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Features by David Miles

BMW 340i Touring – Road Test

24th July 2020

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

17th July 2020

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...]

Skoda Scala Monte Carlo – Road Test

10th July 2020

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...]

Audi A7 Sportback Plug-in Hybrid – Road Test

3rd July 2020

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

26th June 2020

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

19th June 2020

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...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 10

12th June 2020

MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED – EDITION 10… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Despite the roads-of-life starting to reopen with shops, businesses, car manufacturers and dealerships getting the wheels of business moving again, I’m still sifting through automotive news you might have missed until my first new model road test car arrives at the end of this week – … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 9

5th June 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED – Edition 9… … by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Although the lockdown measures have eased with some people already back at work, or they should be working from home, some schools in England open for some age groups, most car dealerships ready for business with some car manufacturing plants already producing vehicles even if in limited … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 8

29th May 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED – Edition 8… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Although the lockdown measures are easing it will take time for the wheels of society to return to something like normal life. But from 1 June, after the bank holiday week, schools for certain age groups will open where they can and more employees should be returning to work and that includes … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 7

22nd May 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With the continued absence of new cars to evaluate or product launches to attend I’m still sifting through newspapers and the dwindling supply of worthwhile press releases to keep readers in the picture as to what might be of interest in the motoring world. Not pulling together If the current political … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 6

15th May 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) enlightens us… Another week has gone by and here I am still keeping calm and carrying on despite very mixed messages from our Government about what we can or should do during – now it appears – slightly relaxed semi lock-down period. But no longer is it the same rules in each of our four domestic … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 5

8th May 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox. Whilst the COVIC-19 news is not good there are some brighter worthwhile snippets of information worth passing on. New life goes on - Toyota Corolla proves reliant for … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 4

1st May 2020

MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox. Some are less ‘newsy’ than others and some press releases are just recycled items as PR operators seek to keep us informed by promoting their brands. Here are some worthwhile … [Read more...]

What price electric vehicles in the UK and abroad?

27th April 2020

PRICEY OR PRICELESS – ELECTRIC CARS AROUND THE WORLD. We know electric cars are expensive in Britain, but they can be a fraction of the price charged in other countries, writes David Miles & Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency)… Somemes they are dearer in the UK, but overall a survey for Compare the Market found Britain ranked 13th out of nearly 50 locations. Here is a link to the … [Read more...]

David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 3

23rd April 2020

A look at some aspects you may have missed during the last week… Our comprehensive guide is David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). As the COVID-19 lock-down continues for another three weeks at least the motoring world needs to carry on, as does our service to supply interesting news items you may have overlooked. Here are a few I have selected for this week’s ‘Miles on the road motoring … [Read more...]

David Miles’ latest round-up of car facts, figures and information

16th April 2020

MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS LAST WEEK… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With the motoring media World in lockdown the supply of new models and new model test driving events are all cancelled so instead of road test reviews we are keeping the wheels turning by covering some news items you might just have missed. Some that caught my eyes in the last week or so are as … [Read more...]

News – David Miles provides a vital round-up of car facts and figures

9th April 2020

MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… David Miles (Miles Better Motoring Agency) brings us up to date, including crucial financial information. Kim adds: “Grateful thanks to David for putting together this feature, which may help readers who are unsure of how the current health emergency situation will affect their motoring/car buying costs, and how they stand if part-way through the buying or … [Read more...]

Motoring and Travelling For Fun – David Miles writes about a recent adventure trip to India

3rd April 2020

MILES ON THE ROAD IN INDIA JUST BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency), who describes the motoring scene in India, as well as his own trip there. (All words and photographs by David).  When my wife and I left the UK for our recent two week tour in India just over a month ago, there was hardly a global mention of coronavirus, just the odd mention of a … [Read more...]

News – Electric car prices around the world

2nd April 2020

David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports on the prices of electric cars around the globe... New research reveals the cheapest and most expensive countries around the world to purchase an electric vehicle…   Many of us are likely researching and dreaming of our next set of wheels whilst we're in lockdown; and many will have their mind set on going green and getting an electric … [Read more...]

All-new Peugeot 208 – Road Test

27th March 2020

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...]

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