Awards and sales flow in for the Volvo XC40 Compact SUV… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Even before the Volvo mid-sized XC40 SUV range was launched in the UK in April this year it had already been given the 2018 European Car of the Year award and numerous others have followed since then, including a Towcar of the Year trophy. Awards lead to publicity and media coverage leads to … [Read more...]
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Book Review – The Perfect Car
The Perfect Car... Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly. Title: The Perfect Car (The Biography of John Barnard) Author: Nick Skeens Published by: Evro Publishing www.evropublishing.com 591 pages; hardback Price: £40 UK; $60 USA. ISBN: 978-1-910505-27-4 John Barnard’s remarkable design career encompassed two periods at McLaren, plus two stints at Ferrari as well as working for the Americans Parnelli … [Read more...]
Fiat 500C – Road Test
Fiat 500C convertible – it’s what summers are for… By Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). For any car to be a true success is remarkable, but to do it twice is, well, sensational. There is no doubting the fact that the Fiat 500 has been an unqualified double success, first launching in 1957 and then reborn fifty years later. Since 2007 a staggering two million Fiat 500 models have … [Read more...]
Latest BMW X4 – Road Test
New BMW X4 tried and tested… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The BMW X4 is a five door aggressively styled coupé version of the X3 mid-sized SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) as BMW calls its SUVs. This is the second generation range and the new X4 made its World debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year. Over 200,000 global sales were achieved by the first generation niche model … [Read more...]
Taking your car abroad? Let there be light – but ensure that your headlamps are legal and don’t dazzle others…
Venturing overseas with your vehicle? If your headlamp beams are not properly converted for driving in other countries, this can have serious and expensive consequences… Kim Henson reports. As with so many things in automotive life, things have become more complex in terms of modern headlamp design and operation, compared with the units of a few years ago. In turn this impacts on what you can do … [Read more...]
News – Classic Rallying Fun for the Future…
The classic motorsport world will be thrilled to hear that HERO and the ERA have reached an agreement for future global and UK events... says Robin Roberts. HERO (Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation) is to take over all the events organised by the ERA (Endurance Rally Association), and contracts have been exchanged with completion set for the very near future. More information will be … [Read more...]
Mazda MX-5 2.0 Z-Sport – Road Test
Mazda MX-5 2.0 Z-Sport for 2018. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Summer is never complete for me without testing the latest Mazda MX-5 convertible. It is arguably the most successful modern sports car and exudes excitement from its simple but clean lines and combines ability with agility so it covers the miles and makes winding country roads a delight to drive as … [Read more...]
Book Review – Derek Bell: All My Porsche Races
Book Review – Derek Bell: All My Porsche Races. Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly. Title: All My Porsche Races Author: Derek Bell and Richard Heseltine Published by: Porter Press International: https://porterpress.co.uk/ (...and signed by Derek Bell if purchased direct). 304 pages; hardback Price: £45.00 UK ISBN: 978-1-907085-65-9 Derek Bell’s long career divides into two parts: … [Read more...]
Audi A7 Sportback – Road Test
Svelte looking high tech Audi A7 Sportback test-driven… …by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Bristling with the latest technologies, high performance, striking coupé five door styling, impeccable quality high class interior and muscular performance, the second generation Audi A7 Sportback is on sale with of course premium brand pricing. The newcomer is likely to appeal to customers who … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Viva Rocks 1.0 – Road Test
Fun in the Sun... with the Vauxhall Viva Rocks 1.0… ...assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The greatest challenge to any car designer is getting the most of what you are given and when Vauxhall’s team wanted to create a very compact city car SUV they looked to the Viva. The original Viva was a boxy saloon built in Ellesmere Port, now home of the Astra, from 1963 to 1979 … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Astra – Road Test
Vauxhall Astra gains new engines and high Ultimate spec. level… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. It’s onwards and upwards in the constantly fast changing motoring world. Take the Vauxhall/Opel brand as an example. Now owned by the French PSA Group it has joined their brand line-up of Peugeot, Citroën and DS. Keeping their popular Astra mid-sized family car range future proof, … [Read more...]
Latest Ford Mustang 2.3 – Road Test
Ford’s updated Mustang Fastback 2.3 litre… Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). One of the most elusive features for any manufacturer is building emotion into a car. Tech is to be expected, reliability taken for granted, build quality must be very good, comfort cannot be ignored, so put this together and price it carefully and what you get is …. another car to … [Read more...]
Latest Subaru Outback 4WD Estate – Road Test
2018 Subaru Outback 4WD estate – Safe, solid and soul-less… ...says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The updated Subaru Outback continues to be a 4WD crossover estate, conservatively styled and still very much a niche model from a niche brand but with a loyal customer following. For the 2018 model year the range is limited to just two variants, the £29,995 SE and £33,010 SE Premium. … [Read more...]
Audi RS4 Avant – Road Test
The Audi RS4 Avant 2.9TFSI quattro – pace and space. The Audi RS4 has come of age and matured into a stunning model in its latest semi-estate or Avant version, writes Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). RS4 production has been on and off since it was launched in 1999 and it is currently the fourth generation of the most driver-focused model in the immensely popular and wide Audi A4 … [Read more...]
New Suzuki Jimny – on its way
‘The one-and-only small, lightweight 4WD vehicle’, as Suzuki describes it, will soon be available here… Kim Henson reports. The first Jimny made its debut in April 1970, and has always been widely regarded as a compact yet competent showcase of Suzuki’s 4WD technology. For the last 48 years the model has been an authentic off-roader that is small and lightweight, but providing the on and … [Read more...]
MINI – Recent updates, plus new Cooper S Convertible – First Impressions
MINI’s fast-changing modern world – Convertible Tried and Tested. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Mini brand when British owned, or MINI now under the control of Germany’s BMW Group, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019. This year the Convertible celebrates its 25th anniversary. It first went on sale in 1993 as the Rover Mini Cabriolet. Although now German owned Oxford Plant … [Read more...]
BMW and MINI newcomers – First Impressions
Keeping calm and carrying on – BMW and MINI showcase their latest models. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… With so many uncertainties affecting our motoring lives; falling UK new car sales due to the repercussions of Brexit and the potential for less investment in future new cars being built in the UK, potential higher interest rates dulling customer confidence, the demonising … [Read more...]
Latest Ford Focus – First Impressions
New Ford Focus News and First Drive Views. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Britain’s best selling family car moves up several gears with the new Ford Focus which arrives in September. Building on its reputation for good handling from its launch 20 years ago, the newest generation is brimming with the latest technology under the all-new stronger bodies, including the latest … [Read more...]
Latest Toyota Land Cruiser – Road Test
Global 4x4 SUV workhorse updated – Toyota Land Cruiser… …tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Sold in over 190 countries around the World, the latest Land Cruiser and Toyota’s all wheel drive technology has 65 years of history behind them. The hard-core Land Cruiser has a legendary reputation for toughness, reliability, durability and go-anywhere capabilities whether … [Read more...]
Book Review – The Test (Testing Times).
An absorbing novel centred on motor sport in the 1970s – Reviewed by Kim Henson. Title: The Test (Testing Times) Author: Jeremy Walton Published by: Independently published 320 pages; paperback Price: £7.00 UK ISBN-10: 1976989779 ISBN-13: 9781976989773 How to Buy: Shop in Amazon UK-books-Jeremy Walton-The Test (Average customer review 4.5 out of 5 stars, eight customer … [Read more...]
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