We’ve been itching to get behind the wheel of the S1 since it was first announced earlier in the year. Luckily, the good people at Newcastle Audi were prepared to help; letting us find out if the S1 quattro lives up to that illustrious badge. So, what did our editor think? As predecessors go, sharing a badge with the…
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BMW i8 – Tame Geek First Drive and Review
How does he do it? We’re not quite sure, but our good friend The Tame Geek managed to get himself behind the wheel of the BMW i8 electric supercar for a test drive. We bring you his full thoughts that first premiered on his own website. After having a great time in BMW’s electric (and somewhat…
Short Review – BMW 420d Coupé
Tonight we hand you over to our good friend and technological expert The Tame Geek, who has been behind the wheel of another new car! Short Review – BMW 420d Coupé Another review of a car that’s not from the VW Group?! YES! The Tame Geek has been busy! Busy and loving it. As regular…
Short Review – Ford Focus ST Estate Mountune
EngageSportMode is a fan of quick estates so, when given the chance to get behind the wheel of Ford’s latest hot load-lugger, we jumped at the opportunity. To get it out of the way, the colour is called Tangerine Scream. Quite frankly it sums up the nature of the Focus ST Mountune perfectly. This car…
Tame Geek Review – SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI
Some say he manages to get behind the wheel of more new cars than The Stig. All we know is he’s called The Tame Geek, and tonight he’s feeling all Catalonian. 2013 SEAT Leon FR 2.0 TDI What! The Tame Geek is going to review another car from the Volkswagen Group? Yes, but hold on!…
Uncle Steve Writes – Part 3 of 4 – MINI Cooper SD
In the penultimate part of the 4 part series, ESM’s Uncle Steve covers his most recent car purchase. So, as previously mentioned, the Leon FR TDI has gone, arriving in its place is a MINI Cooper SD hatchback. Again purchased from our tame motor trader, Cooper MINI Durham. So let’s get right down to the…
Uncle Steve Writes – Part 2 of 4 – MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4
In the second part of his tetralogy, Uncle Steve tells us all about the MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 – is this the longest car name in the world? Maybe, but it’s also the name of the car purchased by the fiancé of Uncle Steve. Back in October last year, we were looking for a car…
Uncle Steve Writes – Part 1 of 4 – The Leon FR TDI
In part 1 of a 4 part special, ESM’s Uncle Steve returns. Since he knows you’d be disappointed if none of the four contained a rant or complaint, he’s getting in there straight away with an article on possibly the least reliable car ever produced by SEAT, a Leon FR TDI owned initially by Steve’s…
Hyundai i30 – Short Review
EngageSportMode’s BTCC Correspondent recently went on holiday to France. Whilst he was there, he found himself with a Hyundai i30 at his disposal. So what did he make of the Korean hatchback? Hyundai Holiday Hell? Quite the Opposite… I was recently lucky enough to have a mini break in the South of France. On arrival…
The Tame Geek Reviews the Audi A5 Convertible
ESM likes Audis. So does our good friend, and contributor, The Tame Geek. So when he spotted the chance to take a spin in a new Audi A5 Convertible, he leapt at the chance like a startled gazelle. Head on over to his site to check out what he thought of the drop-top Ingolstadt cruiser….
Audi A1 Sportback 1.4TFSI S line – The Big Review
If you’ve been reading the long running saga about me attempting to buy a new car, you’ll know that I’d swung towards the Audi A1 but was finding it tough to get a dealership to sell me one. The end result was Tyneside Audi providing me with a A1 1.4TSFI Sportback for the weekend, to…
Bye Bye GTi – Saying Auf Wiedersehen to a Wolfsburg Legend
Tonight, ESM’s Mate Steve explains why he’s surrendered ownership of the iconic MkV Golf GTi, along with noting the highs and lows of owning a hot-hatch legend. Last week I handed back the keys to a VW Golf GTi MkV, you might ask why, hopefully this will become clear. Just over 3 years ago I…
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