The Kia EV4 is a landmark model for the brand and possibly the UK car market. The EV4 breaks new ground for Kia as the first zero emissions model made in their Slovakian factory and their first hatchback model to have an electric powertrain. Building on the success of the more utilitarian EV3 BEV, the new model is aimed at the markets for Hatchback and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford Puma Gen-E Premium
Ford has taken a traditionally cautious approach towards its pure electric range and it’s reaping the benefits without disappointing familiar buyers and going out on a limb. It has scaled back on its pure EV future and written off £14.5Billion investment as it refocuses on future models. Broadly, it is going to fall in line with rivals who are now … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: GWM Ora 03 GT
Here’s a Chinese whisper - the GWM Ora 03 GT is a good modern BEV. To some it looks like a version of the MINI it has helped build in its homeland of China in a deal with BMW, but it comes at a price which really takes on the bigger names. There are three models in the GWM Ora 03 range, and after the EV-grant the costs are £21,245 Pure, £25,235 Pro and GT … [Read more...]
First drive: Mazda6e
It’s not turned a wheel on British roads but already been rated as one of the safest cars you will be able to buy. The all-new Mazda6e achieved a maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP in its recent series of tests. In the two categories of Adult Occupant and Child Occupant protection, Mazda’s latest all-electric model scored an excellent 93%. The Mazda6e … [Read more...]
Toyota research lightweight quadricycle in UK
Toyota Manufacturing UK is leading a consortium of partners to evaluate the feasibility of a lightweight battery electric vehicle prototype, conforming to the L6e (light quadricycle) category. The consortium has secured funding from the UK government’s DRIVE35 programme via the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), which is a non-profit organisation … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 October
The LBX Vibrant Edition, an exclusive new model in Lexus’s top-selling compact crossover range, is now on sale in the UK. This limited-edition version of Lexus’s best-selling small SUV is endowed with a series of extra styling features that give it a distinctive look inside and out and enhance the brand’s “making luxury personal” ethos, and on-the-road … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Hyundai Inster Cross
If quirkiness won car awards, the Hyundai Inster Cross would silently sweep up a red carpet and win. In our week with this highly distinctive city car from the massive Hyundai & Kia group it continuously attracted attention whether moving or parked, including in traffic queues. I can think of nothing since the Nissan Cube which has elicited such … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 September
The government’s long-awaited proposal to lower the drink-drive limit in England and Wales is a welcome and overdue move, according to Hunter Abbott, Managing Director of AlcoSense Laboratories and member of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety. Labour plans to reduce the legal limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood (0.80‰ BAC) to … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Polestar 3 LR DM
When you discover your car’s glovebox can only be opened by an electric switch you realise you’re driving something a bit different, a bit special and out of the ordinary. The discovery was made as we sat transfixed by the sheer complexity of the Polestar 3’s infotainment and driving display contained in a 14.5-inch laptop-like portrait screen in the centre … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota bZ4X Pure
Toyota fans now have a completely electric model added to the range as the industry slowly but relentlessly rolls towards the end of hybrid and internal combustion engines. After dabbling with an electric version of their RAV4 off-roader in the late 90s and pushing ahead with hybrids and stablemate Lexus electric models, it’s now the time for the Toyota … [Read more...]
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