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THE Kia EV3 is a compact electric SUV designed to be small enough for everyday life while still offering the range, practicality and equipment required to serve as the main family car.
It’s a difficult balance to achieve, particularly when electric vehicles tend to become rather large once manufacturers start adding sizeable batteries.
Kia has managed it very well, and … Read the rest
THIS week’s press car follows on directly from the Toyota C-HR+, which so impressed me with it’s sportiness and style.
However, where the C-HR+ is the sporty, slightly mischievous member of Toyota’s electric family, the bZ4X is its more practical sibling. It takes much of the technology of the C-HR+ and wraps it in a considerably larger, more conventional … Read the rest
THE hot hatches of the 1980s and 1990s understood something that seems to have been forgotten. Lightness of touch.
Also, responsive steering and enough performance to make you smile without putting your licence at immediate risk.
The new Toyota C-HR+ reminded me of those cars and that wasn’t something I had expected – certainly not from a Toyota electric SUV.… Read the rest
THE Kia EV5 arrives in an increasingly crowded electric SUV market. Yes, there are cheaper alternatives, particularly from the growing number of Chinese brands making serious inroads into Europe. But climb inside the EV5 and it quickly becomes apparent that Kia has focused on something altogether more important than headline specifications.
Thoughtful design, for one. The sort of design that … Read the rest
THERE’S posh, and then there’s the kind of quiet, confident luxury that can possibly slip under the radar. The Genesis Electrified GV70 belongs firmly in the latter camp. It doesn’t have a badge that screams status or a grille that looks like it’s trying to inhale pedestrians. Instead, it wafts onto the scene with the sort of serene self-assurance that … 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
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
YOU don’t expect a compact electric SUV to feel this polished. The Kia EV3 doesn’t just tick the boxes for range, practicality, and family-friendliness – it does it with enough style and tech to make some premium brands look a bit overpriced. With sharp looks, a long-range option of up to 375 miles, and Kia’s trademark value, the EV3 could … Read the rest
In the ever-growing universe of electric vehicles, the Kia EV6 continues to shine brightly. First launched in 2021 and now comprehensively updated for 2025, this new iteration of the EV6 is more than just a facelift, having a bigger battery capacity which provides up to 361 miles and some nifty tech updates that keep it ahead of the trailing pack. … Read the rest