Kia XCeed Review
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- Published: Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:03
The Kia Xceed builds on the fantastic Ceed hatchback.
With a raised ride height, adds fastback looks and some funky styling, and there you have it, a Kia Ceed SUV.
The Kia Xceed builds on the fantastic Ceed hatchback.
With a raised ride height, adds fastback looks and some funky styling, and there you have it, a Kia Ceed SUV.
The Suzuki Ignis a quirky ultra compact SUV, with a lot to love.
We have the SZ5 AllGrip meaning we have the top of the range model with 4x4 and some fancy extras too, one being dual camera brake support.
Read more: 2021 Kia Sorento Review
The MG HS is now a hybrid, to be exact it's a PHEV, and can be charged at home or with a Type 2 charger.
The Mercedes Benz eSprinter is an interesting alternative to the diesel, the first thing you need to know though is this van will not suit everybody.
Welcome to the new Audi A3 Sportback PHEV Powered by a 4 cylinder, 1.4 TFSI engine which is Euro 6 with an 80 kw electric motor, coupled to a 6 speed S Tronic dual clutch automatic gearbox.
Need to charge? well a full charge from empty will take a little over 4 hours using a Type 2 charger.
You can choose from three trims in the range, the S, the S Line and the S Line Competition – and it’s built on the VW Golf chassis as well as other VWG cars including the Octavia from Skoda.
The all new Renault Clio, the perfect supermini?
The Clio has been being made for over 30 years, and this latest generation really ups the game.
The model we have is the RS Line in magnificient celadon blue, and a number packs including the Motorway pack and Luxury pack.
We have a 130bhp 1.3 litre 4 cylinder engine coupled to a 7 speed dual clutch gearbox and this warm hatch will hot 60 in around 9 seconds.
There is a range of engines to choose from as well as various power outputs with the petrol variant, there is a diesel and even a hybrid, which can run on pure electric.
Our model with packs retails for £22,705.
The car is one of the best handling cars we've driven in some time, and offers a dynamic driving experience, we obviuosly don't wnat to give too much away,
we can also say the combo of the 1.3 and the gearbox is pretty unbeatable, lightining changes, no turbo lag to speak of and decent performance, and even driven by Ben still offering 42mpg.
Find out more in the video.
The new SsangYong Tivoli may not look too different to the previous gen, however there are changes to the front, back and even the interior - for example there is new styling round the LED front fogs, grille and headlamps as well as some shaping on the rear bumper and that's just exterior.
The interior is where you'll see the biggest changes, it has a new cluster and if you go for the ultimate you get a full digital cluster which has multiple displays some of the styling has changed on the dash, including the shaping, position of things like vents, you still have rotary dials but the central one for the air-conditioning has now gone, overall its more minimalist and flows better, and it's not just styling that has changed either, we now have new engines.
The new MG5 is the first fully Electric estate car in Europe, it's well priced, has more range than the ZS EV and offers a rather engaging drive, yes it may resemble what you picture an MG as or have as much safety, however its fantastic value.
The first thing you notice is that the MG 5 doesn't follow the currnet design language of the brand, mind you there's a good reason for that, it's based on the Roewe ei5, meaning it also doesn't have all the safety you see in the new ZS, ZS ev and HS.
The electric estate car has 214m range which increases to around 270m in the city, and hits 60 in rather nippy 7.7 seconds, it's roomy, versatile and practical.
We thought we'd see how the MG5 would fair on treacherous mountain roads, hair raising hairpins and steep hills.
Where better than on our doorstep, well kind of... the Rynose Pass and HardKnot Pass, our journey takes us just 100 miles on a round trip, we also utilise the M6 to see how speed affects the car.
Part 2 coming soon.
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