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Isuzu DMax XTR Doublecab – Road Test

27th July 2020

The Isuzu DMax XTR Doublecab pickup for work or play uses. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The Isuzu DMax is a first team player in the Pickup sector. The official supporter of the Welsh Rugby Union has gone for the niche serious off-road and utility market with its 23-strong range of mostly double-cab but also a solo single cab and extended cab models. Isuzu dealers sell … [Read more...]

Latest Ford Ranger – Road Test

27th January 2020

THE 2020 REVISED FORD RANGER - RANGE ROUNDUP. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) tells all… *In the UK the award winning Ford Ranger sold 16,458 units in 2019, retaining its top sales position. The 2019 pick-up market sector saw 53,055 total sales, a 1% fall over 2018. Europe’s, and the UK’s, best selling pick-up range received major changes towards the end of last year plus the addition … [Read more...]

Latest Mitsubishi L200 Pick-up – First Impressions

20th August 2019

ON THE RIGHT TRACKS – THE NEW MITSUBISHI 6 SERIES L200 PICK-UP RANGE… …David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports. Arriving in UK Mitsubishi Motors showrooms in time for the new registration plate month of September is the new Series 6 L200 Pick-Up range, where the Double Cab versions are the most popular for business, hard graft and leisure uses. Mitsubishi say the Series 6 is more … [Read more...]

Isuzu D-Max Blade Double Cab Pickup – Road Test

23rd April 2018

Niche is Nice… Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) assesses Isuzu’s D-Max Blade Auto Double Cab Pickup. The specialist vehicle market is where the money is to be made if you have the right products selling at the right prices, like the Isuzu D-Max Double Cab pickup. Isuzu will be one of many pick-up manufacturers and importers airing their wares at this week’s Commercial Vehicle Show at the … [Read more...]

New Toyota Hilux – News and First Drive Impressions

14th July 2016

The Latest Version of the Legendary Vehicle that is the Toyota Hilux... Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) – who also explains the UK taxation situation relating to 'Light Commercial Vehicles'. The Toyota Hilux has been the mainstay of the global Pick-Up market for almost 50years. Launched in 1968, more than 18 million have been sold worldwide. To date and closer to home in 2015 … [Read more...]

Austin A30/A35

24th January 2013

The ‘baby’ Austin Seven helped to keep the Austin Motor Company in business through the 1920s, and the stature of this diminutive icon grew throughout the 1930s. During the 1950s the original Seven’s successors, the A30s and A35s, built further on the success of their pre-War counterparts. Kim Henson tells the story… In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Austin Motor Company introduced … [Read more...]

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