The latest Toyota Corolla Hatchback Design 1.8 Hybrid tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). However you look at it, the Toyota Corolla is remarkable among models and, perhaps not surprisingly as a result, is the world’s best-selling nameplate over six decades. Now in its 12th generation, the Corolla is the first to use the company’s fifth generation hybrid petrol … [Read more...]
Road Test – ‘Roots’ Bamboo Bikes
Kim Henson reports on test-riding Roots Bamboo Bikes in and around Lostwithiel in Cornwall… In an article published on Wheels-Alive on 6th January this year (2023) on Wheels-Alive I described how the Roots Bamboo Bikes (which use sustainable bamboo – ethically-sourced and fairly-traded – for their frames) were developed in Ghana and how they came to be sold in Lostwithiel. In that feature I … [Read more...]
MG Sales Record – and Revisiting the MG3 in a short Road Test
Chris Adamson looks at the continuing growth of MG, and drives the 2016 MG3 New MG registrations in the UK topped the 3,000 mark last year (2015) setting a record figure for the famous British brand since its acquisition a decade ago by Chinese car giant SAIC Motor. This was almost 1,000 more than in 2014 and surpassed the 2013 and 2014 sales figures combined. Driving the sales success was … [Read more...]