Look-a-likes

People say cars all look alike these days.

Cross-over SUVs certainly do.

So it's nice to see something that doesn't look like the rest.

For example Car+Driver are today enthusing about the 2024 Maserati GranCabrio - a car not aimed at grans.

This is what it looks like:

Nothing at all like an early Jag F-Type.

Yesterday, they were talking about the new Lucid Air:

As opposed to the slightly cheaper Peugeot 508...

But at least they aren't crossover-SUVs.

Now, talking about motors and similarities, try listening to this without thinking about Grandstand:

A Posher Version of Poundland

In Poundland, everything costs a quid.

So, presumably in Grandland, everything costs £1000.

Which is excellent value for a large SUV.

And mustn't be confused with Granadaland - which is where ITV used to tell us that we lived if we happened to reside in the North-West of England.

Or Grandstand - which where the BBC used to show us Rallycross on a Saturday afternoon.

Here is the latest press release from Vauxhall.

They don't say so, but it looks like the Zafira is on its way out.

And the Meriva is going to be replaced by the Crossland X.

And the Mokka is going to be replaced by the Mokka X.

They don't say why they are putting kisses after the names.

Maybe it's to help sell the Vauxhall Insignia SE to the dogging community.