Lexus RX450h petrol-electric hybrid large SUV… “Enjoy the refinement”, says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). There is no shortage of SUVs, small, medium, large and very large, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric are all available depending on the model and from ‘budget’ buys to ‘upper-class’ premium brands, all cashing in on the seemingly unstoppable public demand. … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
Latest Ford Focus – Road Test
New Ford Focus now tried and tested in the UK… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his assessment. The latest generation Ford Focus was initially revealed to the motoring media in France in June this year, but it wasn’t until September that models arrived in UK showrooms. Now full UK sales are underway as the latest generation Focus five door hatchback and estate models aims to maintain … [Read more...]
Latest four wheel drive Alfa Stelvio 2.2 diesel SUV – Mini Road Test
Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.2 TD, Q4 Super, better late than never… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Alfa Romeo took its time entering the booming SUV sector with its Stelvio, the first of its kind from the brand after it debuted the Kamal SUV concept car at the Geneva motor show in 2003. A lot has happened in the meantime and any car-maker with an eye on the future must make an SUV, … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Corsa GSi – Road Test
The Corsa GSi is hot but gets flustered… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the top-selling Vauxhall Corsa supermini sized hatchback range has recently seen high specification low price Griffin versions, with three and five door body styles and with the choice of 1.4-litre petrol 75 or 90 hp engines, added to its line-up priced from as low … [Read more...]
Honda Civic Saloon – Road Test
Honda adds another string to the Civic’s bow… … says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With no Estate version in the tenth generation Honda Civic range, until now only available in five door Hatchback form, now Honda has extended the Civic’s appeal by adding four door Saloon versions. Unlike the … [Read more...]
SEAT Arona FR TSI – Brief Road Test
SEAT Arona FR 1.5 TSI EVO 150 Compact SUV Briefly Tested. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Working requirements mean that sometimes we can only spend a comparatively short, but informative, time in a test car. A quick run in a few hours can often highlight the pros and cons of a car so the best and worst features stand out. Other times you need to spend a few days in the … [Read more...]
Honda’s Latest CR-V – Road Test
New generation Honda CR-V large SUV – more polished and plush… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (Photographs by David (static images) and Honda (moving shots). When asking what is the World’s best selling SUV would it be a Land Rover/Range Rover of some type, a Ford, an Audi, BMW or Mercedes or a Kia, or Hyundai, a Mitsubishi, Suzuki or perhaps one of a multitude of American … [Read more...]
Skoda Octavia vRS estate – Road Test
The Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI 184 hp estate offers space and pace… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Octavia C-segment range of five door Hatch and Estate models is Skoda’s best selling model range, accounting for 29% of their total UK sales. The Octavia is available with a wide range of engine options, four TSI petrol units and three TDI diesels, with power outputs ranging from 115 … [Read more...]
Kia’s 2019 Sportage – Road Test
Kia’s best-selling model – The Sportage SUV – Refreshed, and refreshing to own. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) puts it through its paces. The Sportage is Kia’s best-selling model in Europe, and with over five million global sales during its 25 years of production through four generations. In the UK 40,000 were sold last year and so far this year nearly 30,000 have found homes here, … [Read more...]
Latest Mazda6 Tourer – Road Test
Mazda6 Tourer Sport Nav 165hp upgraded... ...Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Mazda6 range has undergone a transformation this year. Announced in July, the new Mazda6 series is significantly different and upgraded, compared with the previous generation, both outside and in. The emphasis has been to ramp up driving enjoyment and safety technology, with more … [Read more...]
MG ZS – Road Test
MG ZS compact SUV; small in price, big on specification and size. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… With the uncertainties of Brexit, higher interest rates and fuel prices, plus new WLTP fuel economy and CO2 figures now being applicable and the demonising of diesel engines, there are a lot of uncertainties in the UK’s motoring world and new car sales are being affected. Sales in … [Read more...]
Latest Kia Ceed – Road Test
More than a name change – The new Kia Ceed five door family hatchback… Tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Formerly known as the Kia cee’d, the C-segment new generation five door hatchbacks are now known as Ceed. When first introduced in 2006 the car was given the name cee’d meaning Community of Europe with European Design to promote the fact that it was built and … [Read more...]
Citroën C4 Cactus Flair Puretech 110 – Road Test
Is the latest C4 Cactus a prickly proposition, or is it ‘softly softly’? Kim Henson finds out, during a week of test-driving… The current line-up of Citroën C4 Cactus models – all five door hatchbacks with a hint of SUV looks – arrived in Britain earlier this year, with price tags considerably higher than those of their predecessors (and now starting at £18,505 – previously from just under … [Read more...]
Mazda6 2.5 GT Sport saloon – Road Test
Keith Ward test drives the latest Mazda6 saloon, in potent 2.5 litre Sport form… THIS has been a busy year for Mazda, with almost every model updated, including the respected Mazda6 looked at here. Priced from £23,195 to £33,585, the latest combined Saloon and Tourer 6 range runs to 25 models across four trim levels, in ascending order: SE-L Nav+, SE-L LUX Nav+, Sport Nav+ and GT Sport … [Read more...]
Peugeot 5008 GT Line Premium 130 PureTech 7-seater SUV – Road Test
Peugeot’s up-to-the-minute SUVs are proving very popular with UK buyers... Kim Henson puts through its paces, and carries lots of people in, the company’s latest 5008 seven seater large SUV… (All words and photographs by Kim). The compact 2008 and mid-range 3008 SUVs were already selling well for Peugeot in the UK before the larger 5008 SUV range was introduced here in the autumn of 2017 … [Read more...]
Latest Ford Fiesta ST – Road Test
Third generation Ford Fiesta ST… …the benchmark hot hatch tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). …Plus a ‘sneaky peek’ at the competitor new VW Polo GTi… The Ford Fiesta range of three and five door hatchbacks, plus their recently introduced additional Active SUV inspired versions, are still the UK’s best-selling cars, not just supermini sized cars but cars overall. Flagship model … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Crossland X Ultimate 130 hp – Road Test
More power, more appeal – Vauxhall’s latest Crossland X Ultimate 130 hp… ...assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). With a third of all new European car sales going to the SUV market it’s a sector no car-maker can ignore, and Vauxhall is going for it big and small time with its new models. The Crossland X was introduced as an urban compact five door SUV with front wheel … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Swift Sport – Road Test
FUN ON FOUR WHEELS... The first two generations of Suzuki’s Swift Sport supermini were well-received by the motoring press and buyers… but the latest version is even better! Kim Henson test-drives the new Swift Sport… Suzuki’s original Swift Sport made its U.K. debut in 2006, with second generation models arriving in 2012, and the car has always been a serious contender in the sporting … [Read more...]
Citroën Grand C4 SpaceTourer seven seater MPV – Road Test
New name, same stylish and versatile MPV functionality – The Citroën Grand C4 SpaceTourer… …put through its paces in a week-long family use road test by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Citroën earlier this year announced that the Picasso name for their mid to large sized MPV people-carrier models would be changed to the C4 SpaceTourer for the five seater versions and Grand C4 SpaceTourer … [Read more...]
Suzuki Ignis 1.2 Adventure – Road Test
Kim Henson assesses a special edition of Suzuki’s compact five door ‘crossover’/SUV city car… (All words and photographs by Kim). Suzuki’s Ignis arrived in the U.K. early in 2017, at once appealing to buyers due to its ‘stand-out-from-the-crowd’ looks, also its sprightly performance and commendable fuel consumption. Buyers also like the car for its generous interior space (within a compact body … [Read more...]
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