Wow, it’s a Skoda! That was the reaction our Enyaq generated in a few people during our test of the company’s first pure battery SUV and which marks the change of direction it is going as we begin our journey into the zero emissions future. Engineered on parent Volkswagen Group’s electric modular platform it is the first time that this chassis has been built outside Germany. It won’t be the … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Audi Q3 S line TFSl e 45 Automatic
Audi has been one of the most successful brands in modern times as it aims squarely at making the cars people want to buy and their Q3 subcompact crossover hits the nail on the head. Initially launched in 2011 with a mid-life facelift afterwards, the larger second generation hit the road in 2018 sitting on the latest versatile MQB platform from the Volkswagen Group and offers hybrid powertrains … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: SEAT Arona 1.0 TSi Xperience Lux
SEAT broke new ground for itself when launching the Arona subcompact crossover in 2017 slotting beneath the slightly larger Ateca, and it's just strengthened itself with a completely new look outside and in together with a host of technical upgrades. The industry has been falling over itself to bring in crossover models between MPVs and hatchbacks due to their wider practicality and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Genesis GV80 Lux 5 seater
Premium SUVs have had it their own way for a long time in Britain, but things could be about to change. The arrival of the Genesis GV80 this autumn will give those who want to be different, to make an automotive statement, a new way to express themselves. Genesis chief creative officer is Peruvian-born Belgian Luc Donckerwolke, who before joining the Korean company in 2015 headed up … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Excel AWD
It's the original Toyota SUV and the latest RAV4 is still one of the best you can buy in this booming sector. The Recreational Activity Vehicle 4 was launched in the mid-1990s as Toyota's first SUV intended to offer more space and luggage room for families who liked an out-door lifestyle. It was available with a 2.0 petrol engine and choice of front or all-wheel-drive in three or five-door body … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Citroen AMI
As the UK Government maps out a motoring future of only electric cars on our roads, the Citroen AMI will be coming to a kerb near you in 2022. AMI is the product of Citroen’s advanced design studio, engineered by Altran Technologies and is assembled in Morocco. Whatever your opinion of this quadricycle city-car it has attracted 14,000 UK drivers who have registered an interest and some 1,400 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota Camry Excel
After 15 years out of the UK market, the new generation Toyota Camry is turning heads with its striking saloon shape. While hatchbacks and SUVs have come to dominate registrations and estate cars are few and far between, the once highly popular saloon stands out as a distinctive offering. But beauty is more than skin-deep in the Toyota Camry as it uses the Toyota New Global Architecture … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Genesis G70 saloon
The arrival of the Genesis brand marks a new beginning in the motor trade but with the old fashioned value of personal service behind it. Head of Genesis UK sales Jonny Miller said the brand’s philosophy is built around the customer and giving them a buying experience which exceeds expectations and creating a long term relationship. Genesis is the luxury division of Hyundai and after … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW ID.3 Family Pro Performance
Volkswagen’s ID.3 is their first purpose-built electric car and it’s good. About the same size as a Golf, the new modular electric drive matrix powertrain and floorpan gives it the interior space of the larger Passat. The flexibility of the floorpan is mirrored by the range of batteries and motors that can be chosen to power it in a handful of specifications, Pure 45kWh, Pro 58kWh and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Abarth 595 Competizione 180hp
Sixty years after Carlo Abarth created the iconic pocket rocket seemed a good time to test the latest 595 Competizione version from Fiat and it didn’t disappoint. When he started tinkering with the diminutive baby Fiat, a pint of beer in Britain cost the equivalent of 8½p, petrol was 5p a litre and the Beatles launched themselves at The Cavern Club, Liverpool. The rest, as we say, is history … [Read more...]
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