Car Indicators
IF you’re looking for a family-sized electric vehicle that is both affordable and capable of clocking up many miles between charges, then you may have given up the search by now and gone for a hybrid instead.
However, Kia are about to change all that with the introduction of their all-electric e-Niro model which not only has a real-world range … Read the rest
REMEMBER back in 2008 when Hyundai were known for producing cheap, no-frills (and no-thrills) vehicles for the masses? How times have changed . . .
Since then, Hyundai have become one of the top-10 best-selling manufacturer’s in the UK with over 90,000 vehicles sold last year, including the Prius-beating Ioniq hybrid which I thought was a game-changer for the Korean manufacturer when I … Read the rest
OUTWARDLY, the latest Suzuki Vitara hasn’t had to change a great deal from the previous one and that’s mostly because people like it very much, thank you.
But the Japanese manufacturer have never been one for letting the grass grow beneath its wheels – and with the likes of the SEAT Arona, Kia Stonic and Hyundai Kona being available with … Read the rest
IF you’re in the market for a large, family-friendly, hybrid vehicle but really don’t want to jump on the SUV bandwagon then Kia may have the answer in their recently face-lifted Optima Sportswagon PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle).
Now with a redesigned lower front bumper, with the addition of LED daytime running lights the Optima Sportswagon looks bang up-to-date. New diamond-cut 17in alloy wheels also … Read the rest
WITH the new XC40 you get the impression that someone at Volvo has gone out on a bit of a limb. Someone hasn’t followed the design brief that says the XC40 should be a smaller version of the XC60, which itself is a smaller version of the XC90.
Nope, someone has gone their own way – and I suspect that … Read the rest
THE Mercedes Benz A-Class is a best-seller in Europe – and especially here in the UK where Mercedes sell more A-Class models than any other; Which is no surprise really as it’s the cheapest way to get into Mercedes-Benz ownership and MB has always been an aspirational brand.
The trouble with the old model A-Class was that it didn’t actually feel very … Read the rest
THERE’S a word for a car that belies its true nature. It’s an alternative to the phrase “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. The word is “Sleeper”.
The new Honda Civic Type R is not a sleeper. In fact, it’s rather shouty in a very “wide-awake” kind of way.
WHEN Ford release a model with the letters “ST” or “RS” attached to the name, then you can be sure of one thing: Expectations are sky high.
After all, the nation has had a long-standing love-affair with performance Fords which started way back in 1970 when the Escort RS 1600 appeared on the scene.
So, when Ford say the latest … Read the rest
FIRST off, let’s get one thing straight: It’s Ceed, not cee’d anymore. Okay, the pronunciation is exactly the same but Kia have, quite rightly, decided that the original name could be a little confusing so they’ve dropped the apostrophe and capitalised.
And with a “snappier” name comes a snappier look – the new Ceed really has raised the bar for … Read the rest
THE Volkswagen Polo has been around in the UK since 1975 and in that time we Brits have bought more than 1.4 million of them.
This may have been because the Polo has always been on the generous side of practical for a small car. German build-quality and reliability have played a part too but many Polos will have been … Read the rest