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Latest Nissan X-Trail – Road Test

18th December 2020

LONG SERVING NISSAN X-TRAIL EVOLVES INTO A SOFTER CROSSOVER. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Nissan introduced the original X-Trail in 2001 when it was a hard-core proper dual-purpose 4x4 workhorse which sold in huge numbers around the world. From 2007 the X-Trail moved from hard-core 4x4 to SUV/Crossover and in 2017 received further restyling and specification changes to soften its … [Read more...]

Kia XCeed PHEV – Road Test

13th October 2020

The Kia XCeed 1.6 GDI PHEV ‘3’ auto Crossover/SUV… …Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The all-new Kia XCeed PHEV is their strongest challenger yet to family car rivals. The XCeed PHEV combines a powerful petrol-electric powertrain with very low emissions and ownership costs, quality fittings and finish embodied in a roomy Crossover cum SUV styled five-door … [Read more...]

Latest Kia XCeed – Road Test

6th January 2020

NEW KIA XCEED ADDS TO THE BRAND’S RECORD SALES MODEL LINE-UP… …explains David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). So what is the new Kia XCeed? Well it’s the latest member of the Ceed C-segment family that until recently was made up of the Ceed five door hatchback, Ceed Sportswagon estate and the newer ProCeed Shooting brake models. The Ceed family of models is Kia’s third best-selling model … [Read more...]

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