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
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
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
NISSAN X-TRAIL: flagship model has family appeal
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
VW ID.BUZZ STYLE: retro style is a visual winner
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
VW ID.5 TECH PRO: electric range topper with a new look
THERE’S a definite charge under way to get electric cars to the forefront of buyers minds.
Take a look at what’s available and you might be taken aback by the variety of vehicles to choose from, particularly as the market seems to change from month to month.
Some are admittedly very ‘samey’, following the tried, tested and successful route of plugging in electric power instead of the usual internal combustion powerplant into a ‘go to’ SUV body. Continue reading
GENESIS GV60 AWD SPORT PLUS: giggle inducing performance
JUST about anything that takes the stress out of car ownership has to be a serious consideration – and the concierge service offered to Genesis owners is just that.
No longer the need to worry when the next service is due – every customer gets their own on-call personal assistant to take you through the ownership experience. And when it comes to service time, they’ll arrange to pick it up, do the necessary and then pop it back to you. Fully valeted too. Continue reading
SSANGYONG REXTON: a budget friendly alternative?
THERE’S no escaping the fact the SsangYong Rexton is a big vehicle – the sight of its massive new grille in your rear view mirror will make the point.
And while it might not immediately have the kudos of some of its large SUV opposition, it’s come a fair way since it first lumbered onto our shores nearly two decades ago.
Then it was dubbed big, cheap and didn’t have a lot to recommend it. Continue reading