The British Built Toyota Corolla Design 2.0 Hybrid Touring… …Tried and Tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The world’s best selling car and most successful British-built model, the Toyota Corolla, goes from strength to strength. The Corolla name returned to the Toyota lineup for the 12th generation and replaced the Auris. Toyota has been building cars in Britain since 1992 … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
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...]
Latest Mitsubishi ASX – Road Test
The 2020 model year Mitsubishi ASX Exceed petrol auto 4WD… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The latest third-generation Mitsubishi ASX is now better able to take on rivals than the immediately preceding products with its bolder styling, well revised and updated interior and cutting edge convenient technology. For 2020, Mitsubishi fitted a more powerful 150 hp 2.0 litre petrol … [Read more...]
Skoda Scala Monte Carlo – Road Test
SKODA’S SCALA FAMILY HATCHBACK GAINS SPORTY MONTE CARLO SPECIFICATION. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The five door family sized C-segment Scala hatchback was launched towards the end of last year but it’s only now the range-topping Monte Carlo sports spec level is introduced. The Scala was effectively a replacement for Skoda’s underwhelming Rapid range and sits between the Czech … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 Boosterjet Hybrid SZ5 ALLGRIP– Road Test
Suzuki’s new SX4 S-Cross Hybrid, in top spec SZ5 ALLGRIP form… …put through its paces by Kim Henson. (All words and photographs by Kim). Slightly larger than the Vitara SUV, the S-Cross ‘Crossover’ SUV (the first examples of which were sold in 2013) is intended to be a family-friendly practical multi-purpose vehicle, and, like the latest versions of the Vitara and the Swift Sport hatchback, … [Read more...]
All-electric MG ZS – Road Test
MG ZS EV Exclusive all-electric compact SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). From its conception almost a century ago, MG stood out as a performance brand on a shoestring and that simple value endures today with a modern twist. In the 1920s, Morris Garages cars tuned versions of standard family models and today the Chinese-owned MG marque sells family cars but has been one of … [Read more...]
Audi A7 Sportback Plug-in Hybrid – Road Test
NEW A7 SPORTBACK TFSI E QUATTRO LEADS THE AUDI PLUG-IN HYBRID PACK. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Audi A7 Sportback range of premium four door large coupé models gains a new PHEV plug-in hybrid TFSI e quattro variant to its line-up. This also heralds the arrival of the Q7 TFSI e quattro, A8 TFSI e quattro and A6 Saloon TFSI e quattro PHEV models plus the Q5 TFSI e quattro has … [Read more...]
Kia XCeed – Road Test
WHEN IS A FAMILY HATCHBACK SOMETHING ELSE? – THE KIA XCEED EXPLAINED. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). So what is the new Kia XCeed? Well it’s a Crossover styled member of the Ceed C-segment family that is also made up of the Ceed five door hatchback, Ceed Sportswagon estate and the ProCeed Shooting brake models. The Ceed family is Kia’s third best selling model range after the Kia … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki S-Cross 48-volt self-charging Hybrid – Road Test
SUZUKI BACK ON TRACK WITH HYBRID 48-VOLT S-CROSS AND OTHER MODELS. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Fire-up the S-Cross I’m back road testing new cars again now the UK’s pandemic lockdown rules have been relaxed to a certain extent. The rule changes mean that car manufacturers, importers and dealerships are getting back on track and some of us motoring media types are partially able … [Read more...]
Latest Peugeot 2008 – Road Test
Our first new car road test for a while… ...in which Robin Roberts has spent a longer than usual time living with Peugeot’s new 2008. Lockdown has been a learning experience for everyone, including the policeman who pulled me over for a routine check. Now I have spent over three months behind the wheel, some of the time, in the newest Peugeot 2008 and that’s a long time when we normally have … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 – Road Test
Kieron Fennelly test drives Alfa’s Giulia saloon – practical but with a sporty heart beating beneath its suave exterior… One of the earliest and most revered names in the auto industry, Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910. Its halcyon days were the pre-and post-war periods when it dominated European motor racing. Aided by Italian styling houses, the company produced some of the most attractive cars of … [Read more...]
Latest Peugeot 2008 – Road Test
The new Peugeot 2008 GT Line PT 130 manual compact SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). With over a million Peugeot 2008 models made since launch in 2013, it was already a success before the new second generation was announced at the end of 2019. But in just a few months a lot has changed as the world copes with the coronavirus pandemic and Peugeot is like all makers … [Read more...]
Jaguar XE P250 SE R Dynamic – Road Test
The 2020 model year Jaguar XE P250 SE R Dynamic… … Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). You have to admire Jaguar, which has gone through tough times yet always produces some head-turning desirable cars. The latest Jaguar XE saloon is a good case in point and offers a very broad range of eye-catching four-door saloons in rear and all-wheel-drive as it pitches … [Read more...]
Ford Fiesta Active ‘crossover’ – Road Test
The Ford Fiesta Active Edition 1.0T Ecoboost tried and tested... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Ford has put a lot of eggs in its family car basket as it seeks to build sales in difficult and highly competitive times. The best-selling Fiesta has an added new name at the top of its range, a crossover series called Active, which is probably more widespread in appeal than … [Read more...]
All-new Peugeot 208 – Road Test
THE PEUGEOT 208, EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR 2020, TRIED AND TESTED... ...By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Keeping calm and carrying on – for now, for this new model road test I slipped behind the wheel of the all-new Peugeot 208 ‘supermini sized’ 5-door family hatchback recently announced as the European Car of the Year 2020. With the World in turmoil on health grounds and the … [Read more...]
Latest Mazda CX-30 – Road Test
New Mazda CX-30 2.0 180 hp, 2WD, GT Sport SUV tried and tested. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). I have always been skeptical of the car awards bandwagon, until now. In the week I was testing the new Mazda CX-30 I learned it is one of the SUV finalists in the 2020 World Car Awards, and it is probably justified being included. Even before it was introduced, CX-30 picked up a … [Read more...]
Latest Vauxhall Corsa – Road Test
A FIRST LOOK AT THE ALL NEW VAUXHALL CORSA 5-DOOR HATCHBACK... By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The fifth generation Vauxhall Corsa range is now in UK showrooms and ready for the ‘20’ new registration plate sales month of March. This time around the Corsa is only available as a five-door hatchback and sells in the ‘supermini’ sector of the new car market. The Corsa has been … [Read more...]
Skoda Superb 1.5 (petrol) – Road Test
The Skoda Superb SE L 1.5 petrol 5-door Hatch… …assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). When a car-maker gives a model a name it risks being memorable, forgettable, laughable, unpronounceable or ultimately it means little, but in the case of the Skoda Superb, it actually means a lot. It’s the 125th anniversary of Skoda in 2020 and for 85 years it has been making models with … [Read more...]
Latest BMW 1 Series – Road Test
ALL NEW BMW 1 SERIES 5-DOOR HATCHBACK TRIED AND TESTED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The third generation BMW 1 Series range of 5-door hatchbacks is now with us and in a change from previous versions this generation is predominately made up of front wheel drive versions with transversely mounted engines. This has resulted in a shorter bonnet, the cabin area moved forward within … [Read more...]
Suzuki Jimny – Road Test
THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY SUZUKI JIMNY SZ5 ALLGRIP... ...Test-driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Every manufacturer loves to cram features into their model to make as much money as possible, but the Suzuki Jimny has something few ever include, a free smile. The standard-spec smile is something so many modern cars lack but the simple Suzuki has it in spades. And then … [Read more...]
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