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Archive Reviews keeps Hugh’s original launch tests. Specs and prices may have changed since publication, but his driving impressions and verdicts remain a great guide for used-car…
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Skoda announce all new Enyaq and Mercedes launch luxury V-Class People Carrier.
By Hugh Maguire. The Enyaq has been stylish part of the Skoda line up and now its been nicely upgraded.I will have a full road test in the coming months but for now here are the main details. Škoda’s all-electric Enyaq line up receives its first significant upgrade since launching in Ireland in early 2021. Minor styling
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2024 Model Audi A6 Gets A Refresh.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. The 2024 model year Audi A6 is not a completely new car but rather a refresh to keep it going until its replacement arrives in the next year or so. Audi may be behind BMW and Mercedes who both have already launched their latest 5 Series and E Class respectively
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New Citroen C3 Aircross, And Mazda Launch New Luxury SUV The CX-80.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Citroen have been producing some rather nice cars of late and the new C3Aircross is another example of this. The car market is now dominated by the SUV, which is ironic really as in a time where everybody is getting hysterical about climate change, the heavier bigger SUV is not
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Latest Plug-In Toyota RAV4. Does this PHEV deliver?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire The Toyota RAV4 (RAV stands for, Recreational Activity Vehicle) was first introduced back in 1995 so Toyota know this market well. However since then rivals such as the new Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and VW’s offerings and the Land Rover Discovery Sport, to name but a few, have stolen some of the limelight.
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Audi’s Q5 Hybrid Is In A Class Of Its Own.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Its already March, where is the year going? The PHEV I am road testing this week is the Audi Q5 TFSI e revised with a bigger battery to improve range and claiming to offer up to 62km of electro motoring on a full charge. Now I need to set out my stall here. These hybrids
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New Kia EV9 Aimed Squarely At The Luxury SUV Segment.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. It is no mean feat to take on established brands like Range Rover, or Mercedes and BMW for example but the Kia EV9 aims to do just that in the big luxury SUV segment. The EV9 is Kia’s all new all electric luxury SUV. Two models are available here the EV9
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The New VW Taigo, Nice But Where does it fit in?
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Can the SUV market get any more crowded? SUV’s whether small as in the VW Polo based T-Cross, medium or large are outselling the traditional three box saloon and family hatchback. People just seem to love the extra height they have and their much vaunted practicality when in fact they
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What a relief! A Car that Is Involving To Drive! Ford Focus ST.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. It’s January 2024 and many of the test cars I drive these days are EV’s. Apart from the fact that none do anywhere close to their published range they are pretty dull to drive. I had a family medical emergency this week and was so happy to have a petrol
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Loads Of Character But Short On Range. The Mini EV.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire The ubiquitous Mini needs no introduction. But this one might! Its the Mini EV. So it’s a Mini with all the virtues we have come to know and love about the Mini but this one is a pure electric. The model I am testing this week is the Mini Cooper
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Subaru Solterra EV, Big on Space, Not so Big On Range!
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. I am still not convinced on this mad rush to EV’s. Renewable fuels are coming, battery technology is rapidly changing, and already the EU has rolled back the deadline on the banning of the sale of combustion engined cars. So petrol and diesel is by no means dead yet! EV’s