The MINI Electric Shadow Edition assessed on the road, plus the MINI Aceman concept is revealed… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The coming of the electric car age is going to make us all re-evaluate our motoring lives and what we expect from them, much in the same way as the diminutive Mini drove a change in our lives over 60 years ago. So it seems reasonable that the MINI … [Read more...]
Toyota GR Yaris – Road Test
TOYOTA GR YARIS, the WRC inspired hot-hatch piloted by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The World Rally Championship is all about clipping seconds off your competitors, but the Toyota GR Yaris took years off me. Built to permit the company to take part in motor-sport’s toughest rally series and winning in 2018, the GR Yaris priced from £31,120 is probably the closest a driver will … [Read more...]
Latest Vauxhall Astra (‘Mark 8’) – First Impressions
First Impressions of Vauxhall's 'Mark 8' Astra, by George Loveridge (Driving Around)... Vauxhalls are virtually a right of passage in the motoring world. They really are one of those brands where most people can say they’ve had, been in, passed their test in, or even may still own one. I can almost guarantee that if you walk down your street, you’ll be able to find one. Just in 2021, there were … [Read more...]
Honda Jazz Crosstar – Road Test
The Honda Jazz Crosstar EX – music to the ears of road tester Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)... One of the enduring models in the Honda UK lineup for two decades has been the Jazz series of superminis, which morphed into the additional Crosstar crossover model a couple of years ago, effectively a taller hatchback with sudo SUV looks. Ironically the taller car comes with less … [Read more...]
Kia Ceed 1.0T-GDi – Road Test
The latest Kia Ceed 1.0T-GDi 6-speed manual hatchback on test... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Ceed has over many years sown success for the Kia brand in Britain. The new Ceed range launched at the end of 2021 is the third generation five-door hatchback to be built in Slovakia, the first was in 2007. As before it gives nothing away to rivals and beats most with its … [Read more...]
SEAT Ibiza 1.0 – Road Test
The popular SEAT Ibiza 1.0TSI FR 95PS manual hatchback sampled by Robin Roberts. The Coronavirus pandemic masked a lot of changes made by car-makers last year and the SEAT Ibiza was one of them. SEAT was well advanced with giving the highly popular Ibiza family hatchback a mid-term make-over before the pandemic virtually paralysed production and it has raised the bar for the car against more … [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...]
Honda’s latest Jazz – Road Test
Honda’s Jazz EX Mark 4 generation put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones). You get more than you expect with the Honda Jazz. Two decades after the first model went on UK sale it still provides unrivalled practicality and versatility in the family compact hatchback market sector. It’s the Tardis of transport thanks to its really clever Magic Seats which take three … [Read more...]
Cupra Formentor – Road Test
The Cupra Formentor V2 e-Hybrid 204 PS SUV… …Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The head-turning Cupra Formentor e-Hybrid is a genuinely new model in the booming family SUV sector where its stablemate SEAT brand has done so well. Formentor is the first model designed and developed exclusively for the Spanish Cupra sports brand and this spring picked up the … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Polo (sixth generation) – Road Test
FIT FOR MODERN DAY PURPOSE - THE LATEST VW POLO… …Trying it out for size has been Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones). Whether you’re working from home, reducing mileage or simply downsizing to save money, today’s Volkswagen Polo clearly demonstrates city cars do not have to lack the refinements of much larger models. For 46 years, the VW Polo has been seen as the city car with status. … [Read more...]
Mazda3 GT Sport – First Impressions
The first test drive of the new Mazda3 186 PS GT Sport with new e-Skyactive X hybrid technology... By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Just when you think things couldn’t get better, Mazda has improved its acclaimed Skyactiv engine technology. Constant engine development and software revisions have improved combustion and power, reduced emissions and extended economy in the … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Insignia SRi – Road Test
Vauxhall’s latest Insignia SRi VX-Line Nav 1.5D Manual on the road with Robin Roberts (and Milestones Motoring). The Vauxhall Insignia is a lesson to its rivals. While many challengers have or are about to move out of saloons/ hatchbacks and into crossover models in the modestly priced family sector, or executive brands keep pushing up prices but offering less in return, the Vauxhall hatchback … [Read more...]
Upgraded Nissan LEAF – Road Test
Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) connects with the latest Nissan LEAF. It was the first and for some it’s still the best modern electric car you can buy in Britain. The Nissan Leaf is the world’s best selling electric passenger car and a benchmark for newer rivals, a genuine five-seater with a good practical range over 200 miles and comes with a sensible choice of domestic or fast … [Read more...]
Latest Citroën C3 – Road Test
Citroën C3 PureTech 110 tried and tested… …by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). When a car-maker refreshes and updates one of its best selling models their rivals and customers had better take notice and the new Citroën C3 deserves that attention. Not to be confused with the Citroën C3 Aircross compact SUV styled models, the C3 supermini sized hatchback underwent an extensive … [Read more...]
Ford Focus mild hybrid – Road Test
RAISE YOUR FORD FOCUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE WITH AN ACTIVE X HYBRID MODEL… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (Photographs by David, plus some from Ford). Only a relatively few years ago the decision we had to make about the engine we wanted for a new car was petrol or diesel. Nowadays it’s far more complicated because other options are now making their sales presence felt as we head … [Read more...]
Ford Fiesta mHEV mild hybrid – Road Test
MILD ELECTRIFICATION FOR THE UK’S BEST SELLING CAR in 2020 – THE FORD FIESTA. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) puts it to the test… One of the many recent updates to Britain’s best-selling car in 2020 was the introduction of mild hybrid support for their 1.0 litre, 3-cylinder turbo petrol 125 and 155 hp petrol engines used in the Fiesta and other Ford model ranges. But it’s the … [Read more...]
Motoring For Fun – A tour in south-west Wales in a Rover Maestro
An idyllic autumnal trip to the far south-west of Wales… Kim Henson drove westwards in a Maestro that has been family-owned since new. (Kim adds: DO NOT GO THERE NOW!! Of course I realise that as I write this – during the 'Covid-19 lock down' – in February 2021, at the moment long-distance ‘motoring for fun’ and touring on holiday in Britain is not possible, nor even permitted. However, I feel … [Read more...]
All-electric Vauxhall Corsa – Road Test
Vauxhall Corsa-e Elite Nav 11kW plugged-in… …and driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Britain’s oldest car-maker is gearing up for the electric future, beginning with the Corsa-e. The highly popular small hatchback is a natural starting point aimed at those who mostly commute or have low mileage lifestyles. It has dabbled in the EV sector between 2012 and 2015 with the … [Read more...]
Honda’s latest Jazz EX Hybrid – Road Test
HONDA’S NEW JAZZ IS SENSIBLE, PRACTICAL BUT NOT A COMPULSIVE BUY… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The previous three generations of the Honda Jazz supermini five door hatchback have in design been all about packaging of its occupants. These features include best in class space, higher seating positions, good visibility, easy access, wide opening doors, good levels of safety and … [Read more...]
New Honda Jazz Crosstar– Road Test
MORE JAZZ BUT DOES IT HIT THE RIGHT NOTE FOR HONDA? By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). It might be music to some people’s ears that Honda is bringing us more Jazz but their F1 programme looks more like hokey cokey! Announced last week Honda F1 is quitting at the end of next year. They were first involved in 1964 and out in 1968, in again in 1983 and out in 1992, back in again in 2000, … [Read more...]
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