The new 10th generation Honda Civic five door family hatchback is now in production for global markets and it is only being built in the UK at their Swindon factory. It's good news for post-Brexit Britain with Honda spending a further £200 million turning their Swindon plant into a global manufacturing hub for the new Civic hatchback, says David … [Read more...]
First Drives
Vauxhall Insignia makes its mark
The smooth new Vauxhall Insignia will ruffle some feathers among rivals, says Robin Roberts. Bigger, lighter, more economical and better equipped than the original Insignia launched in 2008, the Insignia Mk2 is now on sale as a five-door hatchback from £17,115 to £26,445. It will later this summer be joined by a Sports Tourer semi-estate … [Read more...]
New VW Golf tees off for 2017
The seventh generation VW Golf has received a mid-life refresh with more equipment, mildly refreshed styling, updated engines and on average they cost £650 less than the corresponding outgoing models, writes David Miles. Prices now start after the 1 April rise in First Year rate VED road tax costs from £17,765 for the entry level Golf S 1.0 TSI … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Suzuki Ignis SZ5
Is it a City Car competing with the likes of the Fiat 500, Hyundai i10 or the new Ford Ka+ or is it a small SUV like the Fiat Panda 4x4 or the Fiat 500X or the Renault Captur, ponders David Miles. Actually the all-new, high-stance Suzuki Ignis is a bit of both as some versions are front wheel drive and another version offers Allgrip 4x4 traction. All … [Read more...]
Land Rover Discovery breaks cover at last
We’ve seen the pictures, read the Marketing and PR blurb and now I’ve seen one in the flesh, enthuses David Miles. But it was only last week just as the all-new Land Rover Discovery models were arriving with first customers in the UK that I got behind the wheel of the new heavyweight seven seater models. Jaguar Land Rover’s UK Managing Director Jeremy … [Read more...]
Skoda Kodiaq hunts rivals on the SUV sales trail
Yet another all-new model range joins the booming SUV market, this time it is the Skoda Kodiaq range of large five or seven seat, 2WD or 4WD on/off roaders, writes David Miles. Prices start from an eye-catching £21,565 rising through a range of 24 derivatives to £34,050 and deliveries to UK customers start from 6 April. Order books opened last November … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Range Rover SV Autobiography Dynamic
The most powerful Range Rover yet, the SV Autobiography Dynamic, heads the 2017 model range, says David Miles. A product of Land Rover’s Special Vehicle division in Coventry, the vehicle has a supercharged 5.0-litre, V8 petrol engine with 550hp and a massive 680Nm of torque, which is made in South Wales, and comes with an equally high price from … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi S5 Coupe
Audi’s new and replacement model introduction programme continues with the recent arrival of the A5/S5 Coupe. At this week’s opening of the Geneva Motor Show Audi had all the variants on display plus the long awaited RS5 Coupe with its 2.9-litre, V6, 450hp TFSI petrol engine and their DTM German Touring Car RS5 Coupe. The A5/S5 Sportback … [Read more...]
Dacia Sandero Stepway 2017
A Dacia is the first new car of choice for used-buyers who want to move up the motoring ladder, says Robin Roberts. From its UK launch in 2013, the Renault-owned Dacia brand sold 17,000 in 12-months and it’s rapidly climbed ever since adding about 5% each year. Two-thirds of sales are the Sandero hatch and Stepway SUV with the Duster … [Read more...]
Mazda MX-5 RF is open or shut case for buying
Britain’s most popular new sports car’s gone hard-core, writes Robin Roberts. On 4 March the first batch of 500 2017 Mazda MX-5 Retractable Fastback models with an “origami-style” aluminium powered folding roof will be driving out of showrooms and into spring. After the runaway success of the MX-5 convertible, Mazda says it believes the RF will take … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- …
- 33
- Next Page »
