The new Mazda CX-60 PHEV SUV News and First Drive Views… … by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). News The new Mazda CX-60 priced from £43,950 now going on sale is the most powerful model ever from the company. The range-topping SUV is Mazda's PHEV first plug-in hybrid and it combines their acclaimed Skyactiv-G 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 100 kW electric motor and … [Read more...]
Features by Robin Roberts
Jaguar Land Rover struggling with parts shortages…
Jaguar Land Rover facing difficulties in terms of parts supplies... by Robin Roberts. Jaguar Land Rover is facing assembly problems at its plants in September. Ironically, its only full electric model, the I-Pace assembled by Magna International in Graz, Austria, is also on stop at a time when demand for electric cars is surging. No Land Rover Discovery, Evoque and Velar models … [Read more...]
Lexus UX 300e SUV – Road Test
The all-electric Lexus UX 300e Premium Plus compact SUV… … tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Lexus has always been the quiet executive car brand and reaches a new level of refinement with its 300e pure battery version of the existing 250h petrol electric self-charging hybrid compact SUV. Some 15 years experience building hybrid cars were brought to bear when it … [Read more...]
Honda Civic e:HEV self-charging hybrid – First Impresssions
FIRST UK DRIVE OF THE NEW HONDA CIVIC e:HEV… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). News If you’ve ever spent a night sleeping in your car it can be a very disconcerting place to wake up, but that was one of the tests engineers set themselves creating the new Honda Civic e:HEV petrol electric self-charging hybrid. Sleeping on the job took on a whole new purpose for them to … [Read more...]
Suzuki Full Hybrid Vitara – Road Test
The Suzuki Full Hybrid Vitara SZ5 ALLGRIP driven by many and road tested by Robin Roberts (with Miles Better News Agency). To those in the know, Suzuki has a very strong engineering history and its 4x4 models’ capabilities are legendary and affordable. Today’s enlarged range starts at £23,749 and rises to £30,134 for the model tested. The new Suzuki Vitara Full Hybrid has a more powerful … [Read more...]
Instavolt EV recharging price increase
Instavolt EV charging costs rise by 15.7 per cent on Monday 15th August 2022... Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales) reports. EV charging network InstaVolt has raising its price 15.7% to 66ppKWh from next Monday. The rise applies to all payment types and the company says the steep rise is due to the enforced 20% VAT rate on public chargers compared to just 5% levied on domestic … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki S-Cross Hybrid – Road Test
The new Suzuki S-Cross Hybrid Motion SUV... ...assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Suzuki has a knack of bringing to market just what buyers want at the right time. It has built all manner of models including city cars, sports cars, lightweight offroaders and pickups and more recently SUVs which will not tip the bank balance into the red. Essentially applying good … [Read more...]
MINI Electric Shadow Edition – Road Test
The MINI Electric Shadow Edition assessed on the road, plus the MINI Aceman concept is revealed… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The coming of the electric car age is going to make us all re-evaluate our motoring lives and what we expect from them, much in the same way as the diminutive Mini drove a change in our lives over 60 years ago. So it seems reasonable that the MINI … [Read more...]
BMW 220d M Sport Coupé – Road Test
The BMW 220d M Sport Coupé put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… To those of a certain age there was only one style of sporting car with some room for the family, a rear-wheel-drive coupé and this simple formula mix are the ingredients in the BMW 220d M Sport we have just tested. Front wheel drive hot hatches largely replaced the iconic ideal must-have for … [Read more...]
Honda e city car – Road Test
The Honda e Advanced all-electric City Car… …Plugged in and driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Honda is currently taking a different lane down the electric highway opening for us in Britain and Europe and selling the Honda e city car. While most car makers want to get us into their small to medium sized hatchbacks and crossover models, Honda e is unashamedly a model … [Read more...]
Latest Mazda CX-5 – Road Test
Mazda CX-5 165 PS 2.0 Newground 2WD mid-sized Crossover… …sampled by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). While not having a huge range, Mazda has a well-defined line up in significant sectors. Most people will blurt out MX-5 if asked to name their most identifiable model, so you may be surprised to learn that the crossover CX-5 has been their global best seller since 2014. Over … [Read more...]
UK car sales fall even faster than expected…
New car sales take a massive dip in June 2022. Robin Roberts (WheelsWithinWales and Miles Better News Agency) reports... UK new car registrations fell -24.3% in June, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The month saw 140,958 new vehicles registered, the weakest June performance since 1996. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) … [Read more...]
Toyota Aygo X Edge – Road Test
The Toyota Aygo X Edge Crossover, small car with chunkier styling… … tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). With more people than ever now living in urban areas car makers are considering how they meet their requirements and the Toyota Aygo X is the latest from one of the world’s biggest manufacturers. It first gave us the Aygo in 2005 but time and tastes change so … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Taigo – Road Test
VW’S NEW TAIGO NEATLY FITS INTO THEIR CROSSOVER LINE-UP… …tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Volkswagen is an inherently conservative car maker which has thrived on compromises to please its customers and its latest line up is no exception, but excels nevertheless. Broadly similar in style to its Volkswagen crossover stablemates, Taigo actually falls between the … [Read more...]
Toyota GR Yaris – Road Test
TOYOTA GR YARIS, the WRC inspired hot-hatch piloted by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The World Rally Championship is all about clipping seconds off your competitors, but the Toyota GR Yaris took years off me. Built to permit the company to take part in motor-sport’s toughest rally series and winning in 2018, the GR Yaris priced from £31,120 is probably the closest a driver will … [Read more...]
Government Plug-in car grant comes to an end
Robin Roberts (WheelsWithinWales) reports... The government is today ending the plug-in car grant allowance for new orders after successfully kickstarting the UK’s electric car revolution and supporting the sale of nearly half a million electric cars. The scheme has succeeded in creating a mature market for ultra-low emission vehicles, helping to increase the sales of fully electric cars from … [Read more...]
Isuzu D-Max DL20 Double Cab 4×4 pick-up – Road Test
The Isuzu D-Max DL20 Double Cab 4x4 offers a variety of uses as Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) found out… It’s that time of year when parents and grand-parents don’t always pack into their car the holiday gear but rather the more mundane “stuff” accrued by offspring in universities and need to head home. What the students actually learn during a year at university seems to … [Read more...]
Kia charges ahead… News and reviews of current models, and a glimpse into future plans…
Kia looks ahead… …reports Robin Roberts, WheelsWithinWales. (All words copyright Robin Roberts, WheelsWithinWales, all images from Kia). Less than ten years ago, Kia began development of its Soul electric car and now it’s one of the world’s leading makers of low carbon models, but is still keeping the internal combustion engine option open. As it prepares to roll out the forthcoming Niro … [Read more...]
Honda CR-V Hybrid – Road Test
The Honda CR-V 2.0i MMD AWD hybrid large SUV... ...put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Honda tends to hide its qualities very well, which probably explains why it may not be the first go-to brand for an SUV, and that would be a mistake for any motorist to make. Korean, German and British brands tend to hog the limelight and sales in this section of the … [Read more...]
Audi e-tron GT – Road Test
The Audi e-tron GT – Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) tests the all-electric newcomer… Audi is on a charge into the pure-electric luxury car sector. For almost a decade the brand has dabbled in the EV market with plug in hybrid models of existing series but the dedicated pure battery e-tron series clearly shows its future intent. The e-tron programme is part of the parent … [Read more...]
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