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Honda ZR-V Sport – Road Test

7th August 2023

The new petrol electric hybrid Honda ZR-V SUV given another outing with Sport specification by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Honda has joined the modern space race with their new mid-sized range of petrol/electric mid-sized SUV range launched a couple of weeks ago. It has tested the waters before but this time it’s launched a serious strike for the sector that is steadily … [Read more...]

Toyota Highlander – Road Test

11th August 2021

If size matters – try the Toyota Highlander Excel 2.5 Hybrid AWD very large SUV… …Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) has: Us individuals as a species are evolving and are getting larger and so are our cars. So it is the right time for the Toyota Highlander to be introduced to the UK market. Highlander is the company’s largest SUV and has been brought to European showrooms for the … [Read more...]

Lexus RX450h – Road Test

4th January 2021

REFINEMENT GALORE OFFERED BY THE LATEST LEXUS RX 450H LARGE SUV… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Lexus brand came to SUV prominence in 1998, actually year 2000 in the UK with the introduction of the original RX as a luxury, comfortable easy to drive large SUV. Now in its fourth generation spanning two decades the petrol-electric hybrid RX 450h 5-seater and RX L limousine style … [Read more...]

Honda CR-V Hybrid EX AWD – Road Test

7th November 2019

Honda’s CR-V has been a tough, reliable contender in the SUV market for nearly 25 years... Kim Henson assesses the latest 2019 Hybrid version, in range-topping EX form, with all wheel drive and CVT automatic transmission. Before I describe the current CR-V in self-charging Hybrid form, I’d like briefly to reflect on the history and reliability of the models bearing that name so far. At the … [Read more...]

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