NINE years ago Kia launched the Stonic at Frankfurt, a crossover in the B segment of the market and its name is derived from the word speedy. Buyers might just overlook the Stonic, which they might just regret and okay with a number of new EVs arriving in the market from Kia, the media interest […]

KIA’S focus has most recently been on the introduction of fully electric vehicles. But now the Korean company’s latest car to be launched, the all-new K4, sees a return to petrol power.               The South Korean carmaker has launched a significant number of EVs and there are still more […]

My first experience of the Honda Civic came courtesy of Harold McGarrity, the Fermanagh man had a dealership in Belfast. And he was widely known in motor racing circles as he raced a Chevron in Formula Atlantic at all of the Irish circuits. He kindly loaned me a Civic and I enjoyed a few days […]

The Kia EV range continues to expand with the South Korean carmaker offering one of the widest choices currently. And recently I had the opportunity to take the wheel of the new, fully-electric EV5. This is very much a vehicle for the family, roomy with five seats and it is set to compete in the […]

Like so many at one early stage in my life I yearned for a Volkswagen Golf GTI. But not just the purchase price was the block, but also the cost of insurance; thankfully while I never got to own one, on many occasions I was able to test drive the various generations. The GTI story […]

From the very early days of motoring one of the primary objectives has been to transport people and their trappings. And as the years have rolled on we have had people carriers, people movers, MPVs and now from Kia a people vehicle the PV5 Passenger. The CES in Las Vegas in January last year witnessed […]

The Cayenne has been and continues to be a success story for Porsche. A stylish SUV which first entered the market in 2002, then powered by a V8 engine; previously a V8 had powered the 928. In fact the Cayenne was the first off road vehicle from the Stuttgart manufacturer, since the tractors were built […]

I am so fortunate where I live in Northern Ireland; my central location means that I can be virtually anywhere in no more than a little over ninety minutes. This choice gives me perfect access to test driving a new car and of course I have favourite roads and places. Recently I had the new […]

The BYD family certainly goes from one end of motoring to the top. From their small EV the Dolphin Surf, with which I spent a week recently, to the fastest car currently available, the YANGWANG U9 Xtreme which recently set a world record of 496.2 kph (308mph). I have to report that the Dolphin Surf […]

 I had the opportunity to take the wheel of the new Kia EV4. Yet another excellent introduction from the large South Korean carmaker. A first, an EV hatchback and EV Fastback from Kia, thus giving the customer the widest possible choice. The grades are very familiar to Kia buyers, with the Air only on the […]