Exploring the Wrangler 4-Door Sahara 2.0 GME 272HP: Review and Driving Impressions
Why Would You Drive Anything Else?
Let’s be honest—why would anyone choose anything other than a Jeep? I’ve been a fan for decades. In fact, I still have my Action Man Jeep from the 1970s, now proudly passed on to my kids. But this isn’t just nostalgia speaking—the Wrangler Sahara 2.0 GME delivers everything you’d expect from a Jeep and then some.
We toured the Bentley Bentayga Hybrid up to Bath in Somerset and then down to Beachy Head in East Sussex. And did a 15 km Tough Mudder with 30 world-famous obstacles.
We even participated in a 15 km Tough Mudder, complete with 30 world-famous obstacles. As we always say, to really get to know a car, you have to tour with it. It's not just about the specs; it's also about what it's like to live with daily.
When the Maserati Quattroporte Trofeo was delivered to my door, I was not quite sure what to make of it. So I parked my preconceptions and drove around as many different types of roads and areas of the English countryside to get to grips with this conundrum.
The Quattroporte Ferrari engine is, of course, its USP, a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 with a whopping 580 bhp. Maximum output is at 6750 rpm, which delivers its best roar too. The 21-inch wheels and rear-wheel drive are firmly aimed at those that love driving.
Rolls-Royce presented the new Black Badge Ghost in great secrecy. I was chauffeured to an unknown location to test the new Ghost in almost total darkness.
The mood was set for an extraordinary event. The Black Badge Ghost, the representation of the darker side of Rolls-Royce was exhibited as a grand museum piece in a specially decorated warehouse complete with a green Agusta Helicopter and roaring neon tiger in the background.
As a House of Luxury, Rolls-Royce imbues its products with meaning. A Rolls-Royce serves as a canvas onto which clients reflect their personal tastes, express ambitions and often, define legacies. The Bespoke treatment of a Rolls-Royce elegantly reflects its status as ‘the best car in the world’ while stylishly expressing the personality of its commissioning client.
So is the DES 3 Crossback E-Tense La Prèmiere a winner for the new DS brand? Before you get hooked by the looks you need to live with a car and get to know its personality and the longer I spent with the new DS the more I liked it.
The DS 3 La Prèmiere is the flagship model and a fine-looking all-electric compact SUV. It’s pretty much in a category of its own. If style and luxury are high on your list this is a great contender.
In 2009 PSA the parent company of Peugeot Citroen and now Vauxhall resurrected the DS name. They used it to denote certain models in the range as premium: for example the Citroen DS3 Citroen DS4 Crossback. It was always part of the Citroen range, then in 2015 PSA decided that they would make the DS a stand-alone luxury brand, a halo brand if you will.
On face value, the DS7 Crossback is just a large SUV. There are a lot of them about, 5 seats, nice interior, nothing particularly unusual or special.
Ahh, the ubiquitous Range Rover, loved for decades by so many for its off-road mastery and palpable history of adventure, yet so derided for being ill-used as a town car.
Volvo were kind enough to supply us with a Bursting Blue example of the new Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine AWD R-Design Pro.
Before we get too carried away, we have to warn you, this is a spoiler alert. The XC60 is magnificent.
This is probably one of the most technically advanced car we’ve driven but is also one the most complete, accomplished packages we’ve seen. All of the driver aides (we’ll come on to them later) and all of the very impressive technology that make the XC60 what it is, work seamlessly and in harmony with each other.
Reep Southern hosted over 30 McLaren supercars at the Dunsfold Racetrack on Saturday with the McLaren Owners Club. A procession of McLaren supercars arrived at the Reep state of the art studio in The Old Fire Station at Dunsfold Park and lined up in multiple rows beside the famous Top Gear race track.
