Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace SUV – more seats, wider appeal . By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Defying the downward UK car sales trend through 2017 and rising to become the second best selling brand in the country, Volkswagen is out to make a bigger impression this year as it plugs gaps in its range. One of the spaces falls between the mid-sized Tiguan SUV and the largeTouareg … [Read more...]
First Impressions
Our brief encounters with new models on the U.K. market
Latest VW Polo – First Impressions
Bigger, bolder and better – the new Volkswagen Polo arrives in the UK. Hotfoot from the car’s UK press launch, David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) takes a close look… The sixth generation VW Polo has arrived in the UK bigger and better than before. Over 14 million Polos have been sold to date throughout five generations, and in 2017 it was the UK’s seventh best-selling car with 47,855 … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Crossland X – First impressions
Chris Adamson gives his views on Vauxhall’s compact Crossland X SUV... (All words and photographs by Chris). Vauxhall was among the pioneers in the sports utility market here in the UK with the Frontera (remember that rather agricultural mud-plugger) even if it did borrow heavily from Isuzu in the first place. Times have moved on and everyone, including Vauxhall, has a model range bulging … [Read more...]
Volkswagen T-Roc – First impressions
Funky and glitzy looking – VW’s T-Roc compact SUV. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Yet another new range of compact SUVs is arriving now in the UK, this time it’s the VW T-Roc entering the German company’s 190 strong dealership this week. Television advertising with the T-Roc’s ‘Bam the Ram’ and advertising strapline ‘Born Confident’ launches on Boxing Day. It should make you smile in … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Golf R-Line 1.5 TSI Evo 150 – First Impressions.
Launched earlier this year, the latest seventh generation Volkswagen Golf has recently been supplemented by a new petrol engine that is set to become a big seller for the model – Chris Adamson has been putting it through its paces. (All words and photographs by Chris). In the UK market, Volkswagen was one of the leading diesel exponents until ‘dieselgate’, so now there has been an inevitable … [Read more...]
DS Automobiles DS3 Connected Chic Pure Tech 110 S&S – First Impressions
Chris Adamson assesses this compact DS with a very big name… (All words and photographs by Chris). If you are going to give a new model an extensive moniker such as the Connected Chic PureTech, then it has a big name to live up to – that’s the task DS Automobiles has set for the latest addition to its popular DS3 hatchback line-up. The new trim level for DS Automobiles best-selling model is … [Read more...]
Latest Fiat 500L – First Impressions
Moving with the times – The new Fiat 500L. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The 500L launched in 2013 in the UK was an extension of the new generation Fiat 500 city car introduced in 2007. That generation was a modern interpretation of the original Fiat 500, also known as The Cinquecento, launched 60 years ago in 1957. The family was further extended in 2015 with the introduction of … [Read more...]
Latest Jeep Compass – First Impresssions
Heading in the Right Direction – the new Jeep Compass. First impressions, as assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new Jeep Compass compact SUV is heading in the right direction in terms of size, five star safety equipment, inclusive specifications and some competitive prices. With sales of compact SUVs booming the second generation new Jeep Compass is priced from £22,995 … [Read more...]
Ford’s Fiesta – a look back at more than 40 years of this winning model
Ford's Fiesta versus the sands of time... by Dave Moss. In 2006, 30 years on from the original launch of the Fiesta, Ford gave selected motoring journalists the opportunity to compare original models with the then current car. Dave Moss was one of those who enjoyed a drive down memory lane... The original Fiesta, its name chosen by Henry Ford himself – and which very nearly became the Ford … [Read more...]
Hot off the press – Jaguar’s E-Pace First Impressions
Jaguar’s compact E-Pace first test drive. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Everyone loves a cub, at least that’s what Jaguar is hoping for with the arrival of its new smaller SUV next month. It will be the first production Jaguar ever not to be built in the UK with production taking place in Austria and China. In the UK it will be sold in one five-door, five-seat body-shape in … [Read more...]
Mazda looks ahead – plus CX-5 SUV First Impressions
Mazda looks to the future – and CX-5 SUV brief test drive. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). What the Chancellor, in his Budget next week, has in store for diesel-powered vehicles is the subject of rumour and speculation to combat their so-called higher pollution than petrol models. But increases in VAT or VED road tax on new diesel cars bought from a date to be specified, or an … [Read more...]
Honda NSX ‘old and new’ plus Civics ‘classic and modern’ – Kim’s Impressions
Kim Henson revisits Honda’s sensational first series NSX – and drives the latest car bearing this revered name, also taking brief outings in Civics old and new too! All words and photographs by Kim, with the exception of the main front and rear shots of the 2017 Civic Type R – these courtesy of Honda). As a motoring writer, one of the questions I am most often asked is, “What are your … [Read more...]
First Test Drive of the Kia Sorento in South Korea
Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) reports from South Korea on the new Kia Sorento that will make its UK debut next year… I have been in South Korea on an automotive industry fact-finding trip and during his visit I had a preview test drive in the latest Kia Sorento large seven seat SUV. This range can be ordered now by UK customers with deliveries starting in January 2018. The booming … [Read more...]
Honda’s amazing, fascinating history plus Civics old and new…
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports on Honda’s progress since the 1940s… and drives Civics built 42 years apart... (Photographs of the Civic Type-R GT and the first generation Civic 1.2 by David; others courtesy of Honda). News Honda (UK) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honda (Japan) and today it is rated as one of the top 20 brands in the world. Honda manufactures a broad … [Read more...]
New MG ZS SUV – First Impressions
New kid on the block in the compact SUV market – MG's ZS has arrived... Words and all photos by Chris Adamson. (Note: The red car depicted in Chris's photos is the mid-range Excite version with the 1.5 litre engine and manual transmission; the white car is the range-topping best-seller 1.0 Auto in Exclusive trim.) Sales and marketing boss Matthew Cheyne is confidently predicting that in 2018 … [Read more...]
New Kia Stonic compact SUV – News and First Impressions
…And still new compact SUVs keep coming – Kia’s Stonic here this week. by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). News Sales of SUVs of all sizes have reached record levels in Europe and the UK, and seemingly every week an additional new model joins the market place. The B-segment ‘supermini’ size area of the SUV market is the fastest growing and sales are expected to reach 2.2 million units … [Read more...]
Citroën news and latest C3 Aircross First Impressions
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… Citroën dealers around the country are opening their order books, probably now their computers, from 1 November waiting for eager customers to visit, see, try and hopefully buy the new C3 Aircross compact SUV. But the market is awash with small, medium and large new SUVs tracking down customers who have shown their desire to own these high riding … [Read more...]
New Vauxhall Grandland X – First Impressions
New Vauxhall Grandland X joins the fast-growing SUV market… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Other than the growing demand for Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles – up by 34.6% in the UK so far this year, the fastest growing sector by vehicle size are SUVs, with sales increasing by 30% in Europe year-to-date and by approximately the same amount in the UK. In just the last few weeks we … [Read more...]
MINI News and More MINI Models – First Impressions
More MINI News and More MINI Models make their UK debut. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… “One out of every 40 new cars sold in the UK is a MINI” was the headline statement at the MINI Media Driving Day held last week. Headline act at the event was the global premiere of their special edition MINI 1499 GT. Although a termed a global reveal the 1499 GT three door Hatch is only … [Read more...]
BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo – First Impressions
The grand BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo makes its UK debut. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) has been driving it… Launched to the UK’s motoring media last week, aptly in the Valley of the Racehorse, Lambourn, Berkshire where fine breeding and horsepower of the four legged variety are commonplace, was the new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo which makes its official sales debut on 11 November … [Read more...]
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