Road Tests

Hyundai i20 – Four people travelling in a small car – Can it work?

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Skoda Fabia – Great car, poor sales – Why?

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/245539128″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] He’s a thought. You are looking to looking to buy a small passenger vehicle. Not quite a micro but...

Ford Mustang – Detroit iron at a good price

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Kia Sportage – Cementing Kia’s place as a quality producer

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Lexus RX Luxury SUV – Sydney Launch

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Kia Optima: A maturing product that is a great example of what Kia wants to be

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232976902″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Road test of Kia Optima  in Australia. David Brown talks to Paul Murrell from Practical Motoring.  The first Optima...