Put through its paces by Robin Roberts – the Lexus NX450h PHEV… Lexus has come a long way in a short time with its luxury compact SUV NX450h+. Launched in 2014, the Lexus NX range brought a new player into the compact luxury crossover sector and it made significant inroads before being replaced in 2021, but it’s still based on the latest Toyota RAV4 platform with refinements to the suspension. … [Read more...]
Features by Robin Roberts
Toyota Proace Verso MPV – Road Test
The Toyota Proace Verso Medium Family MPV tried for size by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Family and business motoring is often a compromise between what you want and what you get, but that’s not the case in the shape of the Toyota Proace Verso. The people carrying version of the Proace van is extremely versatile with seating for up to nine based on three trim levels, medium or … [Read more...]
Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible – Road Test
Open top luxury – The Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible… …An Easter treat for Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). When you cut off the top of an Easter egg, you still have chocolate and it’s the same with the Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible. Photograph credits (all images): © Images by Mediaphotos.co.uk The basic egg is good enough but if you’re lucky there will be some … [Read more...]
SsangYong Rexton – Road Test
The SsangYong Rexton Auto – a seven seater SUV that’s big on style and space… …Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). In the automotive sector there are rarely surprises, except with the SsangYong Rexton. The Korean company has been making 4x4 models for over 65 years, a little less than Land Rover but it has evolved just like its better-known UK rival. Today’s Rexton is … [Read more...]
New cars and commercial vehicles sold in low numbers in March…
PLENTY OF DEMAND BUT SUPPLY ISSUES DENT NEW CAR SALES AGAIN IN MARCH by Robin Roberts New car registrations collapsed to a 24-year low last month, despite bulging orders which car-makers cannot supply. UK new car registrations fell by -14.3% to 243,479 units in March, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Wales bucked the trend and saw 9,523 … [Read more...]
Latest Kia Sportage, in PHEV form – First Impressions, also Kia News
The new Kia Sportage PHEV plug-in hybrid first drive. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Kia has sharpened its attack on the business sector and introduced a Plug-in Hybrid Electrified addition to its Sportage family-friendly SUV range launched just a few months ago. Some models will qualify for a very low 8% for the current Benefit in Kind company car tax rate and lower than … [Read more...]
VW ID.4 – Road Test
The Volkswagen ID.4 77 kWh 204 PS tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Volkswagen has played a waiting game and very carefully entered the burgeoning battery car sector with its ID.4. VW has dabbled with small electric versions of its cars beginning with the Up! and its Golf-sized ID.3 hatchback is sold exclusively across Europe, but the larger ID.4 is a global car … [Read more...]
Cupra Leon – Road Test
Hot to trot – the Cupra Leon Hatch 2.0TSi DSG 245 PS... ...Test-driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Cupra is inviting you to join the Q-car queue with its latest Leon 2.0TSi. Based on the family-friendly SEAT Leon, the tuning arm’s version is a return to the hot-hatch era with a car which pushes out 245 PS, can exceed 150 mph and covers the indicative 0 – 62 mph mark in … [Read more...]
Kia EV6 – Road Test
The award winning Kia EV6 GT Line S 77.4kWh AWD... ...Extended drive by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). It’s official, Kia’s new generation pure-electric EV6 is the top-performing Car of the Year 2022. Earlier this month it beat 60 other new cars, electric and with internal combustion engines, to the coveted CoTY award judged by 59 motoring journalists from 22 European … [Read more...]
Kia Ceed 1.0T-GDi – Road Test
The latest Kia Ceed 1.0T-GDi 6-speed manual hatchback on test... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Ceed has over many years sown success for the Kia brand in Britain. The new Ceed range launched at the end of 2021 is the third generation five-door hatchback to be built in Slovakia, the first was in 2007. As before it gives nothing away to rivals and beats most with its … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Vitara Full Hybrid – First Impressions
The new Suzuki Vitara Full Hybrid... ...tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Seven years from launch and two years after it added a mild hybrid model to the Vitara range, Suzuki has not skimped on kitting out their new-age Full Hybrid Vitara SUV. The wait has been worth it as it represents much better value than its closest eight rivals. Prices are from £23,499 … [Read more...]
Latest Honda HR-V – Road Test
The 2022 model year Honda HR-V self-charging hybrid... ...sampled by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The new Honda HR-V is a step-change for this conservative car-maker. While its head-turning, but now discontinued NSX sports car, and still in production hot Civic Type Rs stand out from more run of mill models in showrooms, they made progress with the new Jazz – but have really … [Read more...]
Genesis G70 Shooting Brake – Road Test, plus Genesis Subscription service and new electric models news
The Genesis G70 Shooting Brake Luxury Line gets a further airing... In December last year we visited the new South Korean luxury brand’s model line-up reviewing several models including their latest addition – the Genesis G70 Shooting Brake. Now Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) has had the opportunity for a much longer test drive period. Britain is a very lucrative if sometimes … [Read more...]
SEAT Ibiza 1.0 – Road Test
The popular SEAT Ibiza 1.0TSI FR 95PS manual hatchback sampled by Robin Roberts. The Coronavirus pandemic masked a lot of changes made by car-makers last year and the SEAT Ibiza was one of them. SEAT was well advanced with giving the highly popular Ibiza family hatchback a mid-term make-over before the pandemic virtually paralysed production and it has raised the bar for the car against more … [Read more...]
Latest Nissan LEAF – Road Test
The all-electric Nissan LEAF e+ Tekna ProPilot 62 kWh... …Put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Of the 115,087 new cars registered in the UK in January this year one in five were electrified models of some sort, either mild hybrids through to full electric battery models. They are gaining in popularity. How a car holds onto its popularity and value is a good … [Read more...]
Kia’s latest Sportage – First Impressions
THE ALL-NEW FIFTH GENERATION SPORTAGE - NEWS AND VIEWS By David Miles and Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Overview Motoring writers had a static view sneaky peek of the all-new Kia Sportage last November at a Kia UK media test driving event for other models in the range, but this week we got behind the wheel of this important mid-sized … [Read more...]
New high performance Aston Martin SUV to be produced in South Wales
A new high performance 193mph Aston Martin DBX will go into production in the company’s St Athan, South Wales plant... ...writes Robin Roberts (Wheels Within Wales). The introduction of the new generation luxury SUV will boost work at the plant two years after it opened in December 2019 to make their first SUV. The newcomer builds on the qualities of the original DBX with the 4.0 V8 engine … [Read more...]
Suzuki Swace self-charging hybrid estate – Road Test
The Suzuki Swace Estate, SZ5 1.8 petrol-electric hybrid auto, tried by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Collaboration to cut costs but not quality is very evident in the Suzuki Swace manufactured by Toyota in the UK. There’s a lot more component sharing going on throughout the global motor industry than many realise but it’s not been a feature of UK in recent years, with just a … [Read more...]
Volvo V60 Recharge PHEV – Road Test
The Volvo V60 Recharge PHEV R-Design plug-in hybrid electric estate… …put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Style and safety go hand in hand with Volvo, but today you can add success to that shopping list as so many Brits in 2021 bought into the brand’s ownership experience. In a UK new car market which saw just 1% expansion, the Volvo line up increased 4% … [Read more...]
More Ford Focus models scrapped in UK in 2021 than any other model
Robin Roberts advises that... More Ford Focus models were taken off the road than any other make/model last year... According to data from Scrap Car Comparison, the Ford Focus was the most scrapped car model in 2021, with 29,525 of the cars hitting the scrap heap The Vauxhall Astra was revealed as the second most scrapped model (22,143 cars), with the Vauxhall Corsa following in third … [Read more...]
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