Kia’s 25 years in the UK and Growing Fast – and a review of their Picanto City Car. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). During 25 years of trading in the UK, Kia has sold over 750,000 cars. Almost half of those sales have been achieved in the last five years and the target is to reach the one million mark by 2020. Kia was established in South Korea in 1944 building bicycles, then … [Read more...]
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New MINI Clubman ALL4 Estate First Impressions
The New MINI Clubman ALL4 Estate – Now Built in Oxford. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The MINI Clubman estate with ALL4 is the first all-wheel-drive MINI to come off the Plant Oxford production lines. The SUV styled MINI Countryman ALL4 versions to date have been built by Magna Steyr in Austria. The Clubman ALL4 line-up comprises the Cooper S and Cooper SD, and prices start from … [Read more...]
Citroën’s Innovative New Suspension System
Citroën Springs Ahead… by Dave Randle. Above and beyond all its other innovations and achievements, Citroën is renowned for its ‘cushion of air’ ride quality. For over half a century it has developed and refined its ‘hydropneumatic’ and ‘hydractive’ systems until the late C6 and the still just present C5 represented the apotheosis of technical advancement in a world where it too often seems … [Read more...]
New Peugeot 2008 Compact SUV First Impressions
New Peugeot 2008 Compact SUV Breaks Cover this Month. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Some people like their compact SUVs to look tough and macho – think Nissan Juke, other owners prefer a more elegant and refined approach such as the previous Peugeot 2008. The 2008 was launched in 2013 and has pulled in 585,000 sales worldwide since then, including 40,000 in the UK, of which … [Read more...]
Infiniti Q30 Road Test
Infiniti Q30 Sport City Black 2.2 Auto 4WD Offers Ownership Exclusivity... Says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). If you want a premium brand mid-sized family or business-use car and don’t fancy the now high volume selling and commonplace Audi A3, BMW 1 Series, Mercedes A-Class, Volvo V40 or Lexus CT, then the new Infiniti Q30 hatchbacks and future QX30 mid-sized SUVs might fit the … [Read more...]
Beaulieu 23rd Spring Autojumble, 2016 – Showers to endure and sunshine to enjoy!
Kim Henson was there, and enjoyed it very much… Inevitably I enjoy all the Autojumbles at Beaulieu; the heady mix of thousands of vehicular components on offer to help with restoration projects, classic car upgrades or simply to keep an old vehicle safe, legal and on the road, is hard for me and for thousands of other enthusiasts to ignore. The social side of this gathering is great too; the … [Read more...]
Audi’s New A4 Road Test
Keith Ward test drive’s Audi’s latest A4... In 2015 Audi achieved best ever worldwide sales of 1,803,250 cars, a 3.6 per cent improvement over 2014. Sales in the UK at 166,709 increased by five per cent, and are currently (at May 2016) running a further five per cent up. Having already expanded spectacularly its range of models over the last decade, the German four-ring brand is embarked upon … [Read more...]
Check your vehicle and caravan/trailer tyres BEFORE you set off for an excursion…
Your caravan or trailer tyres, like those on your car, could be in a bad way and MUST be checked... Bridgestone urges caravan and trailer owners to hook up with tyre advice; Kim Henson reports. With a May half term week almost upon us, and with forecasts of a long hot summer ahead, Bridgestone is calling on caravan owners to carry out some simple tyre safety checks, as many vehicles are … [Read more...]
New Kia Sportage Road Test
Kia’s All New Sportage Mid-Sized SUV First Drive. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). SUVs, Crossovers, dual purpose and 4x4s in all sizes are definitely high in demand, being the best-selling new car class in Europe and in the UK they make up the third largest sales sector with 355,118 registrations last year – a rise of 21% over 2014. Demand is up again this year following the … [Read more...]
All-New Jaguar F-Pace SUV First Impressions
The All-New Jaguar F-Pace Performance-orientated Crossover. Reviewed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Long awaited and with long waiting lists, Jaguar’s first ever SUV/Crossover range, the F-Pace, has been introduced at prices for the main models starting from £34,170 and rising to £51,450. It is probably the most important car in the brand’s long history as no major premium brand … [Read more...]
New Lexus RC 2+2 Coupé Road Test
Stunning Styling AND Rarity Value – says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Originally designed as an RC concept coupé, such was the public and media reaction to it at various international motor shows that Lexus has now built it. The first UK deliveries started in January this year, but hurry if you want one – there is a sales plan of only 825 units this year. The RC 2+2 coupe rear … [Read more...]
Latest Skoda Octavia vRS First Impressions, and Skoda News
Hot Skoda Sales and a New, Hotter 230 hp Octavia vRS. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Skoda’s UK new car sales for the first quarter of this year are up by 6.4% to 27,039 units, ahead of the overall market growth. This is better news as last year their UK sales dipped slightly due to the run out of old models, like their Roomster compact MPV, and introduction of new models like the … [Read more...]
New Audi S8 Plus First Impressions
Supercar Pace from a Luxury Saloon. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Not only are Audi’s UK record sales driven by the constant addition of new core model ranges, they have now embarked on launching performance-enhancing derivatives with Plus and RS Performance models. The Audi A8 range of large executive saloons with quattro all wheel drive is long established both in standard and … [Read more...]
New Land Rover Evoque Convertible – a view from Chris Adamson
Impressions of the new Land Rover Evoque Convertible. Chris Adamson shares his thoughts, illustrated by some of his own photographs of the vehicle he used during his test drive... Britain’s unpredictable weather means that motorists on our island want to make the most of any day that brings clear blue skies – and it’s blue sky thinking that has created the new Land Rover Evoque … [Read more...]
Rover’s Fascinating Post-War History – from the P4 of 1949 to the last SD1 in 1986
Auntie's Legacy… by Dave Moss. (Grateful thanks to Virtual Motorpix for the use of many of the photographs shown in this feature). As it went on sale in 1949, the Rover P4 – later often referred to as "Auntie" – represented everything the company had stood for in its pre-war days – brought up to date. However, before moving on to the details of the new P4 models which were to take the … [Read more...]
Audi R8 Coupe V10 Plus First Impressions
Who says supercars have to be Italian? Certainly not Audi – who keep on improving their head-turning R8 Coupe. Author: Chris Adamson (who also photographed the blue car driven for this article). The second generation R8 is even more dynamic and go-getting than its predecessor, being faster, lighter and more responsive; it’s also laden to the rooftop with goodies. Visually the V10 example can … [Read more...]
Wheels-Alive News – New MG Sports Utility Revealed
Words and photos by Chris Adamson A new era for MG was unveiled in Battersea Park when the covers came off the marque’s first ever sports utility vehicle – the attractive and contemporary styled all-new GS. The brand’s forthcoming capacious flagship model was the star reveal during press preview day at the first modern day London Motor Show (for more from Chris about the Show, please click … [Read more...]
The (new) London Motor Show 2016
Report by Chris Adamson on the latest Motor Show to be held in our capital city... Battersea Park, bathed in spring sunshine, was the venue for the first all-new London Motor Show that showcased the best of British automotive design, engineering and pioneering work in road safety. HRH Prince Michael of Kent officially opened the event and took the opportunity to try out the Stop the Crash … [Read more...]
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Road Test
Fourth Generation Toyota RAV4 SUV Range includes Hybrid Versions By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) For the first time in its history Toyota’s mid-sized, five door RAV4 SUV range includes a petrol/electric hybrid power source option in its line up of two and four wheel drive, petrol and diesel models. The 2016 range now includes a new 2.0 litre D-4D 141 bhp turbodiesel engine for 2WD … [Read more...]
New Range Rover Evoque Convertible – First Impressions
Topless Range Rover Evoque Springs into the UK Report by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) It was only a matter of time that the path from workhorse 4x4 led to stylish must have SUVs and then to cheaper Crossovers, and now the latest move to a soft top SUV – the two door, four-seater Range Rover Evoque Convertible. Heralded by Land Rover as the World’s first luxury compact SUV … [Read more...]
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