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Latest Hyundai i30 Hatchback – Road Test

25th April 2017

The new Hyundai i30 mid-sized hatchback – Bland but not basic, says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The all-new third generation Hyundai i30 five door hatchback range went on sale in the UK from 1 March this year and it will be followed by Tourer estate versions due this summer. The two ranges will be similar in terms of engine and specification choices, but a little more expensive – and … [Read more...]

Latest Honda Civic – History and First Impressions, plus Honda news

21st April 2017

New 10th Generation Honda Civic British-built for global markets. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports… News The new 10th generation Honda Civic five door family hatchback is now in production for global markets and it is only being built in the UK at the company’s Swindon factory. Production at the same location will also include the ‘hot’ Civic Type-R, but not a Civic Tourer estate, … [Read more...]

Kia cee’d
 1.0 T-GDi GT-Line 
Five Door Hatchback Road Test

3rd October 2016

Kia’s Family-sized cee’d Hatchback on Test… Keith Ward reports. Since it was first planted in UK showrooms a decade ago, the Focus-sized and curiously named Kia cee’d has flourished enough to sell well over one million across Europe, blossoming into a second generation and further most recently into a mid-term upgrade for the 2016 model year. Headline features are an addition to the engine … [Read more...]

Suzuki Celerio 1.0 SZ3 Dualjet Road Test

8th August 2016

Suzuki’s compact Celerio is a practical and willing five seater companion for any journey… Kim Henson test drives the Dualjet-powered 1.0 litre version, in SZ3 form. Suzuki has long excelled at producing small, economical models that are dependable, inexpensive to run and easy to own. The five door Celerio is primarily aimed at buyers in need of a city car, and examples sold in Europe are … [Read more...]

Suzuki Celerio First Impressions

23rd November 2015

Kim Henson takes to the wheel of Suzuki’s diminutive but internally spacious city car; he's impressed by the whole package, particularly the Celerio’s three cylinder Dualjet engine… but is he (at last) lost for words? SUZUKI’S SUCCESS STORY Before describing the Celerio, it is worth briefly mentioning the success story of its manufacturer. In recent times Suzuki has been doing … [Read more...]

Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC Sport Road Test

16th November 2015

Civic Pride… Kim Henson assesses Honda’s 1.8 i-VTEC Sport version. Dynamically styled, providing eager performance and with an excellent, proven reputation for reliability, it is no surprise that Honda Civics are liked and respected by the buying public. The current Civic range was updated in the spring of 2015, notably featuring revised frontal styling (incorporating a new front bumper … [Read more...]

New Vauxhall Corsa

9th November 2014

Review by Tom Scanlan Vauxhall’s latest generation of its popular Corsa is now on the road. How new is it? Although all the dimensions are no different, all of the car’s body panels are new, and provide greater definition between the ‘sporty’ look of the three-door and the ‘premium’ five-door models. Almost every element of the Corsa’s cabin is completely new, including a completely … [Read more...]

Citroën C1

15th July 2014

Citroën’s happy little C1 city car has been replaced by a brand-new C1, complete with a smiley face. Citroën reckons the new car’s front has just that, along with the company’s trade-mark 3D rear lights. Tom Scanlan reports... In Citroën’s now-established tradition, the cars also come in a range of new colour combinations, both outside and in, and that will certainly help attract two main … [Read more...]

Kias of Today sampled, July 2014

7th July 2014

Kim Henson drives a selection of models from the current Kia line-up… I have been impressed by Kias since first having a five door Pride for a week-long road test… That was back in 1992, and at the time I rated the car as a cost-effective, competent hatchback, and which was a state-of-the-art machine in its time. In fact my findings were confirmed by a friend who bought a Pride in the early … [Read more...]

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