If you have a big family I don’t think there is anything to touch the Hyundai Santa Fe when it comes to room, comfort and interior design features at this price. Aimed squarely at the US market to begin with, this is a big, very big car, which fills and sometimes overhangs most parking bays. There is large and then there’s extra large, a category the … [Read more...]
Mid-week roadtest: Mazda CX80
Mazda has launched a new flagship CX80 to do battle in the luxury seven-seater SUV sector in Britain. After a tough year for car sales in 2024, Mazda did better than most and wants to attract new buyers to the brand with the CX80 which is slightly bigger than the five-seat CX60 SUV it introduced in Spring 2022. They share the same platform which has been … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV
The obvious doesn’t always stare you in the face and it’s therefore easy to overlook, at your cost. Take the Hyundai Santa Fe, the big, very big, seven-seater SUV which is probably eclipsed in many eyes by its Korean stablemates along with much more expensive competitors from German and British car plants. BREAKING NEWS: Hyundai voted best brand … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia Sorento HEV 2
The motor trade and industry has had a bad year, but you’d not know it from sales of Kia models including their big seven-seat Sorento SUV. While rivals have rushed to shrink their ranges and look only towards pure electric models which we know are coming over the decade, Kia has slowly and very carefully tweaked its line up so they still offer potentially … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Nissan X-Trail N-Connecta Mild Hybrid
The Nissan X-Trail was one of the first crossover models when unveiled in 2000 and now in its fourth generation as it enters its third decade, it is still one of the best family cars available. After globally passing seven million sales, today’s British range includes an unusual seven-seat electrified model, which we have tested here in Mild Hybrid … [Read more...]
New Toyota Landcruiser prices announced
Toyota has announced the UK model range and pricing for the all-new Land Cruiser. The latest generation of the legendary SUV will become available from July, with first deliveries to customers expected from September this year. Due to strictly limited supply and high customer demand, it is expected that the initial allocation of vehicles will be accounted … [Read more...]
First drive: KIA EV9 Air RWD
KIA has turned the corner into a new market segment with its EV9 pure electric model. The EV9 seven-seater launches in three trim levels and an additional range-topping six-seat option from £65,025 to £78,775 in rear wheel drive or all-wheel-drive configurations depending on trim with 200bhp single or 378bhp twin motors. That puts it squarely into Mercedes … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Kia Sorento 4 1.6HEV
The Kia Sorento 4 is full of surprises in a market which often delivers nothing out of the ordinary, writes Robin Roberts. I mean; what car comes with an beach, a wood-burner, a café or its own forest? They are part of the “nat sounds” available in the highly sophisticated infotainment system and are a calming or relaxing influence in a car … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Nissan X-Trail Tekna
The Nissan X-Trail has been a long-lived and much loved member of the Japanese family, sitting above the smaller Qashqai SUV with which it shares much of its components and technology. Launched in 2001 as a tough dual purpose 4x4 alternative to the bigger and heavier Patrol 4x4, the X-Trail has gone through three generations and it cannot be too … [Read more...]
Sunday drive:Citroen Grand C4 130 BlueHDI auto
In the real world of practical motoring requirements are we losing our must-have desire for an SUV or Crossover type of vehicle? New car sales suggest not but in the UK’s used car market a recent survey has found that the fastest selling used cars are roomier and more practical MPV people carriers. Driven by the UK’s better summer weather the growth in … [Read more...]
