Toyota has revealed the newest Land Cruiser, a model that draws directly on the original qualities that have made the Land Cruiser name synonymous with strength and reliability for more than 70 years. The legendary Land Cruiser DNA has been combined with new technologies to deliver higher levels of performance both off-road and in everyday use in this 11th generation model. It utilises a … [Read more...]
Price confirmed for Lotus Emira V6
Lotus has confirmed the price and full specification of the all-new Emira V6 First Edition. The car, fully loaded with a host of desirable technology, infotainment and comfort features plus unique badging, costs £75,995 plus OTR charges with a 400hp 3.5V6 Toyota engine, six speed gearboxes and 180mph maximum giving 0-60mph in 4.3 seconds and 242 gkm emissions. … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Skoda Octavia SE L FE Hatch 2.0 TDI 150hp
The new fourth generation Skoda Octavia Hatch and Estate models are here following the Covid-19 lockdown and UK customers can now take delivery of their new models or now more likely to wait until the new registration plate change month of September, writes David Miles. The Octavia has been a huge global sales success but UK buyers have had a strong association with the models with over 500,000 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Octavia SE L First Edition Estate
We live in a 24/7 world, expect everything to work at any time and not let us down. One guide to choosing a good car is looking at what police, ambulance and taxi companies use because they are on the road 24/7 and one of the most prolific of vehicles is the Skoda Octavia Estate. Without being whincingly expensive to buy and run they fulfill their roles and deliver mile after mile, year after … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Kia XCeed FE 1.4 Auto
So what is the new Kia XCeed?asks David Miles. Well it’s a Crossover styled member of the Ceed C-segment family that is also made up of the Ceed five door hatchback, Ceed Sportswagon estate and the ProCeed Shooting brake models. The Ceed family is Kia’s third best selling model range after the Kia Sportage mid-sized SUV and the Picanto Picanto city car. All new Kia passenger cars are covered by … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: New Kia Ceed 1.4 T-GDi First Edition
Kia is sowing a new crop of family cars, writes David Miles. Formerly known as the Kia cee’d, the C-segment new generation five-door hatchbacks are now known as Ceed, with a capital C and no apostrophe. When first introduced in 2006 the car was given the name cee’d meaning Community of Europe with European Design to promote the fact that it was built and designed in Europe and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volvo XC40 T5 FE
Even before the Volvo mid-sized XC40 SUV range was launched in the UK in April this year it had already been given the 2018 European Car of the Year award and numerous others have followed since then including a Towcar of the Year trophy, writes David Miles. The XC40 has fast become Volvo’s best selling model range which includes the award winning XC60 and XC90 larger SUVs and the new … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volvo XC40 D4AWD First Edition
The stylish new Volvo XC40 is also a car of substance and standing in an SUV sector now spreading in all directions. Even before it was a launched in Britain it had won the 2018 European Car of the Year title, adding to the XC60 and XC90 top awards in America. Every manufacturer is racing into the SUV sector and Ford has said it’s ending traditional saloons in the USA to … [Read more...]
Volvo XC40 raises the game
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, petrol and diesel models and to come plug-in hybrid and fully electric powered versions to be added to the line-up later, writes David Miles. The Volvo brand has gone from near bankruptcy to high flying under the ownership of the Chinese … [Read more...]