The Genesis GV60 Sport Plus pure battery SUV test driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). To some observers it’s a Bentley, to others an Aston Martin, and some will simply ask what it is as they have never seen a Genesis on the road. Those questions are testament to the design and rarity of the Genesis GV60 pure battery SUV and they are all good points about this premium … [Read more...]
Features by Robin Roberts
Britain’s EV charging infrastructure – are we nearly there yet? Ask Robin Roberts…
The electric avenue is not the fast way to Zero emissions, says Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Britain’s electric charging network is shorting, slowing sales of the low emission vehicles and the Government’s drive to a greener future, as well as frustrating drivers. That’s my opinion after testing one of the best new electric cars, the Genesis GV60, over two long trips in a few … [Read more...]
GWM ORA Funky Cat EV – Coming very soon!
The debut of the GWM ORA Funky Cat all-electric car from China... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The feathers are about to fly in Britain’s electric car market after the entry of a new Chinese brand this spring. The GWM ORA Funky Cat First Edition is being imported from £31,995 by a part of the IM Group, which is already well known through its Subaru and Isuzu distribution … [Read more...]
Latest Kia XCeed 1.5 T-GDi GT-Line S – Road Test
The 2023 model year KIA XCeed 1.5 T-GDi GT-Line S SUV put through its New Year paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). KIA has risen to become one of Britain’s most popular ranges of models and the family-friendly Ceed family has a lot to do with that, last year helping them pass 100,000 UK registrations annually over three decades. After the Sportage and Niro SUVs the Ceed … [Read more...]
Audi R8 V10 Coupé – Road Test
Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) gets his road test year off to a flying start, at the wheel of the Audi R8 V10 Coupé Performance, rear wheel drive… Audi took a step back to go forward with the second generation R8 Coupé. Originally launched in 2006, the model shot to fame on the back of an Iron Man film part and the legendary quattro all-wheel-drive system. Come the new … [Read more...]
New car sales in Britain in 2022 – good and bad aspects
New car registrations continued to improve in December and the market in Britain reached 1.61M, but still the lowest in three decades... Robin Roberts reports. The UK new car market recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in December, with an 18.3% increase to reach 128,462 new registrations, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders … [Read more...]
Porsche Taycan 4S all-electric four door saloon – Road Test
The Porsche Taycan 4S all-electric 4-door saloon ‘happily’ driven for the New Year road test by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… For many pure petrol-heads, Porsche is the pinnacle of performance and a brand which has dominated endurance racing for decades. So the challenge of defending that reputation while moving into the new era of electrification means they have to come up … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DBX707 – Road Test
A festive season road test of the more powerful Aston Martin DBX707… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Quintessentially British Aston Martin has never shirked showing us something different and making heads turn and that’s very much the philosophy behind the flagship DBX707 SUV. The DBX707 is priced at a hot £190k, that’s a cool £24k over the standard DBX. Launching the … [Read more...]
Toyota Yaris GR Sport – Road Test
The Toyota Yaris GR Sport Hybrid put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… Toyota dominated this year’s World Rally Championship with their WRC GR Yaris Hybrid and some of this success will promote their sophisticated small car, the Yaris GR Sport Hybrid 5-door hatchback variant. This is not to be confused with the turbocharged 257 bhp GR Yaris 3-door which is … [Read more...]
Stellantis controversy over new car registrations…
Stellantis row with dealers over registrations... Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales) reports. Stellantis appears to be manipulating the new car market and making buyers pay for it. The trade press has reported the massive PSA/ Fiat/ Vauxhall conglomerate has been making dealers register cars still on their way or in logistics hubs but not on the road in the hands of their … [Read more...]
Kia Niro EV 2 – Road Test
The new KIA Niro EV 2 – all electric Crossover/SUV plugged in and test driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Kia has been in the forefront of the modern drive towards electric cars and its highly successful Niro compact Crossover/SUV/Hatchback is the latest aimed at the mass market. It completes the latest generation Niro line-up which started with petrol models and then … [Read more...]
Toyota HiLux Invincible X Double Cab pick-up – Road Test
The Toyota HiLux Invincible X Double Cab pick-up... ...put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). *Additional late news – Prototype hydrogen fuel cell powered HiLux to be developed in the UK (see information just released at the end of this road test). For thousands of users, the Toyota HiLux pick-up is the golden oldie but 50 years after it hit British tracks, … [Read more...]
Volvo C40 Recharge Twin – Road Test
The Volvo C40 Recharge Twin all-electric Coupé SUV tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Volvo has set out to change its drivers’ views on mass market electric cars with the latest addition to its battery-only range – the C40 Recharge. Like all electric cars new retrospective taxation levels will apply in the UK from April 2025. It’s different from the moment … [Read more...]
Tesla Model Y – Road Test, PLUS Tesla/Elon Musk news, PLUS new road tax rules and rates for electric vehicles from April 2025
The Tesla Model Y Long Range Electric Crossover vehicle plugged-in and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… The innovative Tesla Model Y was Europe’s best selling car in September as it built on its engineering expertise and shrugged off competitors. The new Model Y was also the UK’s overall second best selling model range with 8,315 registered in the September new … [Read more...]
SsangYong Musso – Road Test
SsangYong Musso Saracen Double Cab Pick-Up… …Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Pick-ups have been the vehicle of choice for generations in the countryside and the backbone of the construction industry. A few years ago manufacturers raised their game when they realised traditional SUVs were becoming too expensive and a whole new customer profile was appearing … [Read more...]
Skoda Karoq SE L – Road Test
The latest version of the Skoda Karoq SE L... ...tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). It’s not often you can begin to appreciate a car by looking in the boot, but the Skoda Karoq is different to other modern SUVs. In profile or from the front it could really be any one of a number of rivals, but the differences start when you open the fifth-door and look in the … [Read more...]
Audi A1 Sportback – Road Test
The latest Audi A1 Sportback S tronic reviewed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)... We all want more for our money these days and the Audi A1 Sportback 5-door brings big car luxury features to a more affordable family car market. The A1 was introduced as the marque’s challenger to the growing number of superminis in 2010, initially with three-doors and then a five-door Sportback … [Read more...]
News – Ford’s Fiesta comes to the end of its production road
The party’s over for the Ford Fiesta... ...writes Robin Roberts (WheelsWithinWales) in a special feature looking back at the history of Ford’s ever-popular baby. It's the end of the road for the Ford Fiesta, the car maker announced this week. The highly popular baby Ford created in the wake of the early 1970s oil crisis to get Britons moving again will roll off the Cologne, Germany … [Read more...]
Suzuki S-Cross Full Hybrid – First Impressions from Robin Roberts
The Suzuki S-Cross Full Hybrid test driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)... Suzuki has passed another milestone on its road to future mobility with the arrival in UK showrooms of the latest Full Hybrid S-Cross SUV. Using the same powertrain from its Vitara stablemate, the S-Cross Full Hybrid is a logical development of the mild-hybrid S Cross introduced at the end of … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to the ‘Oasis’ Rolls-Royce in the swimming pool?
Did the 'Oasis' Rolls-Royce end its days on a banger racing track? Robin Roberts (WheelsWithinWales) reports... Flying Spares, the world’s largest independent supplier of Rolls-Royce and Bentley parts, has uncovered new evidence suggesting that the 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow from the Oasis album cover ended up being banger raced. Neil Arman, Director of Flying Spares, said: “Supplying the … [Read more...]
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