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Latest Mitsubishi ASX – Road Test

13th July 2020

The 2020 model year Mitsubishi ASX Exceed petrol auto 4WD… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The latest third-generation Mitsubishi ASX is now better able to take on rivals than the immediately preceding products with its bolder styling, well revised and updated interior and cutting edge convenient technology. For 2020, Mitsubishi fitted a more powerful 150 hp 2.0 litre petrol … [Read more...]

Citroën C5 Aircross – Long Term Road Test

31st October 2019

Chris Adamson samples Citroën’s innovative C5 Aircross during an extended road test… (All words and photographs by Chris, except overall dashboard shot, courtesy of Citroën and taken by Matt Howell). Six months ago I first drove the Citroën C5 Aircross and if you have been following this website will have read that I wasn’t entirely convinced by the novel hydraulic suspension – but a longer … [Read more...]

Skoda Karoq – Road Test

13th April 2018

Keith Ward assesses Skoda’s impressive five door mid-size Karoq SUV… SUCCEEDING the successful Yeti in Skoda’s expanding SUV line-up is a very different-looking animal. The Karoq is more conventionally good looking and rounded than its boxy predecessor with the big windows, and a lot less distinctive. You may be hard-pressed to pick it out from many other SUV’s in the office or supermarket car … [Read more...]

Vauxhall Grandland X Ultimate – First Impressions

11th April 2018

New top of the SUV range Vauxhall Grandland X Ultimate – First Drive. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Vauxhall Grandland X mid-sized five door, five seater SUV arrived with the first UK customers in January of this year and already 75% of sales have gone to retail buyers, making it Vauxhall’s second highest retail selling model range after the Corsa supermini hatchbacks. When … [Read more...]

Latest Toyota C-HR 1.8 Hybrid – Road Test

6th April 2018

The 2018 Toyota C-HR Compact SUV 1.8 Hybrid… …Tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Toyota C-HR (Coupé-High Rider) is a compact five door SUV with 1.2T petrol or 1.8 petrol electric hybrid powertrains, the latter underpins the latest Prius hybrid, and the C-HR uses the same new Global Architecture platform as the Prius as well. Unlike the blandly styled Prius the … [Read more...]

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