New Citroën Berlingo functional as well as potentially fashionable… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives a seven seater version. MPV multi-purpose vehicles, or ‘people carriers’, as we knew them in their heydays of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, have lost out in terms of sales to the growing desirability of owing an SUV – ‘sports utility vehicle’. But manufacturers of MPV type … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
Audi A4 Avant 40 TDI quattro – Road Test
2019 model year Audi A4 Avant 40TDI quattro tried and tested. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). While SUVs are the flavour of the season, there’re rich pickings for manufacturers and drivers in cars like the Audi A4 Avant. Most SUVs are rarely used to their full capacity or ability but an estate car, particularly a sporting estate like the Black Edition 40TDI quattro tested, … [Read more...]
Hyundai Kona 4WD 1.6 T-GDI Auto Premium – Road Test
The latest Hyundai SUV… …Test-driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). There is a lot of noise and hype generated about SUVs at the moment but the Hyundai Kona compact five door SUV does not shout about its abilities, it just delivers them. This fuss-free formula is favoured by those who need the space and equipment of a quality SUV which decides when you can get away with … [Read more...]
They’re off… on a classic winter’s drive to Monte Carlo
Classic cars and their intrepid crews head south from Clydebank this evening (30th January)... A hardy group of 17 cars and crews are heading south on wintry roads following the start this evening in Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire of the UK leg of the classic Monte Carlo Rally. The Clydeside town is the only British start point of six European cities for a range of classic cars to make the … [Read more...]
Latest Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – Road Test
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV CONTINUES LEADING THE WAY FOR UK SALES. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) finished another strong sales year in 2018 as the UK’s best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle with 8,701 vehicles registered, an increase of 16% over 2017. The uprated Outlander PHEV was launched last September with … [Read more...]
Latest Jeep Grand Cherokee – Road Test
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - A LEGEND IN ITS OWN LIFETIME... David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) investigates this iconic American machine. The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 is a globally recognised large, five-seater, hard-core heavyweight and seriously capable off-roader with a long history and high specification. It has evolved over many years since 1993 with over five million sales, the most recent in … [Read more...]
Kia’s diesel hybrid Sportage – Road Test
Kia Sportage GT-Line S 2.0CRDi auto 48v… Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Success can be measured or judged in many ways, and one of those is behind the wheel of the Kia Sportage. It is the Korean’s brand’s best-selling model in Britain, and last year a record number of Kia models were sold including their globally best-selling SUV. So it can be said to be … [Read more...]
Ford news – and EcoSport SUV – Road Test
FORD IN THE NEWS PLUS THEIR LATEST ECOSPORT COMPACT SUV HAS BEEN IMPROVED IN MOST AREAS. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… Latest Ford News 2019 news from Ford in the UK started on a very positive note with PR announcements that in 2018 the brand achieved their 42nd successive year of league-topping new passenger car sales and 53rd consecutive year of commercial vehicles sales … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Combo Life MPV – Road Test
Vauxhall Combo Life Energy 1.5 Turbodiesel 100hp MPV… Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Vauxhall know about big families or those with big demands, particularly now it’s part of the immense PSA Group. So it’s reflected in the range of models now coming to market with the famous long-lived Griffin badge, and that includes the immensely practical, roomy, agile Combo … [Read more...]
Peugeot 508 Allure – Road Test
Peugeot 508 Allure 1.5 BlueHDi 130hp, manual, hatchback If style alone sold cars, the new Peugeot 508 coupé styled large five door hatchback would be soaring success. Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) gives his assessment… In an age when we are told SUVs and Crossovers are the golden ticket in the lottery of life, the new 508 makes you think again and realise there is still room for a … [Read more...]
Estate of the art? Audi’s smart A6 Avant load carrier – Road Test
THE NEW AUDI A6 AVANT – A VERY POSH LARGE ESTATE… Tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The fifth generation Audi A6 Saloon and Avant estates are slowly coming to market. The 2.0 litre 40 four cylinder TDI and 3.0 50 V6 TDI turbodiesel (both with mild hybrid support) models with standard fit automatic transmissions were launched in September last year to the UK media and … [Read more...]
New Skoda Kodiaq Sportline – Road Test
SKODA KODIAQ SPORTLINE – A MILES BETTER SPECIFICATION LARGE SUV… ...Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) It’s a fast evolving world in the car industry with changing fashions in the models we buy such as hatchbacks, saloons and estates losing out to SUVs, the introduction of new WLTP testing procedures which has caused delays in supplying compliant engines, and the introduction of … [Read more...]
New MG3 – Road Test
The latest MG3... ...Tried and tested by Chris Adamson. If you are in the market for a sophisticated, sporting and aspirational modern hatchback then here is a recommendation – don’t even start considering the new MG3. However, if you want a budget priced, economical to run and spacious five-door then the new Chinese built MG3 could be just the answer. Wrapped-up in an acceptable if not … [Read more...]
Motoring Review of 2018 – The ups and downs of a turbulent year for the UK
2018 – WHAT AN UNSETTLED YEAR IT HAS BEEN FOR THE MOTOR INDUSTRY. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) looks back on his motoring year... Seated at my keyboard responding to a request to write a review of the year from the 100 or so new or updated cars we have tried and tested this year, it’s difficult to know where to begin. Perhaps with the unknown fallout from Brexit, if it ever happens, … [Read more...]
Jeep Compass – Road Test
JEEP’S COMPASS SHOULD BE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). On paper the new Jeep Compass compact SUV has all the elements for it to be heading in the right direction in terms of size, five star safety equipment, five year warranty, inclusive specifications and some competitive prices in a fast growing SUV market. The second generation Jeep Compass … [Read more...]
Classy Mercedes-Benz C 200 – Road Test
Mercedes-Benz C 200 AMG Line 4MATIC Saloon Tried and Tested. By Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). You should rightly expect something special from the world’s oldest car-maker and you wouldn’t be disappointed with the Mercedes-Benz C-class range, particularly the highly popular C 200 4Matic AMG Line saloon automatic tested here. Almost 100 years after the company was created from the … [Read more...]
Latest Lexus RX450h Hybrid SUV – Road Test
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...]
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...]
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