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SEAT Alhambra 2.0 TDi – Road Test

25th October 2019

SEAT’S ALHAMBRA LARGE MPV – FIT FOR PURPOSE. Assessed by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). One of the intriguing recent surveys, this one done by Auto Trader the ‘bible’ for used and new UK car sales trends and figures, showed that the two fastest selling used cars were both MPVs. The top selling model was the SEAT Alhambra followed by the Volkswagen Sharan, both interestingly diesel … [Read more...]

Peugeot Rifter GT Line LONG BlueHDi 130 S&S seven seater MPV – Road Test

20th March 2019

For some buyers in need of a seven seater, a more spacious MPV is a better bet than an SUV... Kim Henson test-drives the long wheelbase version of Peugeot’s diesel-powered Rifter, with seven adults aboard… (All words and photographs by Kim). As we have been reporting on ‘Wheels-Alive’, currently there is a huge UK market for SUVs (‘Sport Utility Vehicles’), seen by many as ‘fashionable’, and … [Read more...]

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