The relentless rise of Sports Utility Vehicles seems to have dominated discussions among motoring writers, drivers and the industry during 2016 but it was a more familiar family-car which impressed just before the dawn of 2017. Looking back at our testing diary for the year and also the brief opportunities for some first drives in a host of cars, we … [Read more...]
Roadtests
Christmas drive: Honda Civic Type R GT
If you believe Christmas is for children and you don’t’ want to grow up, I have the answer - buy a Honda Civic Type R GT. The British-built slingshot from Swindon embodies the edginess of youth with the practicality of a family hatchback. School-runs, family shopping and rellies-round-trips can be undertaken or endured, but come the weekend and you head … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Kia Optima PHEV saloon
Time is running out if you want to save yourself from a little known tax and benefits hike with 'green cars', says David Miles With significant tax changes due for all new cars bought from 1 April next year, both in terms of VED road tax and Benefit-in-Kind company car tax, sales of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in the UK will only continue to … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: New Citroen C3
The arrival of the new Citroen C3 takes the company in two directions at once. The French maker’s legendary comfort returns while its forward looking technology is projected with the availability of ConnectedCam. This is a real-time forward-facing camera which continually records what it sees through a very wide angle lens, ideal for use with incident … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Volvo V40
Volvo’s best selling model range is the family of lower medium or compact C-segment sized V40 and V40 Cross Country five door hatchbacks. New are LED headlights which Volvo claim as the first models in their segment to get such items and ‘Thor’ shaped daytime running lights. Also new are grille meshes with the visually striking Volvo Iron Mark … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: SEAT Ateca 2.0 TDI 150
It had to be only a matter of time before SEAT produced their much needed SUV or Crossover vehicle range. SEAT had a big hole in their range of offerings to customers. With almost half the UK new car market now taken up by sales of SUVs, 4x4s or Crossover models it showed in SEAT UK sales with an 11% drop in new car sales in 2015, a further … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 150
There are many drivers when it comes to buying a car, and I don’t mean the one behind the wheel, writes Robin Roberts. Take the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 150, for instance. Is it room, performance, economy, ride or handling which makes someone decide to buy? Or is it a child? Certainly with the latest test model the most vociferous and praiseworthy … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Volvo V90 D4 Inscription
Volvo is on a roll, says David Miles. In September Volvo launched their premium brand graceful and sophisticated S90 large saloon and the V90 estate models. S90 saloons are priced from £32,555 and rise to £42,055. The more popular V90 estates start from £34,555 and rise to £44,055. Volvo UK do not talk about sales numbers but the brand has … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Volkswagen Move up! 1.0
Small cars can sometimes give a tester the biggest surprises, such as the Volkswagen Move up!, says Robin Roberts There are 17 models in the up! range from £9,370 to £11,750 for the 60, 75 and 90PS 1.0 petrol models and the five-door 82ps e-up! jumps to £25,280. The petrol versions come in three or five-door bodystyles with a choice of five-speed … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Sales of MPV people carriers have taken a hit in recent years from the public’s move to must-have fashionable SUVs, soft-offroaders and crossover models in recent years but there are signs of recovery prompted by the introduction of new models, reports David Miles. In 2015 MPV sales in the UK were down by over 21% to 131,085 vehicles whilst SUVs … [Read more...]
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