2016 Jaguar XE: Cool, 70 MPG, aluminium and all for a cat’s whisker under £27k! [Review]

Every time Jaguar releases a new model there is always talk that it is the most important yet, but with the launch of their new small saloon, XE, this really is the big one. Like any good parent, Tata Motors has been patient in nurturing its child, stumping up the necessary cash to give it the best start in going from bespoke manufacturer to proper premium player.

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2016 Jaguar XE: Cool, 70 MPG, aluminium and all for a cat’s whisker under £27k! [Review]
Reviews February 2, 2016 posted by

2016 BMW 7 Series – 60 MPG, carbon-fibre, laser light luxury! [Review]

When you hear of BMW’s 7 Series model, what do you think of? Pampered rear passengers? Or, perhaps the car from the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies?  In that movie, a 7 Series was famously used to avoid the bad guys by being driven remotely via mobile phone.  Fast forward to 2016 and in both cases you could well be talking about this latest version of BMW’s flagship.

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2016 BMW 7 Series – 60 MPG, carbon-fibre, laser light luxury! [Review]
Gadgets March 31, 2015 posted by

DELL XPS13 2015 – On The Road With This New Ultra Portable Computer, Good & Bad

We’re happy to report that Windows laptops aren’t dead. Despite a sustained and long term assault by tablet computers, netbooks, Chromebooks and even smartphones, the fact is there are some things you can only do with a full blown laptop computer. We’ve recently took one of the most interesting of the new breed out on a short 5 day road test, to see just how well the genre is doing in its fightback. The answer is, very well indeed.

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DELL XPS13 2015 – On The Road With This New Ultra Portable Computer, Good & Bad
Awesome January 27, 2015 posted by

Tronsmart Draco AW80 – awesome OctaCore TV Box sets a new level in amazing [Review]

Let’s just get one thing out of the right now, shall we? All those clever folk sneering at the wave of Android TV boxes flooding the market right now need to wipe the smirk off their faces, because these things are here to stay, and they’re getting awesome. For those who’ve just arrived from Mars, these small boxes hook up to your TV via the HDMI socket and deliver games, Internet, and TV entertainment using the WiFi network in your home….

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Tronsmart Draco AW80 – awesome OctaCore TV Box sets a new level in amazing [Review]
Awesome March 6, 2014 posted by

2014 BMW 435i M Sport Convertible – our road test: 6 countries, 3000 kms, 3.5 days [Review]

So what would you do if BMW called up and offered to lend you a £45,000 sports car for a few days to drive where you wanted in Europe as a test? Yep, that’s what we figured, so we said no and went back to our knitting. Yeah right. Long and short, five days later we found ourselves on a flight to Malaga airport in Southern Spain, and six days later they handed over a key fob to a gleaming…

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2014 BMW 435i M Sport Convertible – our road test: 6 countries, 3000 kms, 3.5 days [Review]
Reviews February 10, 2014 posted by

The Battery Price Scam – Hint: We’re Probably Being Ripped Off! [In-Depth Test]

We’ve just finished conducting some tests on a range of different AAA alkaline battery brands to find out which are worth the price and which aren’t. With some very surprising results! Everyone buys household batteries, right? But most times we just buy what the marketing tells us to buy, without having a clue which batteries are actually the best value for money.

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The Battery Price Scam – Hint: We’re Probably Being Ripped Off! [In-Depth Test]
Reviews January 20, 2014 posted by

Nissan Qashqai 2014 Diesel – 74 mpg, auto parking and more tech than a space shuttle [Review]

You remember the old days, when getting into a car meant sucking up fuel like a jumbo jet, and the coolest bit of tech on tap would be the electric windows? Yeah, well they’re long gone. Nowadays the whole point of designing a new car seems to be to demonstrate how much technology you can cram into a small tin box without making the sides bulge too much.

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Nissan Qashqai 2014 Diesel – 74 mpg, auto parking and more tech than a space shuttle [Review]
Gadgets November 1, 2013 posted by

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 – we test the groundbreaking 18 hour tablet and stand impressed [Video Review]

The launch this week of the brand new Lenovo Yoga Tablet range marks a new direction for Android tablet computers in general. The new devices, which come in 8 and 10 inch formats, may not offer many surprises in terms of architecture and performance, but they do feature some very cool features, including a ground breaking 18 hours battery life. We spend some valuable standby time putting the larger 10 inch Yoga Tablet 10 through its paces to bring you…

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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 – we test the groundbreaking 18 hour tablet and stand impressed [Video Review]
Gadgets October 22, 2013 posted by

Ceros Motion – Powerful Quad Core 7 Inch Twin SIM Tablet Phone At A Nice Budget Price [Review]

Don’t look now, but there’s a trend happening and it’s called ‘Tablet Phone’ . Yep that’s right, we’ve had phablets, phones and tablets, now we’ve got a new breed of hybrid which combines the best of tablet technology with the flexibility of a 3G smartphone. We’ve just finished testing one of the latest of these hot products and it’s made us sit up and take notice.

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Ceros Motion – Powerful Quad Core 7 Inch Twin SIM Tablet Phone At A Nice Budget Price [Review]