Wednesday, 15 May 2024 13:23
New Skoda Octavia Estate 2024 review: facelifted family wagon shines
The Skoda Octavia is at its most practical in estate form and there’s still a diesel for the real traditionalists Verdict We’d like to think there’s still a place in this world for a diesel wagon, and the updated Skoda Octavia Estate is a fine example of the breed. It has more than enough space for most use cases, and…
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Friday, 10 May 2024 03:41
2024 Porsche Macan EV Doesn't Rely on Acceleration Alone
The new Macan 4 and Macan Turbo have more than just quickness to recommend them. Porsche's second electric car is aimed squarely at the jugular of the market. Be it affordable or luxurious, the compact SUV is stealing hearts and stealing sales from every vehicle segment. Since everyone seems to want to park one in their garage, it makes sense…
Monday, 06 May 2024 15:50
2024 Mercedes-AMG CLE53: The Coupe, Made Swole
"We're going to pump—[clap!]—you up!" One imagines Hans, Franz, and all their pals at AMG reacting thusly to the new Mercedes-Benz CLE coupe, which debuted last summer in four-cylinder CLE300 and six-cylinder CLE450 form. After a muscle-building regimen at AMG HQ in Affalterbach, the result is the Mercedes-AMG CLE53. The vertical-slat grille may be the first-noticed telltale that this is…
Saturday, 04 May 2024 03:55
Volkswagen Touareg R review
The most powerful car in the entire Volkswagen line-up is this model, the Touareg R. This dynamic 462PS luxury large SUV was the first of the brand's sporting R models to feature plug-in drive. And it was the first all-wheel drive model in VW's PHEV range. Here's the improved version. BackgroundThe Touareg R is a step beyond any version of…
Thursday, 18 April 2024 05:53
Skoda Kodiaq SUV (2024) review: as dependable as ever
The new Skoda Kodiaq Mk2 looks a lot like the Mk1, because it is. Any why wouldn’t Skoda stick closely to a winning formula? Since 2016, when it was launched, Skoda has shifted more than 860,000 Kodiaqs. Britain is the second-largest market, behind Germany and ahead of the car’s native Czech Republic. It’s done so well because it’s always been…
Monday, 25 March 2024 06:16
BMW iX2 review - Driving Experience, Design, Build and more...
Another BMW EV, this time a small, very trendy one, the iX2. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at what's on offer. Ten Second Review The market's first fully electric compact coupe crossover is this car, the iX2. It's basically an iX1 in drag of course, but there's a little more to the iX2 that that. It's sharper to drive and…
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Thursday, 21 March 2024 05:19
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class gains PHEV model
Joining the recently redesigned regular Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class and its fastback counterpart will soon be a plug-in hybrid variant. The powertrain option has been absent since the compact luxury SUV was redesigned. Called the 2025 GLC 350e (like its predecessor), the new hybrid offers similar power, but likely much improved range. The basics sound pretty familiar, with the GLC 350e combining…
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Monday, 18 March 2024 07:35
Toyota C-HR PHEV review
Is it really necessary to have PHEV power in a Toyota C-HR? Jonathan Crouch decides. Ten Second Review Top versions of the second generation C-HR gain the PHEV powertrain Toyota thought unnecessary in this small coupe-crossover model's original predecessor. You could almost treat the resulting confection like a full-EV for commuting duties, but inevitably, there's a price to pay for…
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