Certain Renault Modus models had a smaller hatch within the main tailgate, known as the boot chute. It provided access to the luggage compartment without raising the whole rear door, making smaller it
Remember the Fiat Multipla? That oddball family car with a face only its designer could love? Well, Fiat might bring it back, and this time, it’s going wild with the idea. The Multiplay concept
New windshield wipers can still smear if there is residue on the glass, the blades are the wrong fit or the rubber is not sitting against the windshield properly. Cleaning the glass and checking the i
The speed readout was there a moment ago, floating neatly above the bonnet. Put on sunglasses and it fades, perhaps to the point where it seems to have disappeared altogether. An expensive electronic
Topping up the washer tank ought to be one of the least complicated jobs a car can demand. Open the bonnet, find the right cap, pour. There is no good reason for it to become an ongoing conversation w
A delivery van usually gets noticed because it is blocking something. Nissan found another way: give it a face, a rounded shell and the proportions of a snail that has somewhere to be. The S-Cargo
The cloth catches halfway across the dashboard. Instead of lifting the dust, it leaves a few fibers behind, and a fingertip pressed against the surface comes away with the unpleasant impression that s
A retired police car can make an ordinary used-car listing look expensive. There is plenty of room, a purposeful set of steel wheels and the promise of hardware built for a harder life than the school
Long before carmakers filled dashboards with screens, an important piece of engine information was displayed outside the windshield. Early automobiles often carried their radiator filler caps at
Open the door of a large American sedan from the 1950s and the front seat looks less like a modern cockpit than a particularly comfortable sofa. There is no center console dividing driver and passe