I admit it. Designing this list has been how I’ve tested many flashy new cars and flown in 2024 from a variety of other manufacturers.
To help narrow things down, I’ve included five cars that were great to live with over the test period, and that I often go to bed thinking about. It’s worth noting the vehicles on this list are U.K.-market models.
To say that you went to bed thinking about a Kia 15 to 2 years ago, raised some eyebrows, and you would lose some friends, but things are very different today.
The EV3 is Kia’s newest addition to its “EV” range, competing with Volvo Ex30 and Volkswagen ID. 3. Having spent a lot of time driving the GiantR EV9, the EV3 came to a delicate chord with me because a giant of the EV9 design indexes was implemented here.
Of course, some of their rivals prefer to drive and offer more to start, however, the special EV3 and never failed to attract attention or call a verbal exchange every time I entered it.
The entry-level car offers up to 270 miles of range, but its interior feels largely downgraded in both quality and tech. Therefore, the Long Range with the larger battery, nicer interior and 375-mile range gets my vote.
Currently, on my property over the festive period, the Skoda Superb Estate has so far covered 400 miles since it landed in my driveway. He did several races at the airport and flew in the circle of relatives of relatives in the two weeks that I did it at the event.
£36,175 ($45,340) gets you a mighty estate car/station wagon with massaging front seats, a 13-inch touchscreen, front and rear parking sensors and blind spot monitoring included as standard. Pop the trunk, and you’ll find a large 645-liter cargo area.
The Hyundai Ioniq Five made fun of the Goodwood Speed Festival in July 2023, but arrived in the United Kingdom in 2024.
I’ll admit I was a bit nervous to put the Ioniq 5 N through its paces on a winding and secluded Scottish back road. Big words had been used in other reviews, but could it really be that good?
The answer is yes. It’s so good, but it’s strange. The supposed eight -speed transmission is a lot to use. Forcing what other people say about their device, they probably did not spend more than five minutes driving one.
By selecting the correct sound and drive settings, it’ll feed you a monstrous 641 bhp hot hatchback experience and leave you feeling a bit bewildered about any anti-EV thoughts you may have had previously.
I spent two weeks boosting around the countryside in a Python Yellow 328 bhp Audi S3 Sedan press car, an utterly blissful affair. The new S3 shares a lot of trick gubbins from its more aggressive RS3 sibling such as a torque splitter and front differential, alongside various cosmetic bits.
0-to-62 mph takes 4.7 seconds, a figure almost identical to the old 8V car but the improvements can mostly be spotted when tackling corners with gusto.
It also gets a new Dynamic Plus, meaning the S3 can utilize its power. This also gives later upshifts and earlier downshifts and raises the idle speed by 200 rpm to improve off-the-mark performance.
The conduction of a supercar can look as a headache for some, however, McLaren 750 can be described as a jalapeño margarita cocktail with a touch of water.
It’ll naturally mold your hair if you drop its cleverly folding hard top, and terrify you in the best way possible as it claws itself down the tarmac whenever you stomp on the gas pedal.
If you aspire to rush to adrenaline, you can put it on its maximum admiring driving setting and it will offer a more humbling experience.
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