The Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.0 Lusso Ti mid-sized SUV… …driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Diversity has driven the car industry for over a century, responding to the changing society it serves, so we shouldn’t be surprised when a traditional sporting brand looks at something different, writes Robin Roberts. Premium brands including Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, … [Read more...]
Updated Peugeot 3008 SUV – Road Test
LONG SERVING PEUGEOT 3008 REVISED AND STILL A STRONG SALES CONTENDER. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test-drives the latest version. (Photographs by David and from Peugeot). The Peugeot 3008 mid-sized SUV was unveiled in 2008 and sales began in April 2009 and since then it has regularly been renewed or upgraded and now we have the latest tweaks. Peugeot call it ‘new’ but I’d say … [Read more...]
Fiat 500X Sport SUV – Road Test
The Fiat 500X Sport hot-shot small SUV… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Fiat know a lot about turning the ordinary into the extra-ordinary, like they have with the hotter version of the very popular 500 series. Their best selling city car for some 60 years, the Fiat 500 range has been boosted by the X Sport small SUV given a beefier 150 bhp 1.3 litre four-cylinder engine in … [Read more...]
Latest Seat Arona – Road Test
SEAT’S ARONA COMPACT SUV COMES UP SHORT IN SOME AREAS… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). In the much-troubled year of 2020 new car sales across the globe stalled and even the must-have Crossover/SUV styled vehicles saw their sales flatten. According to JATO Dynamics, the authoritative compiler of new car sales figures, although such vehicles still accounted for around 40% of new … [Read more...]
Lexus RX450h – Road Test
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...]
Latest Nissan X-Trail – Road Test
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...]
Lexus UX 250 h – Road Test
The Lexus UX 250h Takumi E-four AWD urban SUV… …tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Robin says, “Lexus has been a mover and shaker in the UK car market in every sector it’s entered and with the latest UX urban SUV its challenge intensifies”. Intended as an introduction SUV to the Lexus range, the UX is their first contemporary compact SUV with the urban driver in … [Read more...]
Volvo emissions reductions, plus XC40 B5 AWD R-Design Pro – Road Test
VOLVO AHEAD OF CO2 REDUCTION TARGET + XC40 SUV TEST DRIVE. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Volvo Cars and its sports offshoot brand of Polestar claims they will reduce fleet emissions beyond their joint CO2 target for 2020 as defined by the regulations set by the European Commission. What that target was Volvo doesn’t say. However to their credit Volvo Cars was the first … [Read more...]
Second generation Nissan Juke – Road Test
Nissan Juke 1.0 DIG-T Tekna+ manual. Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Designed and built in Britain, you can expect a loyal following for the Nissan Juke which is now in its second generation after more than a decade setting the trend for family compact SUVs. Since September 2010 it has been snapped up by over 1.5 million owners around the world who wanted to … [Read more...]
Kia XCeed PHEV – Road Test
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...]
New Honda Jazz Crosstar– Road Test
MORE JAZZ BUT DOES IT HIT THE RIGHT NOTE FOR HONDA? By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). It might be music to some people’s ears that Honda is bringing us more Jazz but their F1 programme looks more like hokey cokey! Announced last week Honda F1 is quitting at the end of next year. They were first involved in 1964 and out in 1968, in again in 1983 and out in 1992, back in again in 2000, … [Read more...]
Latest Suzuki Ignis 1.2 Dualjet Hybrid SZ5 ALLGRIP– Road Test
Suzuki’s revised Ignis Hybrid, in top of the range SZ5 ALLGRIP form… …test-driven by Kim Henson. (All photographs by Kim). About an hour ago, a relatively small but big-hearted blue car departed from my home after spending a week in my care, and I was as sorry to see it go as the summer skies that have also recently gone away. Here’s why… During the last few years, since its introduction … [Read more...]
Latest Jeep Renegade PHEV – First Impressions
New Jeep Renegade 4xe news and first drive views… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Jeep has turned a corner with its new PHEV plug-in hybrid electric Renegade. Without compromising its famous off-road abilities the Renegade 4xe adds emission lowering and power enhancing electric drive and it’s the first electrified Jeep to be sold in Britain. It uses the familiar … [Read more...]
Subaru XV – Brief Road Test
Subaru XV Premium Lineartronic petrol automatic family SUV briefly put through its paces… …by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). If you have to ask, you don’t know – and that’s very much the personality of the Subaru XV Premium Petrol Lineartronic family sized SUV. Subaru has never fielded a huge range or enjoyed head-turning sales, but its best sellers have and are still highly … [Read more...]
Latest Audi Q7 – Road Test
The new Audi Q7 55 TFSI e quattro, auto, large SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Audi like to do things differently and their latest model actually delivers less but gives you more. Their big SUV Q7 priced from £57,690 has been a hallmark for families with its seven-seat configuration but the new mild-hybrid 3.0 e TFSI petrol version costing £68,600 that I’ve just tested … [Read more...]
Latest Ford Kuga – PHEV Road Test and Range Review
NEW FORD KUGA RANGE INCLUDES A PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAIN OPTION… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) test drives this version and reviews the line-up. After the Coronavirus lockdown Ford in the UK is now in full delivery mode of their all-new third generation Kuga SUV 5-door range. That’s good timing as pent-up demand by UK customers saw overall new car sales increase by 11% in July but sadly … [Read more...]
Subaru Forester – Road Test
Subaru’s Forester E-Boxer, 2.0XE Premium Lineartronic is watching you… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Some car-makers shout about their success in your face but Subaru doesn’t need to because the all-new Forester e-Boxer 2.0XE Premium Lineartronic actually watches your face. Facial recognition is fitted to the instruments to ensure the driver’s eyes concentrate on the road … [Read more...]
Latest Mitsubishi ASX – Road Test
The 2020 model year Mitsubishi ASX Exceed petrol auto 4WD… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The latest third-generation Mitsubishi ASX is now better able to take on rivals than the immediately preceding products with its bolder styling, well revised and updated interior and cutting edge convenient technology. For 2020, Mitsubishi fitted a more powerful 150 hp 2.0 litre petrol … [Read more...]
First Aston Martin DBX SUV rolls off the St. Athan production line
Aston Martin production of their luxury £154,000 DBX SUV started today in Wales. Robin Roberts reports... The big four-door model was announced for St Athan, some 20 miles west of Cardiff, in 2016 and over the last four years the company has been converting three massive superhangers into the company’s latest production centre at the former RAF base. It has gradually taken on over 600 … [Read more...]
All-electric MG ZS – Road Test
MG ZS EV Exclusive all-electric compact SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). From its conception almost a century ago, MG stood out as a performance brand on a shoestring and that simple value endures today with a modern twist. In the 1920s, Morris Garages cars tuned versions of standard family models and today the Chinese-owned MG marque sells family cars but has been one of … [Read more...]
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