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Mazda6 Sport saloon – Road Test

10th January 2022

Mazda6 2.5 194 PS GT Sport Auto saloon sampled by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency)… When it comes to choosing your new car in 2022 it’s not always obvious that the better choice is not your first choice. Buyers who pore over print or on-line reviews can become numbed to the choices and models laid out before their eyes. Badge envy may blur vision and the surreal experience … [Read more...]

Toyota Camry – Road Test

25th October 2021

The Toyota Camry Excel Saloon revisited by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). After 15 years out of the UK market, the new generation Toyota Camry is turning heads with its striking saloon shape. While hatchbacks and SUVs have come to dominate registrations and estate cars are few and far between, the once highly popular larger saloon can still stand out as a alternative … [Read more...]

Lexus ES300h – Road Test

26th July 2021

The latest Lexus ES300h Takumi Saloon tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones). The Lexus ES300h Takumi saloon delivers some of motoring’s real surprises. This generation is a successor introduced in 2019 to the smaller Lexus GS series, it has the advanced petrol & electric powertrain developed by parent Toyota over some 25 years. Lexus has been setting the standard … [Read more...]

Jaguar XE Diesel – Road Test

2nd June 2021

The latest Jaguar XE Diesel SE R Dynamic put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Motoring Milestones)… Jaguar’s baby car is maturing in its latest hybrid assisted guise. With an electric motor now added to provide added smoothness and boost, the powertrain is surprisingly strong for an engine of fractionally under 2.0 litres. The Jaguar XE series was introduced in 2015 to replace the … [Read more...]

Latest Audi A3 – Road Test

6th November 2020

DOWNSIZE WITHOUT HARMING ONE’S IMAGE – THE NEW AUDI A3 SALOON FITS THE BILL. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). (Photographs from Audi and – blue car – by David). In these troubled times all aspects of our life are, or should be, coming under review whether it’s our health, wealth, family, work, transport or generally the downsizing of areas such as our cars and homes to more … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 Sprint – Road Test

21st September 2020

Alfa Romeo Giulia sports saloon… …Put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). As the saying goes ‘If it feels right, it is right’ – and that’s a particularly apt saying when it comes to the Alfa Romeo Giulia. What’s more, the sporting saloon looks striking outside and inside and when it gets moving this driver’s smile widens still further. Alfa Romeo has always … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 – Road Test

15th April 2020

Kieron Fennelly test drives Alfa’s Giulia saloon – practical but with a sporty heart beating beneath its suave exterior… One of the earliest and most revered names in the auto industry, Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910. Its halcyon days were the pre-and post-war periods when it dominated European motor racing. Aided by Italian styling houses, the company produced some of the most attractive cars of … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 Super – Road Test

27th December 2019

Distinctively sleek styling, excellent performance and character in keeping with generations of Alfa Romeo classics, today’s Giulia provides all this and more… …Kim Henson test drives 2.0 litre petrol-powered Super version. (All words and photographs by Kim). Through the years Alfa Romeos have always been highly regarded for their high performance credentials and rewarding driving dynamics. … [Read more...]

Volvo S60 T8 Plug-in Hybrid saloon – Road Test

25th November 2019

THE NEW VOLVO S60 T8 TWIN ENGINE PLUG-IN HYBRID SALOON… …tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new Volvo S60 premium mid-sized saloon range was introduced in the Spring of this year and its arrival heralded two important moves. Firstly it is the first modern day Volvo car range not to include a diesel engine. Secondly it is the first model to be built in Volvo’s US … [Read more...]

Toyota Camry – Road Test

11th October 2019

TOYOTA BRINGS THEIR CAMRY BACK TO THE UK AFTER 15 YEARS ABSENCE.. …here the latest model is assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Increasing demand for hybrid vehicles has prompted Toyota to return the Camry mid-sized four-door saloon back into its UK line-up after an absence of 15 years. This is the all new eighth generation Camry. The original model went on sale first in … [Read more...]

Revised VW Passat – First Impressions

20th September 2019

LATEST GENERATION VW PASSAT DEBUTS IN THE UK. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). From its launch in 1973 The Passat is now Volkswagen’s longest-lived name-plate after the Beetle went out of production this year. With over 30 million sold worldwide in 46 years, the Passat is the best-selling mid-size car in the world after eight versions have been launched. In the UK the Mark 8 models … [Read more...]

Latest BMW 3 Series – Road Test

2nd September 2019

ALL-NEW BMW 3 SERIES SALOON SETS THE STANDARD AGAIN… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The BMW 3 Series has been a two ‘marks’ model. Firstly it’s the ‘hallmark’ core model range in the extensive BMW model line-up. Secondly it’s the ‘benchmark’ model that other manufacturer’s models in the upper medium sized ranges of saloon and estates are compared to. The new BMW 3 Series Saloon … [Read more...]

Volvo S60 – Road Test

8th July 2019

VOLVO S60 SPORTS SALOON CONTINUES THE BRAND’S NEW MODEL ONSLAUGHT… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). In five years the Swedish Volvo premium brand has more or less completely transformed its range of vehicles from roomy but solidly built conservatively styled models appealing to older buyers to a dynamic range of SUVs, estates and saloons with much more kerb appeal, whilst retaining … [Read more...]

Alfa on the up

6th May 2019

Turning the corner with Alfa Romeo… …Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) reports.  Car sales are a series of twists and turns but there are strong signs that Alfa Romeo has turned the corner this year. A recent independent survey of owners who have used their models for some time concluded that the sporting Italian brand was second only to Lexus in terms of overall satisfaction with … [Read more...]

Kia Optima saloon – Road Test

18th April 2019

KIA Optima 1.6 CRDi 2 ISG Saloon… …put through its paces by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). From being an also-ran when launched in the UK in 1991, Kia has become a serious challenger to the best from Japan and mainland Europe and the latest Optima D-segment saloon is a good example of why their rivals should worry. Built for a target audience, and not necessarily down to a … [Read more...]

Lexus ES 300h – Road Test

8th April 2019

FINALLY IN THE UK – THE EXECUTIVE CLASS LEXUS ES 300H SALOON… …Road-tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The new seventh generation front wheel drive ES 300h self-charging petrol-electric hybrid D-segment executive class saloon is the first ES range ever to be sold in the UK and Western and Central Europe. It has replaced four generations of the GS rear wheel drive … [Read more...]

Brand new Toyota Corolla – First Impressions

18th February 2019

GOODBYE TOYOTA AURIS – HELLO AGAIN TOYOTA COROLLA. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) explains and drives the new line-up… 14 years after the Toyota Auris name replaced the Corolla we see the return of the World’s best-selling car brand name – Corolla –å and it’s on sale in the UK from the new registration plate change month of March. The range is priced from £21,300 up to £30,340 with 21 … [Read more...]

Classy Mercedes-Benz C 200 – Road Test

17th December 2018

Mercedes-Benz C 200 AMG Line 4MATIC Saloon Tried and Tested. By Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency). You should rightly expect something special from the world’s oldest car-maker and you wouldn’t be disappointed with the Mercedes-Benz C-class range, particularly the highly popular C 200 4Matic AMG Line saloon automatic tested here. Almost 100 years after the company was created from the … [Read more...]

Honda Civic Saloon – Road Test

29th November 2018

                  Honda adds another string to the Civic’s bow… … says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With no Estate version in the tenth generation Honda Civic range, until now only available in five door Hatchback form, now Honda has extended the Civic’s appeal by adding four door Saloon versions. Unlike the … [Read more...]

Low mileage 1968 Ford Anglia donated to the British Motor Museum

13th October 2018

A fine example of an Anglia goes on show for the nation to see and enjoy... A rare, low mileage 1968 Ford Anglia 123E Super has been kindly donated to the British Motor Museum by Chris and Michael Gates. The car, which is in fantastic condition with only 32,000 miles on the clock, has been in their family since new and was originally owned by Chris's Grandmother. It is now located on the Museum’s … [Read more...]

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