Hot hatch, unless I actually needed a capacity for rough road off roading and/or a 2 tonne plus towing capacity.

The latest class.

 

It would be CUV (Crossover Utility Vehicle.) Or a City Utility Vehicle like a Kamiq that is not a SUV or little SUV.

Longer wheel base with passenger room and not just a high roof for the sake of one. Nippy when needs must.

That is unless a proper AWD / 4x4 vehicle is needed as in the post above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now having seen the new Hyundai 'Kona N' CUV thingy with just 2 pedals in Autocar, i would like one of those.

(managing to still be 3 points off a ban, so maybe not..)

 

 

 

Edited 27 April, 20215 yr by e-Roottoot

Carfection on the road review of Cupra Formentor

 

 

It is what it is!

 

 

Top Gear VW Tiguan R  review . Maybe should also compare with the T-Roc R as a package albeit with slightly less bhp.

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/volkswagen/tiguan-r

 

Thank you Thomas,

 

WTF are Cupra upto VAG

 

 

Cupra offering Autocar review options, Hatch,SUV now Estate Autoexpress reviews

 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/cupra/leon/first-drives/cupra-leon-2021-uk-review

 

 

 

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/seat/leon/354889/new-2021-cupra-leon-estate-sale-now-priced-ps38475

 

 

 

I like Anna's reviews

Edited 29 June, 20214 yr by vrskeith

In stealth grey maybe without red bits.

 

 

 

 

Time to start saving for my T-Roc R replacement

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/aston-martin-launches-luxury-suv-dbx707.html

 

Carfection overview by Henry Catchpole.

 

 

Edited 2 February, 20224 yr by vrskeith

https://www.motor1.com/news/599243/new-bmw-x1-m35i-spied/

 

Spi shots from motor1

 

https://www.motor1.com/news/567713/bmw-x1-m35i-spy-video/

Think we also need a top 10 Hot SUV Evo

 

https://www.evo.co.uk/features/19284/fastest-hot-hatchbacks-the-top-10-by-nurburgring-lap-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 minutes ago, toot said:

 

 

 

Couple of days ago I was with a Renault HQ staffer who is ex Skoda UK and we were remembering the Octavia which Skoda UK, with Skoda CZ and VAG help, tuned a 2 litre TSI engine to over 600 hp to take the world land speed record at nearly 228 mph.  Larger turbo, second fuel rack, aero bits from the Greenline addition.

 

If Toyota do not wake up and smell the coffee of electric revolution they will go from the biggest car maker in the world to oblivion in a few years, it is happening already.

Their electric BZX4 has been one of the worst EV launches ever.  Not sure shouting about rally wins cuts it in the new world.  Would love to try one, just missed out in a ride with the World Rally Skoda Fabia with Andreas Mikkelsen at Goodwood, missus at the time got the ride. 

 

Hope it is running on biofuel or something cleanish.  We are entering a time of much more environmental consciousness,ironic no F1 due to severe weather conditions, plains train and automobiles, and my world of large ships are going greener ie natural gas fired, sustainable fuel aircraft. Maybe a ban on octane boosted fuel at some point to get the sort of power above for such a small capacity engine.   

 

All rather quick really.

I could not live with a MINI Cooper Countryman as just too Fugly. Then the BMW also hit all the branches of the ugly tree IMO.