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Features by David Miles

Latest BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé – First Impressions + other model news

20th March 2020

THE NEW BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE FIRST DRIVE NEWS AND VIEWS. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). This is the first ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé model and the smallest member of the BMW’s dour door Coupés family, which are the 4 Series Gran Coupé, 6 Series Gran Turismo and the range flagship 8 Series Gran Coupé. The new 2 Series Gran Coupé with four passenger doors, a sleek coupé … [Read more...]

Latest Vauxhall Corsa – Road Test

16th March 2020

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...]

Latest BMW 1 Series – Road Test

9th March 2020

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...]

Skoda Superb iV PHEV – Road Test

2nd March 2020

SKODA ADDS iV PHEV PLUG-IN HYBRID MODELS TO THEIR SUPERB RANGE... ...David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) puts the newcomer through its paces. (Photographs by Skoda and David). Skoda’s hugely popular and award winning Superb range of large Hatch and Estate models has received a further boost to their range with the addition of petrol-electric PHEV models. The global car industry is … [Read more...]

Audi A1 citycarver – Road Test

17th February 2020

NEW AUDI A1 CITYCARVER FOR THE URBAN JUNGLE. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) is your guide… The citycarver (all lower case letters) is a five door supermini sector sized hatchback based on the Audi A1 Sportback but with pseudo-SUV styling. It is priced from £22,040 and it is aimed at urban jungle motoring says Audi, whatever that is. There is no 4WD option, all models are only front-wheel … [Read more...]

Latest Nissan Juke – Road Test

10th February 2020

STILL SETTING THE PACE – THE NEW NISSAN JUKE. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… Launched over a decade ago the first generation Nissan Juke sold in huge numbers with over 1.5 million finding global homes. It brought the then aspirational idea of five door SUV styling to the masses of car buyers who previously had opted for supermini sized hatchbacks. Although prior to Juke … [Read more...]

Audi Q3 Sportback – Road Test

3rd February 2020

THE NEW Q3 SPORTBACK – A NEW SLANT FROM AUDI ON SUVS… …by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). As Audi so aptly puts it their new Q3 Sportback is a different slant on their Q3 SUV. It’s a variation on the Q3 theme, familiar versatility but now with a racier coupé inspired side profile and rear end styling themes. But will this edgier dynamic design give Audi a sales edge in the over … [Read more...]

Latest Ford Ranger – Road Test

27th January 2020

THE 2020 REVISED FORD RANGER - RANGE ROUNDUP. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… *In the UK the award winning Ford Ranger sold 16,458 units in 2019, retaining its top sales position. The 2019 pick-up market sector saw 53,055 total sales, a 1% fall over 2018. Europe’s, and the UK’s, best selling pick-up range received major changes towards the end of last year plus the addition … [Read more...]

All wheel drive Toyota Prius – Road Test

20th January 2020

TOYOTA PRIUS RANGE GAINS INTELLIGENT ALL WHEEL DRIVE MODEL… …Tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Launched about a year ago was the new fourth generation Toyota Prius which had first use of Toyota’s New Global Architecture platform, which in the case of the Prius lowered the ride height, gave a more engaging drive and improved the interior quality. It also introduced to … [Read more...]

Ford Kuga – Road Test

13th January 2020

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW – FORD KUGA STYLE. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The very popular Ford Kuga mid-sized SUV first launched in 2008 is now in its second generation which was launched in 2012 and continues to be very popular with UK customers. It remained for 2019 the second best selling SUV of any size just behind the British built Nissan Qashqai and ahead of … [Read more...]

Latest Kia XCeed – Road Test

6th January 2020

NEW KIA XCEED ADDS TO THE BRAND’S RECORD SALES MODEL LINE-UP… …explains David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). So what is the new Kia XCeed? Well it’s the latest member of the Ceed C-segment family that until recently was made up of the Ceed five door hatchback, Ceed Sportswagon estate and the newer ProCeed Shooting brake models. The Ceed family of models is Kia’s third best-selling model … [Read more...]

Latest Mitsubishi ASX – Road Test

3rd January 2020

A FRESH FACE AND A NEW HEART FOR REJUVENATED MITSUBISHI ASX SUV… ….By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The 2020 model year Mitsubishi ASX compact SUV has received a significant makeover for New Year sales with prices starting from £20,295 on-the-road. The first generation ASX went on sale in 2010 and has accumulated an impressive 1.36 million global sales and over 31,000 of them found … [Read more...]

Jaguar Land Rover – Latest Vehicles News and First Impressions Test Drives

16th December 2019

ALL NEW THINGS JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER REVIEW… …by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Jaguar XE Reims very prompt first drive Jaguar set an embargo date and time last week of one minute past midnight on Wednesday 11th December to announce their special edition Jaguar XE Reims model with just 200 units for sale solely in the UK. By 0.945am the same day I was sat behind the wheel of the car … [Read more...]

Skoda Kamiq – Road Test

12th December 2019

THE NEW SKODA KAMIQ COMPACT SUV FIRST DRIVE… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Kamiq (pronounced kamich) is the third all-new SUV model line-up launched in the last three years to the Skoda range. The Kamiq name says Skoda comes from the Inuit people living in northern Canada and Greenland and literally means something that fits perfectly in every situation – like a second skin. … [Read more...]

Latest Raft of BMW Plug-in Hybrids – First Impressions

5th December 2019

BMW NOW WITH MORE VARIETY OF POWERTRAINS WITH PLUG-IN HYBRIDS… Hotfoot from this week's BMW PHEV driving event, David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. (Photographs from BMW and David Miles – 330e interior and engine bay). The figures speak for themselves with the latest line-up of new BMW PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on offer, and with more models to come. To get to grips … [Read more...]

New Vauxhall Astra – Road Test

3rd December 2019

NOW BEING DELIVERED TO UK CUSTOMERS – THE LATEST VAUXHALL ASTRA. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test-drives the new model and gives his opinion… The revised British-built Vauxhall Astra started to arrive in our domestic market showrooms in November, good news for the 25% of British motorists who have either owned or driven one since the Mark 1 made its appearance in 1979. Since then, … [Read more...]

Volvo S60 T8 Plug-in Hybrid saloon – Road Test

25th November 2019

THE NEW VOLVO S60 T8 TWIN ENGINE PLUG-IN HYBRID SALOON… …tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new Volvo S60 premium mid-sized saloon range was introduced in the Spring of this year and its arrival heralded two important moves. Firstly it is the first modern day Volvo car range not to include a diesel engine. Secondly it is the first model to be built in Volvo’s US … [Read more...]

Nissan Micra IG-T100 – Road Test

18th November 2019

IT’S A PERKY BLINDER – THE LATEST NISSAN MICRA IG-T100 HATCHBACK… …explains David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The 100 hp turbo petrol engine is perky in performance and the design of the five-door supermini sized hatchback body is blindingly more eye-catching than the previous four generations of Micra which have been served up since 1983. Most recently Nissan has further revised some … [Read more...]

Volvo XC90 – Road Test

15th November 2019

DIESEL POWER STILL THE MOST POPULAR FOR THE VOLVO XC90 LARGE SUV… …for good reasons, says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The second generation Volvo XC90 large SUV with 4x4 traction and seven seats is the flagship of the revitalised Volvo range. It was introduced in 2014 and recently it has undergone its mid-term revisions to keep it relevant in today’s expanding SUV market … [Read more...]

Mitsubishi (and Volvo) PHEV news…

8th November 2019

 MITSUBISHI MOTORS OUTLINES PHEV SALES FACT FROM FICTION MYTHS. Plus… Late news in from Volvo re. free electricity for their new PHEV customers David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all. At a recent motoring media briefing, Conor Twomey, General Manager Internal Communications and Government Affairs for Mitsubishi Motors in the UK, outlined the issues the industry is having with … [Read more...]

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