Robin Roberts test drives a large and thoroughly practical load carrier… Sometimes, it’s what you cannot see very easily which really impresses about a new vehicle, such as the Peugeot Expert LWB Professional Plus. This award-winning big van comes with a very good pedigree and blends utter practicality with useful performance. It was launched and went on sale in 2016 but its popularity and … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
2018 Ford EcoSport compact SUV – Road Test
Ford’s latest EcoSport compact SUV – better but not best. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his assessment… The latest Ford EcoSport compact SUV is the best yet after a troubled start in 2014. Under Ford’s then current ‘One Ford’ global vehicle policy, to meet the demand for SUVs, which started in 2010 and has grown rampantly since then, Ford brought their Brazilian designed chunky … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz E-Class 350d AMG Line Estate – Road Test
Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) test drives another luxurious yet practical load carrier from Mercedes-Benz… The fashion of buying saloons and hatchbacks is looking distinctly outdated with the clamour for must-have SUVs showing no signs of easing off. But the other interesting trend is the turn towards quality estates which hold onto their value over longer periods, and which is … [Read more...]
Hyundai Kona compact SUV – Road Test
Hyundai Kona has joined the congested compact SUV market… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). On sale in the UK from the end of last year, the first turbocharged petrol powered models in the Hyundai Kona, compact SUV model line up were priced from £16,195 to £24,995 at launch but these have already risen to £16,445 to £25,245. Mid-year these petrol versions will be joined by two … [Read more...]
Latest Volvo V90 T6 AWD Cross Country Pro Estate – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives the 2018 Volvo V90 T6 AWD Cross Country Pro Estate – with petrol option instead of diesel, but is this actually better? With the demonisation of diesel powered vehicles and the significant fall in oil-burner sales, a fall in the UK new car market of 25.6% in January on top of the 17.1% for the whole of 2017, it’s only natural that manufacturers … [Read more...]
Skoda Kodiaq Scout seven seater SUV – Road Test
Skoda’s Kodiaq Scout seven seater large SUV easily copes with life’s ups and downs… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The award-winning Skoda Kodiaq five and seven seat models in the large SUV market arrived in the UK last year, and soon became the benchmark models in the sector against which a raft of established and newcomer models were judged. Now the 2018 range has been further … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Adam Rocks Unlimited – Road Test
The Vauxhall Adam Rocks Unlimited can be a reflection of your personality… ...says Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). A car says a lot about its owner, so it is an expression which can be applied to nearly everyone, and that’s really true about customers choosing from the Vauxhall Adam Rocks Unlimited range of compact three door city cars with ‘Crossover’ styling cues. After the … [Read more...]
Kia’s fast flagship Stinger – Road Test
Kia Stinger 3.3 T-GDi V6 GT S Kia Stinger becomes the brand’s flagship model... By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The South Korean brand of Kia, launched in Europe in 1991, has moved steadily from budget to award winning mainstream models with long seven-year 100,000 mile warranties and successive years of record UK sales. The brand has recently entered the premium sector with their … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Insignia Country Cruiser – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses the latest – 210 hp – Tourer addition to the Insignia range. Vauxhall’s first generation Insignia range of D-segment Hatchbacks and Tourer estates was launched in 2008 as a replacement for their Vectra models. The Insignia models received a facelift in 2013 and the second generation, rebranded Insignia Grand Sport for the five door hatchbacks and … [Read more...]
MG ZS – Road Test
Chris Adamson comprehensively test drives MG’s compact SUV… (All words and photographs by Chris). Chris Adamson has been spending time getting to know MG’s new compact sport utility the ZS and discovers first impressions can be correct. As a motoring journalist I have attended hundreds of new vehicle launches over the years and they tend to follow a very similar format. You get a couple of … [Read more...]
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 SZ5 ALLGRIP – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 SZ5 ALLGRIP 4WD automatic crossover... 2017 saw the SUV/Crossover/4WD market sector continue the trend set in 2016 for month-on-month record increases in sales, not just in the UK but Europe as well. In the UK one out of every five new cars sold was an SUV or Dual Purpose vehicle. 2018 has started in the same vein … [Read more...]
Skoda Karoq SUV – Road Test
Skoda’s new mid-sized Karoq SUV – already an award winner… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With the arrival of so many new SUVs, Crossovers and 4x4s it is easy to be confused on which is the best and most suitable model to buy. One thing for sure is that the availability of such vehicles has grown out of all traditional proportions as manufacturers chase sales. The mid-sized SUV … [Read more...]
Ford Fiesta three door – Short Road Test
Ford Fiesta Titanium 125hp 1.0 3-door… Test-driven By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). It’s seventh heaven for the Ford Fiesta. Britain’s best selling car retained the familiar name and trim levels when the seventh generation arrived in showrooms last year but underneath there were some significant and worthwhile changes. The new models are physically bigger than the previous … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV – Road Test
Alfa Romeo’s Stelvio SUV – Can be bought with your head or your heart… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Such is the new car buying public’s obsession with driving SUV/Crossover styled vehicles that even iconic sporting brands such as Aston Martin, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Maserati, Ferrari and even luxury car producer Rolls Royce feel-the-need to enter this market sector. They … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Outlander Diesel seven seater SUV – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test-drives the seven seater Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-D automatic... Mitsubishi Motors celebrated their 100th anniversary of car production in 2017, having produced their first car – the Model A – in 1907 and their first 4WD model – the PX33 – in 1933. Imports first began to Europe, in fact the UK, in 1974 with the Lancer and Galant saloons, with their … [Read more...]
2018 Peugeot 308 1.2 Allure hatchback – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test-drives Peugeot’s 2018 model year 308 five door hatchback… The Peugeot 308 range of C-segment (lower medium) five door hatchbacks and SW estates arrived in the UK for first deliveries in September 2017 and heralded in a range of minor styling changes, even more fuel-efficient petrol engines and better infotainment and connectivity functions. They now … [Read more...]
Ferrari 488GTB Coupé – Road Test
Ferrari 488GTB Coupé – Road Test. Robin Roberts test drives one of today’s most desirable supercars… © Images MediaPhotos The Ferrari 488GTB is the baby in the family which can trace its DNA to 1975 when its forerunner replaced the charismatic Dino, and a lot has happened over four decades. The engine is taken from the California and tuned for the 488GTB so it’s a good and gutsy pedigree … [Read more...]
Renault Kadjar Signature S Nav TCe 165 1.6 petrol – Road Test
Higher performance petrol engine added to the Renault Kadjar line-up... By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The C-segment mid-sized Renault Kadjar, five door, five seater SUV/Crossover was launched two years ago and sits between the smaller and recently revised Renault Captur and the larger Renault Koleos SUV/Crossover launched last year. With a move by customers – not surprisingly – … [Read more...]
Audi SQ5 Turbocharged TSFI – Road Test
New Audi SQ5 349 bhp turbocharged TFSI petrol SUV flagship roars in… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses this impressive machine. The previous generation SQ5 was a V6 335 bhp TDI turbodiesel model and the first ‘S’ model to have a TDI diesel engine in the UK, also the first Q model to be available with ‘S’ performance specification. The latest Q5 range went on sale earlier in 2017, … [Read more...]
Aston Martin DB11 V12 Coupé – Road Test
For our final road test of 2017 we bring you Aston Martin’s DB11... ...assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Aston Martin DB11 redefines the iconic British brand’s new direction and business plan to build on established values with modern ideas. Part of their “second century” plan will see Aston Martin roll out another new generation of SUV cars at St Athan, near … [Read more...]
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