New Peugeot 3008 2.0 litre diesel eight speed automatic is WLTP-compliant… …says David Miles (Miles Better News Agency), who has test-driven this latest version. What is WLTP? From September 2018 all new cars registered in Europe, India, South Korea and Japan will have to report their official fuel economy and CO2 figures according to WLTP. This acronym means Worldwide harmonised Light vehicle … [Read more...]
Volkswagen T-Roc SUV – Road Test
VW T-Roc Design 1.0TSI Compact SUV… …assessed by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The people’s car company is moving with the times in the shape of the Volkswagen T-Roc mid-sized SUV. This relatively new to market SUV is their latest offering in a booming sector which is pushing out traditional saloons and hatchbacks in favour of more practical “tall” hatchbacks. VW has long … [Read more...]
Peugeot 5008 Allure petrol – Road Test
Peugeot 5008 Allure Auto PureTech 130hp petrol powered SUV… ...Test-driven by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). The French, and others, love family life and it shows in the Peugeot 5008 series of SUVs. Demand for SUVs is widespread and such is the demand for the 11 Peugeot Group SUV models, 250,000 units in the first quarter of 2018, that production is being increased to meet this … [Read more...]
Volvo XC40 – Road Test
Keith Ward assesses Volvo’s award-winning XC40… OFF to a flying start is Volvo’s new XC40 compact SUV – already named European Car of the Year among its crop of early gongs and with UK sales quickly racking up to 2,000 a month, making it the company’s most successful new model launch ever on these shores. While there is an immediately striking family resemblance to the already established … [Read more...]
BMW X Factor News and New X3 Road Test
BMW’s X-Factor SUVs and the new X3 tried and tested… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). According to the latest data from authoritative motor industry sources the figure of three, or of a third, seem to be the most recently used; diesel new car sales have fallen by a third, SUV sales are up by a third, women drivers now own a third of UK cars, BMW’s X SUV models now account for a third … [Read more...]
Mazda CX-5 2.2D – Road Test
Not to be overlooked in the SUV market, Mazda’s CX-5 2.2D Sport Nav Automatic is a worthy contender… By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency) Mazda has a reputation for quietly getting on with the job and building some great if unassuming cars, such as the CX-5 large SUV. It also proves it’s not a one-trick pony, best known for the stunning sporty MX-5 two-seater. It also builds a very … [Read more...]
Audi Q2 1.0 TFSI – Road Test
Kieron Fennelly assesses Audi’s compact SUV, in three cylinder 1.0 litre form… It has become almost impossible to keep up with the range of Audis now available – the company currently offers no fewer than 53 models in Britain and says it will launch 21 new models in the next couple of years. A much faster rate, it claims that its rivals at Mercedes and BMW. It has also gone from 0.5% of the UK … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 1.5 Turbo – Road Test
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses Mitsubishi’s Eclipse Cross 1.5 Turbo petrol 4WD auto in a week of use in real life conditions… After 100 years of autonomy Mitsubishi Motors last year became part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance so the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, mid-sized sports SUV/Crossover, could be one of the last models they independently design and manufacture. Platforms, … [Read more...]
Fiat 500X SUV – Road Test
Fiat’s 500X compact SUV – not to be forgotten. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Such has been the huge growth in demand for SUV/Crossover types of vehicles that manufacturers right across the car industry have flooded the market with their offerings so it’s easy to forget or overlook some of those that have been with us for a while. One such range is the Fiat 500X compact SUV, first … [Read more...]
DS 7 Crossback SUV – Road Test
Now on sale in the UK – DS 7 Crossback. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The all-new DS 7 Crossback arrived in the UK in March this year and was heralded as their first purpose-built DS model, not as in the past a top spec Citroën. DS Automobiles became a global brand in its own right in 2014 and before that the DS label was used for higher spec Citroën models. Of course the DS … [Read more...]
Skoda Karoq – Road Test
Keith Ward assesses Skoda’s impressive five door mid-size Karoq SUV… SUCCEEDING the successful Yeti in Skoda’s expanding SUV line-up is a very different-looking animal. The Karoq is more conventionally good looking and rounded than its boxy predecessor with the big windows, and a lot less distinctive. You may be hard-pressed to pick it out from many other SUV’s in the office or supermarket car … [Read more...]
Volvo’s XC40 breaks UK sales records…
XC40 becomes Volvo’s most successful new model ever to launch in the UK… Volvo's first ever compact SUV is selling at 2,000 cars a month, and the range-topping First Edition versions were virtually all sold before the car even arrived in showrooms. The XC40 has already been named European Car of the Year and What Car? Car of the Year The Volvo XC40 premium compact SUV is proving a smash hit … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Grandland X Ultimate – First Impressions
New top of the SUV range Vauxhall Grandland X Ultimate – First Drive. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Vauxhall Grandland X mid-sized five door, five seater SUV arrived with the first UK customers in January of this year and already 75% of sales have gone to retail buyers, making it Vauxhall’s second highest retail selling model range after the Corsa supermini hatchbacks. When … [Read more...]
SsangYong Rexton ELX auto – Road Test
Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency) assesses this sizeable and user-friendly all wheel drive SUV… The world of serious, big 4x4 SUVs is an exclusive one, and they don’t come much more exclusive than the SsangYong Rexton. “What?” is a question I rightly anticipated from a number of drivers when I suggested the same point to them. It begs explanation, so here we go. To put the company … [Read more...]
Latest Toyota C-HR 1.8 Hybrid – Road Test
The 2018 Toyota C-HR Compact SUV 1.8 Hybrid… …Tried and tested by David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). The Toyota C-HR (Coupé-High Rider) is a compact five door SUV with 1.2T petrol or 1.8 petrol electric hybrid powertrains, the latter underpins the latest Prius hybrid, and the C-HR uses the same new Global Architecture platform as the Prius as well. Unlike the blandly styled Prius the … [Read more...]
Latest Peugeot 5008 GT Line 2.0 Diesel – Road Test
Now more taxing… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) assesses the 2018 Peugeot 5008 GT Line 2.0 diesel SUV. Don’t let the anti diesel lobby or increased Government taxes put you off buying the Peugeot 5008 2.0 litre, 150 hp turbodiesel seven seat large SUV – it remains fit-for-purpose. Some large SUV styled vehicles, which can carry up to seven people and tow up to 1,800 kg 3,968 lb) when … [Read more...]
Subaru XV compact SUV – Road Test
NEW SUBARU XV COMPACT SUV – A LIMITED RANGE WITH NICHE APPEAL. By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). Although Subaru is a brand with increasing sales in the North America and Australasia, in the UK the firm has always been and still is a niche choice, appealing to older customers with an individual desire to own something different. It is failing to attract a new generation of younger … [Read more...]
New Volvo XC40 – First Impressions
Volvo’s XC40 to arrive soon in the UK… David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his thoughts… Volvo’s push with introducing new products continues with the arrival in April of the first models in their XC40 compact SUV range of 2WD and 4WD (AWD), petrol and diesel models, and to come plug-in hybrid and fully electric powered versions – to be added to the line-up later. The Volvo brand has … [Read more...]
2018 Ford EcoSport compact SUV – Road Test
Ford’s latest EcoSport compact SUV – better but not best. David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) gives his assessment… The latest Ford EcoSport compact SUV is the best yet after a troubled start in 2014. Under Ford’s then current ‘One Ford’ global vehicle policy, to meet the demand for SUVs, which started in 2010 and has grown rampantly since then, Ford brought their Brazilian designed chunky … [Read more...]
Hyundai Kona compact SUV – Road Test
Hyundai Kona has joined the congested compact SUV market… By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). On sale in the UK from the end of last year, the first turbocharged petrol powered models in the Hyundai Kona, compact SUV model line up were priced from £16,195 to £24,995 at launch but these have already risen to £16,445 to £25,245. Mid-year these petrol versions will be joined by two … [Read more...]
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