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KGM ACTYON K50 HYBRID: more choice for a piece of the action

LAST year there was just the one – now KGM have doubled the choice if you’re considering their rather smart Actyon SUV.

As well as the launch model’s 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine, you’ve now got the option of a dual tech 130 kW hybrid system, coupling that petrol unit with a responsive electric motor, which should boost its appeal to business users.  Continue reading

GENESIS GV70 PURE: electrification produces a top quality SUV

IF you’re hunting for a premium electric SUV are you likely to make a Korea choice?

Genesis is a luxury offshoot of Hyundai, (in the same way Lexus is to Toyota) and models have been on sale in the US and South Korea for a wee while, so it’s not their first attempt at making luxury cars.  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

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

GENESIS G70: a brand new brand for premium buyers

MANY have tried, some have failed miserably, but the lucrative premium new car market has a new contender.

Genesis, a luxury offshoot of Hyundai, has lined up a range of decent looking vehicles to try and wrest sales from the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the acknowledged market leaders.

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