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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 people haven’t. It’s a newcomer […]
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: […]
THE Ford Transit Custom is so familiar on UK roads it’s practically part of the landscape. Builders, delivery drivers, mobile workshops – it’s the van that gets the job done. But Ford hasn’t let familiarity slip into stagnation. Over the years we’ve seen it grow from a dependable diesel workhorse into something far broader: limited […]
THE Skoda Superb Estate has long been the go-to choice for people who appreciate value and quality but also want a huge amount of practical space. It covers a plethora of needs: Business users who rack up motorway miles and want comfort without the cost of an Audi Avant, dog owners, DIYers and adventure-seekers who […]
What is it and how much does it cost? THE Ford Kuga Active is the more rugged looking sibling in the Kuga lineup. It takes the Kuga ST-Line model and gives it a dose of off-road capability with raised suspension and some out-doorsy trim. All Ford Kuga’s were face-lifted in 2024, with the diesel being […]
What is it and How much? The latest Kia Sorento is a practical, stylish, and tech-packed family SUV that can handle the school run, a weekend trip to the Lake District, some semi-serious off-roading and virtually everything else in between. It’s been around in this 4th generation guise since 2020 but 2024 saw some major […]
HAVE you ever had an idea so radical that people failed to grasp its reasoning and therefore dismissed it out of hand? And, after trying – unsuccessfully – to explain your brilliant idea you gave in and agreed to a compromise instead? Well, you’ll know how the designers and engineers of the Mazda MX-30 feel, […]
What is it? The Range Rover Sport is a luxury, sporty, SUV that is very much like – but not exactly like – the even more expensive Range Rover. Tracing its roots back to 2005, the Range Rover Sport may no longer be available with 7 seats but it is still very spacious and is […]
THE Ford Kuga seen some changes in the past year-or-so with the diesel variant being dropped altogether and some sparkly new special editions gracing the forecourts. This 3rd-generation Kuga is a far car from the jacked-up Ford Focus of 2008 which first bore the Kuga name. It’s now a decent sized, all-out family SUV that […]
YOU’VE just got to love an estate car, right? Especially a Volvo Estate. Who can forget those 850 Estates thundering into the BTCC back in 1994? Awesome – in a “that shouldn’t really work” kinda way. But although competitive, the 850 Estate never won a race. However, it instantly became a much-loved icon and fast […]