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
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
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 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
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
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
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
CONTRARY to popular belief, not everyone wants to drive around in SUVs.
So thank goodness there are still manufacturers who are prepared to take a punt and have a true two seater sports car on offer, as well as the usual fare in their sales brochures.
Take a bow, Toyota. Continue reading
WHAT started off as a relatively cheap and chunky 4×4 back in 2001 has become something a bit different – particularly when it comes to quality.
Because there’s nothing cheap about the interior of the latest X-Trail, Nissan’s flagship SUV – the fit and finish is way above what you got for your money back then. Continue reading
THEY say you never get a second chance to make a first impression – and what an impression Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz makes.
Whether in wacky, over-the-top garish colours or a more subtle metallic hue, it’s a car that has no rivals – because at present there’s not really anything else like it on the market. Continue reading