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...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
Isuzu D-Max Double Cab Pick-Up – Road Test
Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Double-Cab Pick-Up... ...tried by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). With escalating purchase and tax costs of serious 4x4 cars and sports utilities it’s little wonder that edgy double-cab pickups have cornered the pick-up 4x4 market and they are now again more appealing tax-wise than large SUVs. Overall for 2021, the pick-up market in the UK ended 19% up on … [Read more...]
Mazda6 Sport saloon – Road Test
Mazda6 2.5 194 PS GT Sport Auto saloon sampled by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… When it comes to choosing your new car in 2022 it’s not always obvious that the better choice is not your first choice. Buyers who pore over print or on-line reviews can become numbed to the choices and models laid out before their eyes. Badge envy may blur vision and the surreal experience … [Read more...]
Ferrari F8 Spider – Road Test
Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) pulled this cracker for Christmas – the Ferrari F8 Spider… *All images courtesy of MediaPhotos.co.uk People have their own opinions on supercars, but few would say one virtue is how slowly they can go and still excite, writes Robin Roberts. Evolved from the 488 series, the Ferrari F8 Spider blends the performance of the more track focused … [Read more...]
Ford Mustang Mach-E – Road Test
Ford Mustang Mach-E (ExRange) all electric SUV plugged in by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The future of Ford lies in models such as the Mustang Mach-E. The sporting Mustang name has been cloned from the muscle car launched in the mid-60s and its seventh generation becomes the brand’s longest-lived nameplate. The Mustang Mach-E is potentially a family SUV but it’s a fusion … [Read more...]
Genesis Range – First Impressions/Brief Road Tests
Kim Henson reports on his brief test drives in a selection of current Genesis models… (Words and photographs by, and copyright, Kim). It is difficult to keep up with the Genesis premium brand story in the U.K, so rapid has been its development from a ‘standing start’ just a few months ago to a range that today offers a variety of ‘luxury’ models, all providing a buying proposition that is … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two McLarens
Ant Henson test drives the McLaren GT back to back with its big brother, the 720S, to find out if it's a true grand tourer, a full-on supercar, or something else entirely... (Words copyright Ant Henson. Photographs, as individually credited, copyright Ant Henson, and from McLaren). Picture the scenario. You’ve a couple of hundred thousand pounds burning a hole in your pocket. You’re keen to … [Read more...]
Latest Nissan Qashqai – Road Test
New 2022 model year Nissan Qashqai Tekna+ Auto given an outing by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Nissan Qashqai was arguably the first of the current crop of modern Crossover/SUV styled family cars and the latest version faithfully builds on its pedigree so can still be considered the benchmark for rivals to try and match. And it’s built in Britain. Not only has it just … [Read more...]
Suzuki Across Plug-in Hybrid SUV – Road Test
Suzuki’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle… driven and assessed by Kim Henson. (All words and photographs by, and copyright, Kim Henson). With four wheel drive, sophisticated plug-in hybrid technology (delivering rapid performance together with low emissions and impressive fuel consumption figures), Suzuki’s Across large SUV provides buyers in this market with a distinctive and fascinating … [Read more...]
Skoda Enyaq EV – Road Test
The pure electric Skoda Enyaq iV 80 tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The five-seat pure-electric Skoda Enyaq sits at the top of their range and takes them into a new sector populated by premium brands which command very high prices and can mask the cost of their pure-battery technology. In that comparison, the Enyaq is not that expensive but to anyone who … [Read more...]
Suzuki Swace SZ5 – Road Test
Estate of the art… Kim Henson test drives Suzuki’s Swace, in SZ5 form. (All words and photographs by, and copyright, Kim Henson). These days SUVs predominate in the family car market, but for many buyers an estate car has greater appeal in terms of aesthetics and for its arguably more user-friendly combination of passenger and load carrying abilities. A recent newcomer (from November 2020) to … [Read more...]
Audi Q3 PHEV – Road Test
Audi’s Q3 S line TFSl e 45 Automatic mid-sized PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV… …Driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Audi has been one of the most successful desirable brands in modern times as it aims squarely at making the cars people want to buy like their Q3 mid-sized SUV – but in its petrol-electric plug-in hybrid form as tested here. Initially launched in 2011 with a … [Read more...]
SEAT Arona – Road Test
The latest SEAT Arona 1.0 TSi Xperience Lux 110 PS DSG compact crossover, tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). SEAT broke new ground for itself when launching the Arona subcompact crossover in 2017, slotting beneath the slightly larger Ateca. Now it’s strengthened its appeal with a completely new look outside and in together with a host of technical upgrades and with … [Read more...]
Latest Kia line-up – Brief road tests
Kim Henson gives his assessment of some of the company’s current models… (All words and photographs copyright Kim). Until the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted ‘everything’ in our lives, for each of the previous few years I had been fortunate to be able to attend a ‘model range’ driving day event kindly arranged by Kia for the Western Group of Motoring Writers (of which I am a long-standing and … [Read more...]
Genesis GV80 – Road Test
The Genesis GV80 premium brand large SUV arrives in the UK. In the driving seat is Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Premium SUVs have had it their own way for a long time in Britain, but things could be about to change with the arrival of the South Korean brand’s Genesis GV80. The arrival of the Genesis GV80 this autumn will give those who want to be different or to make an … [Read more...]
Toyota RAV4 – Road Test
TOYOTA’S LATEST RAV4 TRIED AND TESTED BY ROBIN ROBERTS (AND MILES BETTER NEWS AGENCY). It's the original Toyota SUV, as opposed to their heavyweight 4x4s, and the latest RAV4 is still one of the best you can buy in this booming sector. The Recreational Activity Vehicle 4 was launched in the mid-1990s as Toyota's first SUV intended to offer more space and luggage room for families who liked an … [Read more...]
Citroën AMI – Road Test
The Citroen AMI tried for size and performance by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Photographs (copyright) provided by Citroën, plus some by Robin Roberts. As the UK Government maps out a motoring future of only electric cars on our roads, the Citroen AMI will be coming to a kerb near you in 2022. AMI is the product of Citroën’s advanced design studio, engineered by Altran … [Read more...]
Toyota Camry – Road Test
The Toyota Camry Excel Saloon revisited by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). After 15 years out of the UK market, the new generation Toyota Camry is turning heads with its striking saloon shape. While hatchbacks and SUVs have come to dominate registrations and estate cars are few and far between, the once highly popular larger saloon can still stand out as a alternative … [Read more...]
Ford Kuga PHEV – Road Test, and Halewood plant news
THE FORD KUGA PHEV PLUGGED-IN AND TESTED BY ROBIN ROBERTS, PLUS BREAKING NEWS ABOUT FORD’S HALEWOOD PLANS, FROM MILES BETTER NEWS AGENCY… Our road test this week is very topical as today - 18 October 2020 Ford has announced it is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in its Halewood plant on Merseyside UK to produce components for electric cars. The investment will help safeguard 500 jobs. … [Read more...]
Volkswagen ID.3 – Road Test
The VW ID.3 Family Pro Performance tried by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… Volkswagen’s ID.3 is their first purpose-built electric car and it’s good. It’s about the same size as a Golf, but the new modular electric drive matrix powertrain and floorpan gives it the interior space of the larger Passat. The flexibility of the floorpan is mirrored by the range of batteries and … [Read more...]
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