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IT’S hard not to admire Kia’s confidence these days. The brand’s line-up now stretches from small electric crossovers to the mighty EV9, but the Sorento sits right in that sweet spot where family practicality meets long-haul comfort. For 2025, it’s been given a significant refresh — sharper styling, smarter tech and a cabin that looks like it’s been nicked straight … Read the rest
THE Renault 5 has been crowned 2025 Scottish Car of the Year by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers in association with Arnold Clark at a gala dinner at the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club in Edinburgh.
The 5 impressed the judges with its unique fusion of iconic style and cutting-edge electric technology. Its retro-inspired design captures the spirit of … Read the rest
EVERY so often a new car brand arrives claiming to have cracked the electric SUV formula. Sleek looks, superfast charging, loads of tech and a whisper-quiet cabin — the promise is always the same.
The Xpeng G6 is the latest to make that pitch, a Chinese-built EV that wants to stand toe-to-toe with Tesla’s Model Y and the Hyundai Ioniq 5. On … Read the rest
EVERY EV these days claims to be the perfect family SUV, but very few actually get close. The Skoda Elroq Edition 85, though, feels like one of those rare cars that lands bang on the sweet spot — big enough for real-life duties, efficient enough for long trips, and sensible enough not to make your bank account flinch.
It’s essentially an Enyaq that’s dropped a waist size, and in Edition … Read the rest
EVERY so often a new car brand appears that makes you sit up and pay attention. Not because it’s been teased with a massive marketing budget or backed by a famous badge, but because it turns up quietly, fully formed, and surprisingly polished. The Jaecoo 7 SHS Plug-in Hybrid is one of those cars.
If you’ve never heard of Jaecoo before, don’t worry — most … Read the rest
YOU don’t whisper in a Mustang. You bellow, you burble, and occasionally, you wake up the neighbours. That’s part of the charm. The latest Ford Mustang GT Fastback, with its 5.0-litre V8 and 10-speed automatic gearbox, is as loud and proud as ever — and yet, for all its swagger, it now feels like a bit of a dinosaur.
Don’t … Read the rest
THE words “big” and “Mini” still look odd together, but one blast in the John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 Sport is enough to make the contradiction disappear in a haze of exhaust noise and grins. This is the biggest Mini yet — taller, wider, roomier — and yet somehow it hasn’t lost that mischievous, go-kart soul that’s defined the brand … Read the rest
THERE’S something quietly brilliant about a fast estate. Forget SUVs with more horsepower than sense; the real connoisseur’s choice has always been a big, low-slung wagon with room for the dog, the kids, and enough luggage for a long weekend.
Now Audi has taken that formula into the electric age with the A6 e-tron Avant. And in Launch Edition Performance … Read the rest
HYBRID SUVs are everywhere these days, but few wear their eco-credentials as confidently as the Honda HR-V. While some rivals still feel like petrol cars with a battery wedged in, the HR-V e:HEV was designed as a hybrid from the ground up.
The result is a small family crossover that’s smart to look at, smooth to drive, and refreshingly easy … Read the rest
COMMUTING, school runs, shopping trips, and the occasional motorway dash — for most of us, that’s the real-world test of a car. And it’s exactly what the Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid has been built for.
While everyone else shouts about either fully electric futures or big engines from the past, Kia offers something in between: a compact crossover with just … Read the rest