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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...]

Mitsubishi L200 – Road Test

29th July 2019

Mitsubishi L200 Warrior Double Cab Auto... ...Test-driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). It takes a special sort of vehicle to survive, challenge and virtually dominate a sector of sales, and that’s what the Mitsubishi L200 has done for decades. It’s about to be reborn for the sixth time, but before it is I wanted to see what the Series 5 offers to explain its stranglehold … [Read more...]

Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian – Road Test

13th October 2017

David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reviews the Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian SVP Double Cab Pick-up. The award winning Mitsubishi L200 pick-up range is now into its fifth generation and the line-up includes Single Cab, Club Cab and Double Cab versions with UK prices starting from £18,500 excluding VAT as they are classed as commercial vehicles. The latest addition to the best selling line up … [Read more...]

Latest Nissan Navara Road Test

11th August 2016

New Nissan Navara Double Cab Arrives in a Growing Market Sector. It’s assessed here by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). In the mid 1990’s UK sales of Double Cab Pick-Ups were at their peak with registrations led by the Mitsubishi L200 range. Then the Government changed and upped the Benefit-in-Kind tax levels on these work and leisure vehicles, which dulled sales and then registrations of … [Read more...]

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