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Premium SUV available in three new colours
THAT giant of Volvo’s family of SUVs — the XC90 — has recently emerged in the Swedish carmaker’s distinctive Black Edition variant. This successful variant is now available on the new XC90 plug-in and mild hybrid SUV and includes four exterior ...
20 Oct 2025 at 09:30
Start them young
YOUNG driver safety is a topic rarely out of the headlines, with tragic collisions still too common an occurrence. Various solutions have been discussed and while graduated driving licences have been seriously considered, the government has ...
Going the extra mile gives an accomplished drive
THIS week’s drive, the Lexus UX300h, proves that if a carmaker is prepared to go the extra mile in car production, then the result can prove very satisfying. Sure, you may pay more for a Lexus, yet every time I drive a car under the banner ...
13 Oct 2025 at 09:30
Latest rules for driving in France
IN this summer just past, British motorists were back on the road in France in their thousands, writes Nigel Wigmore. The latest rules for driving there are worth noting for future trips, and according to the AA, include: •The drink drive ...
Reliable hybrid SUV that boasts impressive range
THE attraction for British drivers of touring in Brittany is that by sticking to a small stretch of coastline, resorts on the Emerald Coast are easily accessible within a handful of kilometres. Years ago, I would undertake long car ...
06 Oct 2025 at 09:30
Sorento has best of both worlds
TO enjoy the best of a plug-in hybrid you must keep the comparatively small range electric power source “topped up” and let the car’s engine management system do the rest (when teamed with a conventional engine). I found this ...
29 Sept 2025 at 09:30
Great ‘green getaway’ in hybrid car and new ferry
The good news for British drivers who support sustainable motoring is there is now a great “green” way to cross the English Channel. Brittany Ferries has upped its game considerably by introducing two new ships, the ...
New eyesight safety rules
ROAD safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist welcomes the prospect of changes to current UK driver eyesight regulations. GEM has long campaigned for reforms to these rules, and has described recent ...
22 Sept 2025 at 09:30
Bestseller still capturing customers’ imagination
THE Audi Q3, a bestseller for more than a decade, aims to capture customers’ imagination as a “digital companion” in its third-generation incarnation. The German carmaker says of the new car that “numerous ...
Compact SUV crafted with eco-friendly leather seats
I AM constantly intrigued by the technical innovations that these days make your car more like a mobile phone rather than something that merely transports you from A to B. Take the new electric BYD ATTO 2,...
15 Sept 2025 at 09:30
How to take your car to university
WITH the “Class of 2025” achieving outstanding grades and an estimated 665,000 new students due to start university or college next month and more than 2.3 million people studying full-time, leading UK ...
Climate function to keep your dog cool in car
CHINESE carmakers know that the way to a potential British customer’s heart just might be through our world-renowned love of pets. Hence Chinese carmaker Jaecoo’s models will be on display at the ...
08 Sept 2025 at 09:30
Carmaker hits an electric milestone
VOLKSWAGEN says it has reached a “significant milestone” in its transformation to electromobility. The 1.5 millionth vehicle worldwide from the all-electric ID. family has been handed over to a ...
01 Sept 2025 at 09:30
UK bestseller designed for urban-style motoring
WHEN movie star Robert De Niro hit the silver screen in the memorable role of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver back in 1976, he could never have imagined that one day he would lend his famous name ...
Versatile pick-up maintains award winning streak
I SET this week’s drive, an Isuzu Utility pick-up, a task that it was originally designed to do. Today’s pick-up trucks are more like well-turned-out SUVs than the everyday workhorses they ...
25 Aug 2025 at 09:30
Polestar sets EV range record
POLESTAR’S large electric SUV, the Polestar 3, has broken the Guinness World Record for longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge. Achieving 581.3 miles (935.44km), ...
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