Honda was kind enough to provide us with an example of the 2021 Honda Ridgeline AWD RTL-E for six months. (The semiconductor chip shortage has made it difficult to provide the yearlong loans we normally arrange.) Its October arrival meant we would spend the winter with the pickup and evaluate it under some difficult weather conditions. Long-termers based out of…
Wednesday, 20 April 2022 07:46

Skoda Enyaq review

Skoda's first purpose-designed EV is an excellent, comfortable family SUV At a glance New price £36,605 - £47,875 Lease from new From £537 p/mView lease deals Used price £29,860 - £49,720 Used monthly cost From £745 per month Fuel Economy 3.4 - 4.0 miles/kWh Insurance group 23 - 32How much is it to insure? New 6.8 - 14.3 Miles per…
Monday, 18 April 2022 05:35

Hyundai i20 N review

At a glance New price £24,665 - £24,665 Used price £18,375 - £22,200 Used monthly cost From £459 per month Fuel Economy 40.4 mpg Road tax cost £165 Insurance group 27How much is it to insure? New 5.4 Miles per pound (mpp) What is mpp? PROS Quick acceleration Responsive steering Slick gearchange CONS Interior design and quality is patchy Sporty…
With the launch of its all-electric E-Class entrant, the 2023 EQE-Class, Mercedes has the Tesla Model S squarely in its sights. The self-proclaimed inventors of the combustion-powered car (see 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen) felt no compunction to emulate any of the characteristics that helped the Model S popularize electric cars on a global scale—and which led to Tesla outselling Mercedes by…
Wednesday, 06 April 2022 05:27

Suzuki Across SUV review

Pros 46-mile electric range Build quality Low BiK band Cons Expensive Firm ride No choice of trims The Suzuki Across is a plug-in hybrid family SUV that’s based on the Toyota RAV4 thanks to a partnership between the two manufacturers. It's the second rebadged Toyota in Suzuki's line-up, following the arrival of the Corolla-based Suzuki Swace. Sitting above the smaller…
The verdict: The 2022 Volvo V90 Cross Country stands out in the sea of luxury SUVs as a sleek, sophisticated alternative, but some aspects of its driving experience and touchscreen system aren’t up to luxury standards. Versus the competition: Luxury wagons have been in retreat, but the ones that remain, like the Audi A6 Allroad and Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain, follow…
Friday, 01 April 2022 04:52

Toyota GR Corolla

Finally, we have a hot hatch version of the Toyota Corolla that we have been waiting for a long time, but it should be noted that in these first official pictures, the version is only for North America.The GR Corolla was taken care of by Gazoo Racing, which primarily provided a 1.6-liter three-cylinder turbo engine that has 300 hp and…
Recently, Honda lent us a lightly used (3,785 miles) Ridgeline RTL-E pickup truck to evaluate for six months in our Detroit fleet. That's not long enough to properly gauge things like cost of ownership, four-season performance, etc., but it's a golden opportunity for a chance to really live with those features that give the Ridgeline its unique positioning on size…

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