Will the Audi TT become a future classic? Some think so... Robin Roberts explains... The Audi TT is the most likely modern car to become a future classic, according to more than a third of British and Irish drivers, despite only 5% having owned one. Polling over 1,000 drivers across the UK and Ireland, Carole Nash quizzed the nation about which car they think has the greatest chance … [Read more...]
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News – ‘Real world’ emissions testing arrives – at last
More stringent “real world” emissions tests come into force today... Robin Roberts reports. The new laboratory test, called Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure, will introduce much more realistic testing conditions for measuring pollutant and CO2 emissions than the previous, out-dated lab test. The WLTP will provide a more accurate basis for measuring a vehicle’s fuel … [Read more...]
Cost-effective Dacia Duster – Road Test
Dacia’s Duster – with prices that will allow it to clean up in the SUV market... Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Dacia, pronounced ‘dat-cha’, is a Romanian automotive brand that became wholly owned by Renault in 2004. But it wasn’t until mid-2012 that the first Dacia model from the new partnership, the mid-sized Duster five door mid-sized SUV, appeared in the UK, with sales … [Read more...]
Latest Audi A5 Cabriolet – Road Test
Audi’s A5 Cabriolet... ...test-driven by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). Audi know a thing or two about successful niche marketing, and the revised A5 Cabriolet is a brilliant example of the brand doing what it does best, but at a price. It’s not cheap but its very, very good and the range is extensive and comes with a lot of tempting options – which you have to very carefully pick … [Read more...]
News – German Motor Show shunned by exhibitors
Major car makers are shunning the Frankfurt motor show next month... By Robin Roberts. The enormous cost of taking part and appearing wing to wing with rivals is being weighed against turning visitors into buyers of the brands. About 12 months ago, Paris saw a reduction in brands with Ford, Mazda and Volvo deciding not to attend and now this trend has continued at Frankfurt, which is the … [Read more...]
Latest Toyota Yaris Hybrid – Road Test
Latest revised Toyota Yaris range includes the less taxing hybrid… Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Yaris supermini sized hatchback, in three and five door forms, was first launched in 1999 and became European Car of the Year 2000. Now in its third generation five-door only form it has received a mid-life refresh. Actually it’s more than a refresh with 900 new parts, say … [Read more...]
Event News – ‘Lincolnshire Props and Pistons’ (28th August) to help a Leukaemia charity
The sky’s the limit for Props & Pistons! Up to £20 million worth of planes and cars to take centre stage in Lincolnshire Props & Pistons, to feature the classic Jaguar XJ220 for first time at the August 28 Bank Holiday event, and with Bridgestone ,making its presence felt at the event for another year. One of the Midlands’ most popular automotive and aviation shows is promising to be … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Astra Elite diesel hatchback – Road Test
Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) test drives the Vauxhall Astra Elite diesel hatch… You could be forgiven for wondering how conservative Vauxhall would emerge as one of Britain’s Brexit champions with its Astra. This family-focused C-segment, five-door hatch and sports tourer is now in its seventh generation and rolling off the Ellesmere Port production lines bound for British and … [Read more...]
News – A security flaw on many or most recent cars can take out safety (and other) systems… Is this really progress?
The internet/world-wide web is a wonderful means of communicating, but now that many modern cars are linked to it, the potential for attacking and disabling vehicle computer systems is very real… Yesterday, researchers discovered a security flaw that could potentially (and probably does) affect all new vehicles. It allows an attacker to turn off safety features, such as airbags, ABS brakes, and … [Read more...]
Skoda Octavia SE Technology Estate – Road Test
Keith Ward test drives a spacious Octavia estate from Skoda… Keen to maintain its status as their best-selling model in the UK – the choice of almost 30 per cent of their customers – Skoda this Spring (2017) gave a mid-term facelift to the popular Octavia. It’s a familiar formula: outwardly a restyled front end (wider grille, re-shaped lights) and indoors an obligatory catch-up with the … [Read more...]
Latest and Outstandingly-economical Dacia Logan MCV – Road Test
2017 Dacia Logan MCV Runs on Air – Well Almost! By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Before I tell you anything about the 2017 Dacia brand, their sales, their low prices, I must explain the headline. My Dacia Logan MCV (Maximum Capacity Vehicle) family five door estate with a 1.5 Renault sourced dCi 90 hp turbodiesel engine returned an unbelievable 86.07mpg during my week long test driving … [Read more...]
Volkswagen up! ‘beats’ – Road Test
Volkswagen up! 'beats’ 1.0 TSI 90 3 door. Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The peoples’ car is certainly all things to all men and women looking for a city car and considering the Volkswagen up! Launched in the UK in 2012, the up! underwent a comprehensive revamp in 2016 and there is the promise of still more to come in 2018. Essentially, the up! range comprises 18 … [Read more...]
Latest Volvo V90 estate – Road Test
Sporty looking D5 Powerpulse and R-Design model added to the Volvo V90 estate range… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Volvo has been producing big estate cars for over 60 years, having been established in 1927. And under their current ownership/partnership of the Chinese Geely Holding company since 2010, the premium Swedish brand now goes from strength to strength introducing high … [Read more...]
SEAT Leon ST estate – Road Test
The new SEAT Leon ST estate – Small engine but big on space… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Launched in April this year the revised SEAT Leon range of SC three door coupé, five door hatchbacks and ST estates is available with nearly 70 derivates and prices ranging from £17,455 to nearly £34,500. It is supported by a wide range of petrol and diesel engine options from the diminutive … [Read more...]
News and Views – The motor car is not dead yet!
Rumours of the imminent demise of the motor car may be exaggerated… By Robin Roberts (a highly-regarded regulor contributor to 'Wheels-Alive', and Chairman of the Western Group of Motoring Writers, as well as a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers). So, the car as we know it is going to be dead inside a generation by 2040. Somehow I think not. The continuing story of the automobile … [Read more...]
News – Servicing and repair costs – Great variations between makes?
Cheap and Cheerful or Expensive and Exclusive? Your motoring costs will be significantly affected by your choice of car make. Kim Henson takes a look at the figures… Does the brand of my car make much of a difference on the cost of maintenance? Whocanfixmycar.com have studied their own data and found the cheapest and most expensive brands for common service and repairs. If … [Read more...]
Revised Renault Captur – Road Test
Updated Renault Captur Compact SUV wheeled out in the UK. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Whilst the large all-new Koleos SUV has just been launched in the UK, Renault’s first generation of SUVs, the compact Captur, has received a number of updates to keep it market-fresh. Its styling and equipment changes mirror those of the Koleos and the mid-sized Kadjar but the engine and … [Read more...]
New Renault Koleos SUV – First Impressions
…And then there were three – New Koleos extends Renault’s SUV range. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Small, medium and now large, the Renault range of SUVs stretches from the compact Captur (Europe’s best selling small SUV) to the mid-sized Kadjar and now the large D-segment five seater Koleos has arrived in UK showrooms to order now with deliveries from 1 September. But it’s not … [Read more...]
New Peugeot 3008 – Road Test
New Peugeot 3008 – Road Test. Keith Ward puts Peugeot’s latest 3008 through its paces… AFTER the euphoria back at the start of the year over the annointing of the Peugeot 3008 as Europe’s 2017 Car of the Year, plaudits have continued to pile in. Recent baubles (to June) have included Best Mid-Sized SUV (Auto Express) and overall Car of the Year (Diesel Car). Peugeot themselves describe it as … [Read more...]
Edd China and the Wacky Record Breakers – At Beaulieu
Wacky Record Breakers – out in force at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. By Chris Adamson. Edd China, best known as the technical boffin half of television series Wheeler Dealers, returned to his roots, the world of weird car creations, when he helped to launch a new summer exhibition at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Edd was on hand to meet fans at the New Forest attraction and to … [Read more...]
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