I picked a good week to drive a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV). As I zig-zagged my way around town in the latest, brand-new Audi A6 plug-in saloon, my radio was filled with talk and analysis of cars like my test…
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Tested: MG 5S
Carmakers have come up with the near-perfect formula for making a vehicle sell better than its forerunner: Make the next generation a SUV. Well, at least that’s what MG have done with their latest MG 5S electric car. And there…
Tested: BYD Dolphin Surf
Few marques of recent vintage have racked up approval ratings as quickly as the Chinese giant BYD. And they are only starting – with five or six brand new ones planned to arrive here in 2026 that will take their…
Tested: Peugeot 408 Hybrid
Peugeot’s new 408 is an intriguing mix of upmarket executive car/estate with a bit of SUV muscle blended in. And it works well – to a point. Certainly, the front got a lot of attention but I wasn’t as taken…
Tested: Ford Capri
I think it is ridiculous that there should have been such a furore over Ford’s decision to name its latest electric car the Capri. Some motoring enthusiasts threw a collective fit when the name was announced for the new medium…
Weight Watchers coming to the motor industry and motorists
Motoring outlets, especially their sales and aftersales departments, had better watch their weight if a new tax regime is adopted by government.
Tested: Skoda Octavia
I like to think of this week’s review car, the Octavia RS, as a family motor equipped to fill the role of everyday driving as well as elevating expectations of high-grade performance. For my test, I had at my disposal,…
Tested: Mini Cooper Convertible
I picked a great time to take a high-powered convertible for a week’s driving. Typical of my luck, the rain followed me and I only got the fully automatic hood down a few times. But I didn’t mind too much;…
Tested: Citroen C3
I nearly always get three major sorts of feedback any time I review a Citroen. One batch of opinion accuses me of preaching to the converted. They are the marque’s keen supporters. A special group of people. ‘Members’ of another…
Tested: MG HS PHEV
IT sounds a bit too good to be true. A mid-size SUV that is among the least expensive in its class, can cover 1,000kms on a tank-full of petrol combined with battery power, has plenty of room, is well furnished…
