Ford’s “New Edge” design certainly gives it the edge. A very blunt one. The 2007 S-Max came too little, too late, and it looks more like a Japanese puffer fish more than your average soccer mom’s mode of transport.Although the front end of this car is relatively boring, you can’t help but feel this is one of Ford’s better designs, crammed with upbeat details like a heavily raked windscreen that lets in way too much sunlight, wide fenders with impressions of gills behind the front wheels, skewed windows and much more. read more ... Road Test - Ford S Max 2.3

When I set out to review this car, I imagined myself as a family oriented, budget conscious and practicality-over-style kind of man. I imagined myself to be of average financial status with a family of four. I need a car that is able to fit my family. I need a car that will give me the most mileage on a single tank of petrol. I need a car with a boot that can take my child’s tricycle, my wife’s shopping bags and more. I need a car that is comfortable. I need a car that is safe. I need a car that is not too much of a hassle to drive and maintain. I need a car that is not too expensive. I need a car.read more ... Road Test - Suzuki SX4 1.6 (A)

If you recall, Volkswagen started the Jetta lineup here last year with the 2.0 TFSI. Great, if you like the engine of a Golf GTI in a four-door saloon with a gigantic boot. However, it never really looked the part. Simply put, its design was plain boring.Now though, they’ve brought in the venerable Jetta TSI, and that essentially takes care of the “economical but more-than-adequate powered,” entry level lineup of the Jetta range. That leaves the identical-looking Jetta 2.0 TFSI with not much room to breathe, so instead of continuing with it, they’ve decided to up the ante with the GLI instead. read more ...
Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T

ONE of the most powerful letters in the alphabet has to be “M”. When tagged as a prefix to the numbers 3, 5 or 6, the presence of any BMW “M” car has the ability to turn grown men weak in the knees and feel all woolly in the belly as they're reduced to giggly, star-struck teeny-boppers who find themselves stuck in a lift with their favourite idols. read more ... Discreetly yours, BMW M3 Sedan

NOW Opel insists that their new Astra sedan’s life cycle will indeed succeed here in Singapore, just like it has in the European market.The Astra’s oversized central hood line is this car’s main element — it penetrates the windshield, dash and centre console. Flared wheel arches and a trick two-piece rear glass work by sporting good symmetry, while a rather peculiar looking rear completes the picture with a slit rear window. Yes, it looks out of place especially when compared to the rest of the car, but the good thing is that it doesn’t look cheap. ... read more Opel Astra Sedan 1.8