What is it?
A ground-breaking world first, that's what. Well, sort of: the Kia Ceed is welcoming mild-hybrid technology as part of a pre-facelift tech update due in the UK in late 2020, and the South Korean manufacturer claims this is the first time a 48V mild-hybrid system will be used alongside an electronic clutch.
The theory... ( подробнее )
Why we’re running it: To see whether the latest Superb can cut it as an object of not only supreme practicality but also luxury
Month 4 - Month 3 - Month 2 - Month 1 - Specs
Life with a Skoda Superb plug-in hybrid: Month 4
Experimenting with drive modes - 5 August 2020
A family trip in the Superb... ( подробнее )
Why we’re running it: To see if VW can succeed where rivals have failed and give us a fast crossover that’s as good to drive as a hot hatch
Month 1 - Specs
Life with a VW T-Roc R: Month 1
Welcoming the T-Roc R to the fleet - 5 August 2020
Temporarily, at least, the T-Roc R represents the pinnacle of... ( подробнее )
What is it?
A few years back, McLaren entered the lucrative GT4 race arena and its 570S-based race car has done fine business ever since, winning on four continents and selling in triple-digit quantities.
I raced one at Spa and loved all bar two aspects: first, GT4 regs pegged its engine back to a tepid 430bhp just to give the... ( подробнее )
What is it?
No-one can accuse BMW of failing to offering sufficient choice. Not with the X3, at least.
With the addition of the X3 xDrive30e to its line-up, the German brand now provides buyers with four different types of powertrain for its third-generation SUV: petrol, diesel, electric and, as seen here, a combination of petrol... ( подробнее )
Why we’re running it: To see whether Peugeot’s successful formula translates to a small SUV
Month 1 - Specs
Life with a Peugeot 2008: Month 1
Welcoming the 2008 to the fleet - 29 July 2020
The time has come for us to stop making this sporty car,” announces Jeremy Clarkson in a mock 1990s board meeting.... ( подробнее )
What is it?
Yaris lore won’t be a specialist topic for too many petrolheads, but it’s a relatively interesting story and worth recounting now that the almost entirely new fourth-generation model is upon us.
The original Yaris arrived in 1999 with an almost comically curvaceous body and an instrument binnacle playfully skewed towards... ( подробнее )
What is it?
Despite the impressive global success of Bentayga since its launch in 2016, Bentley has always been a bit concerned about the public reaction to the styling of its SUV flagship.
Much of the noise has melted away now that global sales have passed 20,000, but persistent voices have continued to criticise the Bentayga’s... ( подробнее )
Чому ми працюємо над цим: щоб побачити, якщо бензиновий Потужність дійсно може хвилювати так сильно, як на бензин в спортивне чотирьохдверне
1 Місяць - Специфікацій
Життя з Ауді С5 Спортбэк: 1 місяць
Вітаючи С5 Спортбэк флоту - 22 липня 2020
Бензинові силові і звукові порівнянні з дизелем крутний момент... ( подробнее )
Що це?
Аж було видно, як щось начебто 'проблемка Порше' протягом багатьох років - ті, які ніколи не були прийняті настільки серйозно, як купе її сестра - 911 Тарга не без частки вболівальників, які не ідентифікують себе як типовий бульвар показати-човни. Хоча вони можуть тільки визнати це, - приглушено, тихо, є кілька досить серйозних водіїв... ( подробнее )