Now to be honest, when we planned this trip I’d organised for us to have a V8 Mustang, but a confusion in the booking procedure meant, well, I couldn’t have one, hence the EcoSport.

It was comfortable, quiet and easy to drive, with speed bumps and child sized potholes being hardly noticeable…

Like all Flash-Drives, my time spent in the V8 Mustang was all too brief, but my most prominent memory of those fleeting 20-minutes was the maniacal grin that was affixed to my face as I flung this motoring legend around the…..

The Kuga isn’t a sports car, but equipped with the 178bhp 2ltr TDCi power unit, it certainly moves.  I particularly enjoyed taking it along the open and twisty roads around the Pennines, and with the combination of 19” rims, well-weighted electric steering and its all-wheel-drive system, it inspired confidence and gave me a huge grin……