Babies have a habit of growing up, just like the new Ford KA+. Ford, the leading new car sales brand in the UK for 40 successive years and 51 years for commercial vehicle sales, have recently introduced their latest challenger for sales, the new Ka+ City Car, although it is still the Fiesta ‘Supermini’ that remains the UK’s bestselling car overall. From its origins as a compact city car in … [Read more...]
Road Tests
Our in-depth appraisals of new cars available in the UK
Audi A8 3.0 TDI Quattro Sport 262PS tiptronic Road Test
Tom Scanlan test-drives a high specification Audi A8 limousine... Listen, you have just laid out £73,410 on your Audi A8 and you sort of expect perfection, right? Well, the headline is 'AUDI A8 IS LESS THAN PERFECT!' I mean, I bumped my head getting into it without being warned to be careful, the rear door-shut sounded a bit metallic compared with the front door's sophisticated click, and a … [Read more...]
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross (2017 Model Year) Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses the 2017 model year Suzuki SX4 S-Cross – “More spec, more muscle and more expensive”, he says… Suzuki’s original S-Cross was launched in 2013 as a mid-sized Crossover, but looked more of a five door hatchback or estate than an SUV. It is those muscular looking SUVs of all sizes that have boosted sales by bringing even more competitor models to … [Read more...]
BMW M240i Convertible Road Test
Looking ahead to sunny days in the New Year, Chris Adamson assesses a fast four seater drophead from BMW… Speeding to 60 miles an hour in just six seconds obviously isn’t quite enough for BMW’s compact 2 Series convertible – so for 2017 the boffins are throwing in another 95 horses and clipping the sprint time down to well under five seconds. Welcome to this year’s bright new young drop-top … [Read more...]
Ford Edge Titanium 210 hp 2.0 TDCi Automatic AWD SUV Road Test
Ford has the Edge with new UK vehicle sales in 2016… Ford’s Edge SUV Reviewed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). There are no certainties in life but with official UK new vehicle sales figures not due to be released for a few days, it is already likely that Ford will again top the UK’s new car sales chart for 2016, and the commercial vehicle league as well. Also most likely is the fact … [Read more...]
VW Passat GTE Hybrid Estate Road Test
Chris Adamson test drives Volkswagen’s spacious plug-in hybrid Passat estate... Volkswagen is fighting back from the emissions rigging scandal and the latest Passat shows that they are returning to their technological best with a stylish and hugely practical plug-in hybrid. First unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September 2014 – before all the ‘diesel-gate’ crisis – the Passat GTE Hybrid … [Read more...]
Peugeot Traveller Road Test
Chris Adamson test drives a Peugeot MPV bearing a name many will remember from the days of Morris… I am of an age where the name Traveller, in the automotive context, is one I automatically associate with those wood-clad wonders that were the stretched versions of the Morris Minor and Mini back when Britain was among the world’s leading car producers. So it is a bit of a throwback … [Read more...]
Kia Optima PHEV Hybrid Saloon Road Test – plus news on crucial changes from April 2017 to road tax and BIK tax
Kia’s Optima PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Family Saloon… Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With significant tax changes due for all new cars bought from 1 April next year, both in terms of VED road tax and Benefit-in-Kind company car tax, sales of ‘Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles’ (AFVs) in the UK will only continue to grow. The choice is also getting better with more and more … [Read more...]
Best Christmas Car? Volvo V90 Road Test
Best Christmas Car? Keith Ward nominates the Volvo V90… FIRST sign of a change in season – you are grateful for the optional Winter Pack fitted to this Volvo V90. So – heated windscreen and washer nozzles, a headlight cleaning system and, really spoiling yourself, a heated steering wheel. That’s a total £525 to you sir, madam. That other winter boon of heated front seats is fitted as … [Read more...]
Latest Volvo V40 Model Range – Round-up and Road Test
The Refreshed 2017 Model Volvo V40 Family. Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Volvo’s best selling model range is the family of lower medium or compact C-segment sized V40 and V40 Cross Country five door hatchbacks. The latest styling and other changes include the new family face from the XC90 SUV and large S90 and V90 executive models. New are LED headlights (Volvo claim the … [Read more...]
New Honda NSX Road Test
By Robin Roberts and Miles Better News Agency. It’s the supercar of the moment. But that moment has lasted a long time - three years in fact. The new Honda NSX two seater coupé was announced three years ago and the first UK owners will get behind the wheels of their state of art supercar just about now. Only a handful will be introduced over the coming months and just two dealers will … [Read more...]
Citroën C4 Grand Picasso Road Test
A work of art – the latest Citroën Grand C4 Picasso seven seat MPV. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Sales of MPV people carriers have taken a hit in recent years from the public’s move to must-have fashionable SUVs, soft-offroaders and crossover models, but there are signs of recovery prompted by the introduction of new models. In 2015 MPV sales in the UK were down by over 21% to … [Read more...]
New Volvo V90 Estate Road Test
Grace, Space and Pace… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses the latest Volvo V90 estate car – voted 2016 Scottish Car of the Year. In September Volvo launched their premium brand graceful and sophisticated S90 large saloon and the V90 estate models. S90 saloons are priced from £32,555 and rise to £42,055. The more popular V90 estates start from £34,555 and rise to £44,055. Volvo … [Read more...]
smart fortwo prime cabrio Road Test
By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Horses for courses is a particularly apt phrase to describe the smart fortwo… There’s no denying it was ahead of its time when the original model went on sale in 1998, and now the quirky two-seater rarely gets a second glance. The original car was a product of the cooperation between Swatch and Daimler/Mercedes-Benz. But in 18 years it has … [Read more...]
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 1.4 Boosterjet SZ5 ALLGRIP Auto – Full Road Test
Kim Henson takes the wheel of the facelifted 2017 version of Suzuki’s SX4 S-Cross, in petrol-powered 1.4 litre Boosterjet form. It is now three years since the original five seater, five door Suzuki SX4 S-Cross made its UK debut. This was the company’s first ‘C’ segment ‘Crossover’ model (aimed at families as well as corporate/fleet buyers) and it impressed motoring writers and buyers alike with … [Read more...]
Citroën C4 Cactus Road Test
C4 Cactus Could Solve a Prickly Problem for Citroën. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). One of the major issues for the French PSA Group is differentiating their three mainstream brands, Citroën, Peugeot and DS. Citroën is changing its position according to Linda Jackson, the brand’s chief executive, who is reported as saying at the C3 international media launch that “We’re now in … [Read more...]
McLaren News – Future Direction – and 570GT Coupé Road Test
McLaren outlines the firm’s way forward – plus the new 570GT Road Test. All by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). McLaren Automotive Limited has just undertaken what they called ‘The Tour 2016’ to outline to the UK’s motoring media the company’s plans for the next six years. Although the McLaren name has been synonymous with motor racing for over 50 years, their Automotive Limited … [Read more...]
McLaren 650S Spider Road Test
‘If you want a convertible McLaren road car then there is only one option – the £220,000 650S Spider and Chris Adamson has had the privilege of driving one’. Words and all photos by Chris. The McLaren name will always be associated with motor racing, historically that has been through Formula One although, at the moment, the Woking team is struggling at the back of the grid. But the brand has … [Read more...]
Latest Renault Mégane Road Test
New Renault Mégane family hatchback to boost sales even more. The latest model tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency)… Renault in the UK during the ‘66’ plate registration month achieved their best sales for eight years with 17,272 registrations. And the September sales are no flash-in-the-pan success either as for the year-to-date their UK sales are up by 15% to just over 18,000 … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Mirage Juro 1.2 Manual Road Test
Mitsubishi Mirage Juro 1.2 Manual – Kim Henson test-drives the latest version of Mitsubishi’s ‘city car’. (Words and all photographs by Kim). The market for compact, fuel-efficient cars, often referred to as ‘city cars’, is a tough one in which to compete, but Mitsubishi has gone to great lengths to provide an up-to-date, well-equipped, economical, clean-running and practical offering within a … [Read more...]
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