WHEN it comes to sleek and streamlined, you have to admit Hyundai have done a decent job with the IONIQ 6.
Since its launch early in 2023, it’s been picking up positive comments all over the place for its streamliner design and advanced electronic powertrain.
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HONDA CR-V PLUG-IN HYBRID: don’t mesh with the biggest so far
JUST when you thought it was safe to go shopping for a CR-V there’s now a new one to make the decision making process that much more complicated.
The previous generation of Honda’s big selling SUV ditched pure petrol power in favour of a hybrid set-up. We drove one earlier this year and were suitably impressed. Continue reading
BYD DOLPHIN: blade technology cuts into UK market
YOU can’t accuse BYD of being a shy newcomer to the UK market.
Currently with 27 dealers around the country, they’re aiming to have 100 by the end of next year, giving more motorists the opportunity to tap into their range of all electric cars. Continue reading
POLESTAR 2: improved range improves your range
In the bar room bragging stakes the keyfob for a Polestar probably won’t win you many brownie points – but the car parked outside will.
It oozes Swedish style from every angle, minimalist as it is and makes it a highly desirable form of transport – a clean shape that catches the eye. Continue reading
KIA NIRO HEV 4: the gloves are off…..
IF there’s one thing likely to grab the attention of your average driver it’s a heated steering wheel.
Not, admittedly, at this time of year, but as the night’s begin to draw in and the mercury begins its inexorable plummet downwards, little touches like that mean a lot.
As do heated seats front and rear and a cabin that can warm up quickly and efficiently. Continue reading
HONDA ZR-V: smart hybrid with a conscience
HONDA have slotted another hybrid SUV into their range between the HR-V and CR-V – and with its ‘out of sight’ bits the same as the Civic, you’re odds-on looking at a winner.
ZR-V has its own look with a distinctive grille and sleek headlights and while there’s only a single engine option in the ZR-V, it’s a pretty good one. Continue reading
CUPRA FORMENTOR V2: sporting the premium look
THERE are other electric and hybrid models in the range, but CUPRA’s Formentor with a good old infernal combustion engine still makes a case for ownership.
Sleek, stylish, sporty and decently equipped, it’s also shows up well as a family car.
And while a 1.5 litre engine under the bonnet might seem at odds with the brand’s sporty pretensions it still hits the spot as a desirable and alternative premium product. Continue reading
HONDA CIVIC TYPE R: More tweaks for speedy Civic
IT’S not Just Red Bull that gives you wings – you also get a ruddy great big black one on the back of Honda’s latest Type R.
One that – combined with the rear diffuser – helps make the Civic perform like a supercar and make it the fastest front wheel drive car to have lapped the legendary Suzuka circuit in Japan. Continue reading
BYD ATTO 3: Global giant hits the UK market
REMEMBER the good old Nokia phone, the one with a battery that lasted for weeks?
They were supplied by a Chinese company that now, 28 years on, are very much into producing new energy vehicles. Continue reading
MAZDA CX-60 AWD: upmarket big diesel that bucks the trend
NEVER let it be said that Mazda simple follow the rest of the motoring herd – because they don’t.
While the rest are tearing up the rule book and heading down the electrification route, abandoning the diesel engine in a layby on the way, the Japanese manufacturer is heading for the hills with an all new six cylinder in-line 3.3 litre derv drinker. Continue reading