Top quality classic Mercedes SL has pride of place at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands. Robin Roberts reports... A remanufactured Mercedes-Benz sports car created in Wales is now taking pride of place in the German manufacturer’s leading UK centre. The hand-built SL sports car dates from 1968 and is owned by former racing driver Paul Rees who had it completely stripped, renovated, and rebuilt … [Read more...]
Features by Robin Roberts
Kia’s diesel hybrid Sportage – Road Test
Kia Sportage GT-Line S 2.0CRDi auto 48v… Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Success can be measured or judged in many ways, and one of those is behind the wheel of the Kia Sportage. It is the Korean’s brand’s best-selling model in Britain, and last year a record number of Kia models were sold including their globally best-selling SUV. So it can be said to be … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Combo Life MPV – Road Test
Vauxhall Combo Life Energy 1.5 Turbodiesel 100hp MPV… Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Vauxhall know about big families or those with big demands, particularly now it’s part of the immense PSA Group. So it’s reflected in the range of models now coming to market with the famous long-lived Griffin badge, and that includes the immensely practical, roomy, agile Combo … [Read more...]
Buying a used car – A few words of advice
Thinking of replacing your car? Robin Roberts passes on some words of wisdom... The new year is finally here and for a lot of us that means a fresh start; a new job, an expensive gym membership or the tempting thought of buying a new or used car. However, today’s high-tech cars can be concealing unknown wallet-crunching problems. Fortunately, you don’t need a degree in electronics or a mobile … [Read more...]
Peugeot 508 Allure – Road Test
Peugeot 508 Allure 1.5 BlueHDi 130hp, manual, hatchback If style alone sold cars, the new Peugeot 508 coupé styled large five door hatchback would be soaring success. Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) gives his assessment… In an age when we are told SUVs and Crossovers are the golden ticket in the lottery of life, the new 508 makes you think again and realise there is still room for a … [Read more...]
SUVs increasingly popular around the world…
THE RISE AND RISE OF SUV SALES... By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Global sales of SUVs rose 6% in 2018 to a hit a staggering 60% increase over the last five years. The Global Auto Database analysis shows the Toyota RAV4 as the world’s best selling SUV with 830,928 registrations, a 3.7% improvement and the second year in a row it has taken the top spot. Toyota dominated the … [Read more...]
Even better revised Honda NSX – First Impressions
Latest Honda NSX speeds into 2019… Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). The insanely-hot 191 mph Honda NSX with a zero to 62 mph time of just 2.9 seconds, has had a make-over for the New Year, and its handling is now better than ever. Hybrids are hot news at the moment, but none come hotter than the Honda NSX. With its twin turbo V6 3.5 litre petrol engine and … [Read more...]
Classy Mercedes-Benz C 200 – Road Test
Mercedes-Benz C 200 AMG Line 4MATIC Saloon Tried and Tested. By Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). You should rightly expect something special from the world’s oldest car-maker and you wouldn’t be disappointed with the Mercedes-Benz C-class range, particularly the highly popular C 200 4Matic AMG Line saloon automatic tested here. Almost 100 years after the company was created from the … [Read more...]
Latest four wheel drive Alfa Stelvio 2.2 diesel SUV – Mini Road Test
Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.2 TD, Q4 Super, better late than never… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Alfa Romeo took its time entering the booming SUV sector with its Stelvio, the first of its kind from the brand after it debuted the Kamal SUV concept car at the Geneva motor show in 2003. A lot has happened in the meantime and any car-maker with an eye on the future must make an SUV, … [Read more...]
Serious safety concerns: Surprising and worrying Euro NCAP test results…
Crunch time for Fiat Chrysler as the 2018 facelift Panda and the new Jeep Wrangler do not perform well in Euro NCAP tests. Robin Roberts tells all... The 2018 facelift FIAT Panda has been given one of the lowest ratings in Euro NCAP’s history, having failed to achieve more than 50% in any of the car safety organisation’s four key testing categories. The safety of children seated in the rear was … [Read more...]
U.K. new car sales fall – but not in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland…
New vehicle sales are increasing over the borders from England… Robin Roberts reports. Wales bucked the UK trend and pushed up new car registrations in November by 1.03% to 5,579 models. This compares to a rise of 7.1% in Scotland with 12,407 new cars and 3.8% in Northern Ireland to 3,253, while a decline of 4.1 %was experienced in England when figures dipped to 137,039, so the market in the … [Read more...]
Emissions clampdown…
Some older vehicles struggle to meet stringent new emissions regulations... Robin Roberts tells all... Tough new emission tests this year have doubled the failure rate for older cars, and vans have gone up over four times as much. The DVSA reports that since May when the lower limits were set there have been 744,592 failed cars which have been fixed or scrapped compared to 350,472 in the same … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DB11 – First Impressions
Spied – the new Aston Martin DB11 Volante and Vantage. Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) – stirred but not shaken… The Aston Martin story has all the excitement, luxury, twists and turns of a good James Bond book, but the reality in your hands is an exclusive range of high performance sports cars which now include the DB11 Volante and Vantage coupé. These are the … [Read more...]
SEAT Arona FR TSI – Brief Road Test
SEAT Arona FR 1.5 TSI EVO 150 Compact SUV Briefly Tested. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Working requirements mean that sometimes we can only spend a comparatively short, but informative, time in a test car. A quick run in a few hours can often highlight the pros and cons of a car so the best and worst features stand out. Other times you need to spend a few days in the … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DBX SUV – Preview and news
Sneak a peek at the Aston Martin DBX on test… By Robin Roberts. Secret testing has started in Wales with the forthcoming Aston Martin DBX, which will go into production at St Athan towards the end of next year. Before officially confirming the new five-door model will be named DBX it started trials runs through a forest stage near Bala and used on Wales Rally GB. In the hands of the company’s … [Read more...]
Headlamp bulbs – How much?!
Do you know how much it would cost to renew a headlamp bulb on your car? Robin Roberts tells all… A blown headlight bulb can cost up to £846 to replace on some of Britain’s best-selling small cars, new research reveals. A study into 13 popular models on sale today by What Car? found headlight repair bills vary by several hundred pounds depending on whether the models have halogen or HID or LED … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz classic sports car restoration by Hemmels of Cardiff
A Welsh car business is turning out new for old gold. Robin Roberts tells all... Hemmels of Cardiff is probably one of the least known success stories in the Welsh automotive sector but it is rapidly gaining recognition around the world. It specialises in nut and bold regeneration of classic Mercedes-Benz sports cars, and prices for their year-long rebuilt models begin at £225,000. For … [Read more...]
Latest Mazda6 Tourer – Road Test
Mazda6 Tourer Sport Nav 165hp upgraded... ...Assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Mazda6 range has undergone a transformation this year. Announced in July, the new Mazda6 series is significantly different and upgraded, compared with the previous generation, both outside and in. The emphasis has been to ramp up driving enjoyment and safety technology, with more … [Read more...]
Diesel ditched in drive to be seen to be going green…
Robin Roberts tells the story... The shift away from diesel has more drivers planning to choose an eco-friendly car than ever before, says AA Cars. Looking at people who have used its site, nearly a quarter (22%) claim they are ready to make the switch despite a lot of confusion over Government policies. The AA-Populus poll of over 20,000 drivers shows that this would be a dramatic increase … [Read more...]
VW Polo GTi and up! GTi – First Impressions
Volkswagen’s new GTi twins. Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). Brits love their hot hatches and Volkswagen has turned back the clock to mark time for future success. Just over 40 years ago, the original Golf GTi was released to eager owners and over the decades that popularity has spread to create the Polo and up! GTi models, which are arguably more in tune with … [Read more...]
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