‘Diesel cars are a dying range but all I can say is long live the Skoda Octavia Estate turbo-diesel’ says Robin Roberts (and WheelsWithinWales). It’s going to become a model we will look back upon and ponder; wonder why such a thoroughly good all rounder has to be replaced by much more expensive, less practical and, frankly, less satisfying electric rivals. It’s one of the oldest model names … [Read more...]
Jaguar XE Diesel – Road Test
The latest Jaguar XE Diesel SE R Dynamic put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones)… Jaguar’s baby car is maturing in its latest hybrid assisted guise. With an electric motor now added to provide added smoothness and boost, the powertrain is surprisingly strong for an engine of fractionally under 2.0 litres. The Jaguar XE series was introduced in 2015 to replace the … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Golf (third generation) Ecomatic 1.9 Diesel
Kim Henson goes back to the future in a fascinating Golf... Such is the rate of change in terms of technologies built into the latest cars, that I feel often it is useful to drive an older model to appreciate just how much things have altered. In any case, as friends and colleagues will testify, I need little excuse to drive any part of automotive history! To me, a car built in 1994 is not … [Read more...]