Super cool looks and the Toyota Prius are not words that often fit together in the same sentence, let’s be honest Car Reviewed: Toyota Prius Z E-Four (Japanese Spec) Let’s say it bright and early, it’s a Toyota Prius, Jim, but not as we know it. Toyota clearly has gone in a completely new direction for its big selling hybrid …
Mazda is never afraid to be different; it shows in their latest MX-30 REV Car Reviewed: Mazda MX-30 R-EV It joins the pure battery MX-30 and the CX-60 PHEV in the marque’s range with a PHEV powertrain which utilises a sub-900cc rotary engine acting as a generator to power the electric motors for the wheels, as there is no direct …
I decided to put my foot down hard on the Peugeot 508 GT’s accelerator Car Reviewed: Peugeot 508 SW GT PLUG-IN HYBRID 225 e-EAT8 So…let’s go! And I was rewarded with the smoothest throttle response you could wish for. Maybe it was because I’d just spent a week stuck in the family hack, a 22-year-old well-worn vehicle. The contrast was, …
Visually, the Alfa Romeo Tonale is just another good-looking SUV – except when you look at the front and rear Car Reviewed: Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Edizione Speciale Alfa Romeo gained its loyal following as much through past sporting success, often reflected in production models, as for any other reason. So, on that premise, does the Tonale plug-in hybrid deliver? …
‘Swift’: yes. ‘Sport’: yes. No better words than these for this most enjoyable small hatchback Car Reviewed: Suzuki Swift 1.4 Hybrid Sport Our test model was the 1.4 Boosterjet hybrid (all Suzukis have some form of hybridity). At times, for example, descending long hills, brake regeneration can be detected doing its job, as though some force is slightly slowing the …
“It’s bigger than my Corolla,” said the friend I take to a weekly spinning class when he got into the new Honda Jazz Car Reviewed: Honda Jazz EX Style 1.5 i-MMD Hybrid e-CVT He might have liked the car even more if he could have seen it. The Jazz’s domed egg shape makes it stand out from the drabness of …
Alfa Romeo Tonale: Italian Design in a stylish, feature-packed SUV Car Reviewed: Alfa Romeo Tonale 1.5 MHEV Veloce 160 DCT A Ferrari may be out of reach for many of us, but this compact SUV crossover with its hanging button is not. It is the kind of design feature that makes you grin because while a Ferrari may be out …
The thing I loved most about the new Nissan Juke was its reversing alarm Car Reviewed: Nissan Juke Hybrid Tekna Who could fail to be won over by such a charming device? And I would have to admit that I needed some winning over with the Juke. The original Nissan Juke subcompact crossover SUV, dating from 2010, irked me so …
They call it the Star of the Show and the Peugeot 408 GT PHEV burns brightly Car Reviewed: Peugeot 408 plug-in hybrid GT Likely to be the most popular model is the 1.6-litre GT hybrid in either 180PS or 225PS. The petrol 1.2-litre PureTech will be available through most of the trim levels, Allure, Allure Premium and GT. The car …
Suzuki’s plug-in hybrid SUV costs twice as much as their next-most-expensive model Car Reviewed: Suzuki Across 2.5 PHEV E-4 E-CVT A couple of years back, our first impressions were good, but what’s it like to live with over more than a week, totalling 300 miles? Not only can the 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder engine’s 183 bhp plus battery power (total 302 bhp) …