First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Skoda Kodiaq

What is it? The Kodiaq is the first large SUV from Skoda and, if you don’t count the funky Yeti, the Czech company’s first “real” SUV. Regardless of whether or not you count the Yeti as a “real” SUV, the Kodiaq is most certainly the real deal – roughly the same size as a Hyundai […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Land Rover Discovery

What is it? Originally a more comfortable, upmarket alternative to a Defender, the Land Rover Discovery has of late become more of a less Premier League Footballer-y alternative to a Range Rover as the Defender simply grew older and less relevant. It is big, it is extremely capable off the road and extremely comfortable on […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Kia Rio

What is it? The Rio is Kia’s latest incarnation of its entrant into the competitive “light” segment. While the cars are small, the sales numbers are not so small, with the light car segment being the second largest segment in the passenger car sales charts by quite some margin, with a 28 percent slice of […]

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