WHEN the world’s largest maker of EVs and PHEVs hit UK shores a few years ago, people were saying “BYD who?”
Not so now, as the brand is firmly established as an importer with an ever growing range of cars on offer to UK motorists. Continue reading
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KIA EV5 Air: A boost to Kia’s electric appeal
ITS big squared off presence might make you think the design team left early on a Friday afternoon and didn’t round it off.
But it’s a Kia feature – take a look at the EV9 and there’s a distinct similarity. Eye catching it certainly is with its distinctive lighting up front. Continue reading
NISSAN QASHQAI N-DESIGN e-POWER: still the go-to Nissan SUV
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NO disrespect intended, but when Nissan’s new SUV was first launched back in 2007, many wondered whether naming a car after a desert dwelling nomadic tribe from South West Iran would guarantee sales in Europe?
Nissan obviously thought and hoped so, because that’s where the name for their then-quirky looking Qashqai came from. Continue reading
KIA SPORTAGE HEV GT-Line: popular SUV is a hard one to fault
IT’S hard to write something detrimental about a car that’s been successfully improved over the years – really hard.
Not that it was anything you’d turn your nose up at in the first instance. From day one, Kia’s Sportage has been one of those ‘go to’ cars for anyone seeking a relatively spacious mode of family transport.
SUZUKI e VITARA: it can take the rough with the smooth
You’ll be glad to know there’s another new electric car on the market – and even happier to be told it’s from a manufacturer you might have actually heard of….
The all new Suzuki e Vitara is a first for the Japanese firm, and the model it’s named after will be familiar to many who have bought it in the past. In fact the Vitara name has been successfully sold around the world for the past 37 years. Continue reading
VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON: making light of night driving
WHEN it comes to SUVs, Volkswagen have pretty well got all the bases covered – but they’re always room for one more, so here’s the Tayron.
It fits into the range between Tiguan and Touareg, and in effect takes the place of the Tiguan Allspace. Continue reading
CUPRA FORMENTOR V1: updates boost appeal of SUV crossover
ON first glance it might not strike you as an SUV but what’s before you here can be viewed as a more butch version of the popular Ateca.
The CUPRA Formentor is aimed squarely – or, rather, not-so squarely – at buyers who want an SUV that doesn’t look box-shaped and boring. Not that the Ateca is boring.
Sleek, stylish, sporty and decently equipped, it also scores well as a family car. Continue reading
KGM ACTYON: premium attention to detail
WHILE the push towards electric goes on, figures show there is still a very healthy demand for the good old internal combustion engine.
Figures for last year show that around a million motorists said ‘no thanks’ to full electric power and continued to opt for the ICE route.
With that demand very much in mind, that’s why the only option you have if you’re considering KGM’s all new Actyon is a 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine. Continue reading
HYUNDAI TUCSON ULTIMATE: inside and out update for best selling SUV
THERE are more SUVs on the roads than even cyclists these days, but few catch the eye like the latest Hyundai Tucson.
Pronounce it however you like (there is really only one way) but it’s striking sculpted looks and bold signature grille make appreciation something of a Marmite moment. Judging by sales, it’s certainly not putting people off. Continue reading
KIA SPORTAGE: essential tool for family life
KIA shed their bargain basement tag many years ago now, but a good value package is still very much what motorists are buying into.
‘Sportage’ is a bit of a misnomer as it’s not really that sporty, but it’s a car that very adequately does all the boring bits of daily life – weekly shopping, the school run, commuting – and does it with a bit of style. Continue reading