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Latest VW Polo – First Impressions

11th January 2018

Bigger, bolder and better – the new Volkswagen Polo arrives in the UK. Hotfoot from the car’s UK press launch, David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) takes a close look… The sixth generation VW Polo has arrived in the UK bigger and better than before. Over 14 million Polos have been sold to date throughout five generations, and in 2017 it was the UK’s seventh best-selling car with 47,855 … [Read more...]

Toyota – 25 years of UK manufacturing, and latest Auris Hybrid Road Test

21st November 2017

Auris hybrid GB25 celebrates 25 years of Toyota building cars in the UK. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Toyota started building cars in the UK 25 years ago for our domestic market, Europe and wider afield. Their first model, the Carina E, came off the Burnaston production line in Derbyshire in 1992. Since then over four million vehicles have come from this production facility, the … [Read more...]

Skoda Rapid Spaceback – Road Test

15th November 2017

Skoda Rapid Spaceback – More Space – Less Price... By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The updated Skoda Rapid and Rapid Spaceback models were revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March and are now established within the popular Skoda extensive range of models. Where the Rapid and Rapid Spaceback sit in the line-up needs some explanation. They are both positioned between the Fabia … [Read more...]

Latest SEAT Ibiza News and FR version Road Test

28th October 2017

The new SEAT Ibiza FR – space and pace. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new fifth generation SEAT Ibiza hatchback is only available as a five door and it is the first model in the Volkswagen Group of brands to use the new MQB AO modular platform –even before VW’s own new Polo supermini sized hatchback comes to market next year. The Ibiza has been the Spanish brand’s best … [Read more...]

Skoda Octavia 1.0 Hatchback – Road Test

19th September 2017

Skoda’s roomy and frugal petrol-powered 1.0 turbo Octavia hatchback – small engine with big appeal. Road-tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Combining a roomy mid-sized family hatchback with a small 1.0 litre three cylinder petrol engine could be a step too far in terms of dull performance and disappointing fuel economy. But not so with the latest Skoda Octavia five door … [Read more...]

Vauxhall Astra Elite diesel hatchback – Road Test

18th August 2017

Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) test drives the Vauxhall Astra Elite diesel hatch… You could be forgiven for wondering how conservative Vauxhall would emerge as one of Britain’s Brexit champions with its Astra. This family-focused C-segment, five-door hatch and sports tourer is now in its seventh generation and rolling off the Ellesmere Port production lines bound for British and … [Read more...]

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