IS there a more aptly named car out there than Skoda’s Superb?
Asking for a friend here, but I already know the answer.
Superb Skodas are actually nothing new – there’s been one in the range since 2002, and even long before that. Continue reading
KGM TORRES EVX: it’s the same, but a bit different…
DIFFERENT week, same car. Well, not exactly, as we’re now fully electric as opposed to the petrol power of last week’s KGM Torres.
In reality, pretty well exactly the same as the petrol version sampled earlier – all that differs is what’s under the bonnet and the price. In this guise, the K40 EVX costs £47,495, so around 10k more than the similarly specced petrol variant. Continue reading
KGM TORRES ICE: an SUV to get people talking
IT might spark a bit of a love-hate ‘marmite’ moment, but there’s no denying the KGM Torres gets people talking.
Park it in the golf club car park and pretty soon you can see the surreptitious glances and before long there are people sidling up to take a closer look. Continue reading
VOLVO EX30 Ultra: Swedish firm’s smallest SUV is an eye-catcher
IS there anything more annoying than not being able to get into your car just as the heavens open?
Any delay, in the circumstances, is frustrating and the longer your all-electric (and hence no key) transport refuses to play ball borders on the fuming.
SEAT Arona FR Limited Edition: a grey-t little SUV
SOMETHING that’s a smaller version of SEAT’s pretty decent Ateca is a car that’s heading in the right direction – onto a lot of driveways.
Since it arrived on sale in the UK, the Arona has been one of the Spanish firm’s best sellers, selling in even greater numbers than the Ibiza, on which it’s based. Continue reading
VW TIGUAN LIFE eTSI 150: best seller now a bigger proposition
THERE was no real compelling reason for Volkswagen to make wholesale changes to their popular Tiguan SUV – but that hasn’t stopped them.
Not content with over 7.5 million sales worldwide since it hit the streets, the new third generation version has been extensively revised both inside and out to make it an even better proposition for the family SUV buyer. Continue reading
KIA EV9 GT-Line: Boxing clever with latest flagship model
IN the market for a big seven seat electric car? Well, they don’t come much bigger than this.
Bigger than your average parking space (though having said that, what car isn’t these days?) Kia’s gargantuan EV9 evokes memories of the box-on-wheels Land Rover Discovery, and makes a compelling case for itself with its impressive list of standard kit and its high end electric vehicle technology. Continue reading
SUZUKI SWIFT HYBRID: evolving for its loyal followers
SWIFT by name and swift enough by nature, Suzuki’s compact supermini has a loyal following – and it’s evident that’s not likely to change much in the near future.
Despite the fact there’s still a perceived demand for small petrol cars, the best selling Ford Fiesta is no more, and other rivals to the Swift are heading down the electric only road. Continue reading
LEXUS LBX: new baby has premium appeal
THINK of Diversity and you’re more likely to think of a dance troup than a major car manufacturer deviating away from what they know best.
But that’s just what Lexus have done with their latest offering. Acknowledged as a maker of safe and luxurious SUVs and saloons, the new LBX is anything but. It’s as small as Toyota’s Yaris Cross, has about as much rear space for passengers as the aforementioned, and comes with a hefty price tag for such a small car. Continue reading
TOYOTA C-HR: a true model of efficiency
IN a world that changes on a daily basis, there comes along the
occasional car that disproves the theory that things can’t improve.
Toyota’s latest version of the C-HR is such a vehicle. And as such it
will do its bit to ensure that the Japanese giant’s reputation for building decent hybrid cars remains unsullied. Continue reading