MINI IN SIZE WITH MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE – THE NEW MINI JCW GP3. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Following the success of the two previous MINI GP models introduced in 2006 and 2013 respectively, the new limited edition GP3, or to give it its full title – the MINI John Cooper Work GP3, is the most powerful and fastest production MINI or Mini ever sold. Just 3,000 of these models will be … [Read more...]
Features by David Miles
Volvo emissions reductions, plus XC40 B5 AWD R-Design Pro – Road Test
VOLVO AHEAD OF CO2 REDUCTION TARGET + XC40 SUV TEST DRIVE. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Volvo Cars and its sports offshoot brand of Polestar claims they will reduce fleet emissions beyond their joint CO2 target for 2020 as defined by the regulations set by the European Commission. What that target was Volvo doesn’t say. However to their credit Volvo Cars was the first … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Ignis Hybrid – Road Test by David Miles
SUZUKI IGNIS HYBRID SZ5 ALLGRIP, CITY CAR CROSSOVER. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his verdict. City slicker meets countryside pony is how I would describe the top specification model in the revised Suzuki Ignis range. All models now have a new 1.2 litre four cylinder K12D Dualjet Hybrid petrol engine offering WLTP CO2 emissions from 114g/km and combined cycle fuel economy from … [Read more...]
Latest Audi A3 – Road Test
DOWNSIZE WITHOUT HARMING ONE’S IMAGE – THE NEW AUDI A3 SALOON FITS THE BILL. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (Photographs from Audi and – blue car – by David). In these troubled times all aspects of our life are, or should be, coming under review whether it’s our health, wealth, family, work, transport or generally the downsizing of areas such as our cars and homes to more … [Read more...]
Latest BMW 5 Series – First Impressions
48 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG – THE BMW 5 SERIES – NOW REFRESHED By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The longest serving model range in the BMW line-up is the 5 Series, launched seven generations ago in 1972. Since the last new models were launched in 2017 over 66,000 of them have been sold in the UK and 600,000 of them globally, now the latest updated 5 Series cars have just gone on … [Read more...]
BMW latest 4 Series Coupé – First Impressions (plus BMW model news)
BMW’S NEW 4 SERIES COUPE, FIRST DRIVE NEWS AND VIEWS. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… In these days of health and safety in this Covid era, holding mass motoring media product test driving events is not easy, you need space. And to meet that space requirements for this week’s BMW UK Media Showcase event of their new and updated models they used an aircraft hangar at the … [Read more...]
Honda’s latest Jazz EX Hybrid – Road Test
HONDA’S NEW JAZZ IS SENSIBLE, PRACTICAL BUT NOT A COMPULSIVE BUY… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The previous three generations of the Honda Jazz supermini five door hatchback have in design been all about packaging of its occupants. These features include best in class space, higher seating positions, good visibility, easy access, wide opening doors, good levels of safety and … [Read more...]
New Honda Jazz Crosstar– Road Test
MORE JAZZ BUT DOES IT HIT THE RIGHT NOTE FOR HONDA? By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). It might be music to some people’s ears that Honda is bringing us more Jazz but their F1 programme looks more like hokey cokey! Announced last week Honda F1 is quitting at the end of next year. They were first involved in 1964 and out in 1968, in again in 1983 and out in 1992, back in again in 2000, … [Read more...]
New SEAT Leon FR – Road Test
ALL-NEW SEAT LEON HATCHBACK TRIED FOR SIZE… …and assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The all-new range of Leon five door hatchbacks and estates are now with us with additional versions added in the last few weeks. For those of you not familiar with the Spanish brand, or have forgotten, the following words might help. SEAT, with its sports sub brand Cupra, is a member of the … [Read more...]
Latest Toyota Yaris – Road Test
ALL-NEW YARIS HAS TOYOTA’S WINNING WAYS… …Says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). There is a long-standing saying in the motor industry if you are involved in motorsport – ‘Win on Sunday – sell on Monday’, so this week Toyota must have sold a shed-load of new cars in particular the just arrived all-new Toyota Yaris Hybrid. Last Sunday not only did Toyota Gazoo Racing complete their … [Read more...]
Kia Niro PHEV – Road Test
KIA’S ONE OF THEIR THREE-OF-A-KIND – THE NEW NIRO PHEV PLUG-IN HYBRID. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) is your guide... There is increasing pressure for UK MPs to ban all sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and potentially phase out sales of hybrid models by 2035. This pressure is from the Committee on Climate Change, the Government’s independent advisory body who want the … [Read more...]
Electric Renaults galore arriving here now (or very soon)…
RENAULT CONTINUES THEIR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIFICATION PATH... ...David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all – and drives the new models Overview While other manufacturers have used the Hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) paths to full electric mobility, Renault took a different route 10 years ago with their first all-electric model the Twizy. The Twizy was an oddball tandem two seater city … [Read more...]
Toyota Corolla Trek – Road Test
RIGHT CAR RIGHT TIME – THE NEW TOYOTA COROLLA TREK MIGHT BE… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With staycations forced upon many of us due to the pandemic lockdown on overseas travel, activity holidays in the UK are at record levels whether it involves hotels, B&Bs, caravanning, camping, glamping, boating or hiking. UK sales and rentals of motorhomes, caravans, campers, tents and … [Read more...]
Latest Skoda Octavia – Road Test
LONGEVITY IS IN ITS GENES – THE NEW SKODA OCTAVIA. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new fourth generation Skoda Octavia Hatch and Estate models are here following the Covid-19 lockdown and UK customers can now take delivery of their new models or now more likely to wait until the new registration plate change month of September. The Octavia has been a huge global sales success … [Read more...]
Latest Volkswagen Golf – Road Test
THE EIGHTH GENERATION NEW VW GOLF, EVOLUTION NOT REVOLUTION? By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new eighth generation Volkswagen Golf arrived in the UK at the end of March but after the lockdown period deliveries are now underway so this is our first opportunity to test drive the latest Golf 8. The new Golf 8 model as it’s known is initially available in five door hatchback form … [Read more...]
NEW FORD KUGA PHEV SAFETY RECALL
Safety Recall for Plug-in Hybrid versions of the latest Ford Kuga… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. Just as my road test reports about the new Ford Kuga PHEV had been published Ford announced it has halted global sales of this model due to concerns about overheating battery packs. The plug-in hybrid SUV arrived in showrooms only recently but has proved popular, accounting for … [Read more...]
Latest Ford Kuga – PHEV Road Test and Range Review
NEW FORD KUGA RANGE INCLUDES A PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAIN OPTION… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives this version and reviews the line-up. After the Coronavirus lockdown Ford in the UK is now in full delivery mode of their all-new third generation Kuga SUV 5-door range. That’s good timing as pent-up demand by UK customers saw overall new car sales increase by 11% in July but sadly … [Read more...]
Ford Puma – Road Test
ON THE PROWL FOR CROSSOVER SALES – FORD’S NEW PUMA. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his verdict… Ford revealed its new five door Crossover – also you could call it a compact SUV, towards the end of last year with UK deliveries scheduled to begin in January. However the COVID-19 lockdown derailed the early delivery to over 7,000 early adopter UK customers awaiting this new addition … [Read more...]
BMW 340i Touring – Road Test
SPACE AND PACE – THE NEW BMW 340i TOURING. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (All interior photographs of the right-hand drive test car by David). BMW has a vast array of model ranges, Saloons, Touring estates, Active and Gran Tourer MPVs, Coupés and Gran Coupés, Convertibles, Sports Cars, SUV X models and an increasing number of current and future ‘I’ all-electric models. Backing up … [Read more...]
MINI Electric – Road Test
POSSIBLY THE RIGHT CAR AT THE RIGHT TIME AGAIN – THE NEW MINI ELECTRIC. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his verdict... The original Mini designed by Sir Alec Issigonis came about because of the Suez crisis and the subsequent petrol rationing, creating a demand for affordable motoring. In an answer to that call the first petrol powered Mini rolled off the production line in Oxford … [Read more...]
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