Driving the Suzuki Swift today, a small five-door hatch in its fourth generation, now in mild hybrid form and little different visually. I drove the top spec Swift GLX combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a 12-volt lithium-ion battery driving through a continuously variable automatic with manual shift […]
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David Berthon
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08/12/2024
Suzuki’s Swift hybrid – fourth generation of a perennial favourite small hatch
Driving the relatively new Suzuki Swift Hybrid five-door hatchback – available in three models, I drove the top-line GLX. The latest Suzuki Swift now in its fourth generation comes only in hybrid form – combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine with what’s described as a mild hybrid system – a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a […]
David Berthon / 01:29 /
08/12/2024
New glow in the dark road markings tested for some of our most dangerous roads
Fatalities on country roads are overrepresented so top marks to the NSW Government and Roads Minister John Graham for announcing a trial of new glow in the dark line markings for some of our traditional black spots. The photoluminescent road markings will be initially tested for six months on the hairpin turn on Bulli Pass […]
David Berthon / 00:59 /
08/12/2024
Jaguar finally reveals its bold new design language during Miami Art week
After creating a media storm a few weeks back by announcing a bold new direction Jaguar this week defined its bold new design language during Miami Art week.. Understandably, the traditionalists went into overload at the reveal of what it called its Type 00 design language. The five-metre-long coupe in vivid pink said to be […]
David Berthon / 01:00 /
08/12/2024
Kia Sorento diesel GT-Line all-wheel-drive SUV – best seller of ten model range
Driving the facelifted 2.2-litre turbo diesel Kia Sorrento GT-line all-wheel-drive SUV today – the best-selling variant – at $72,690 drive-away able to travel nearly 1000km on a full tank and I averaged 7.1 L/100 with mainly around town driving. The Sorento a seven-seater but like most large SUV’s best as a five-seater with above average […]
David Berthon / 01:30 /
01/12/2024
Driving the Suzuki Swift today, a small five-door hatch in its fourth generation, now in mild hybrid form and little different visually. I drove the top spec Swift GLX combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a 12-volt lithium-ion battery driving through a continuously variable automatic with manual shift […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Suzuki’s Swift hybrid – fourth generation of a perennial favourite small hatch
Driving the relatively new Suzuki Swift Hybrid five-door hatchback – available in three models, I drove the top-line GLX. The latest Suzuki Swift now in its fourth generation comes only in hybrid form – combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine with what’s described as a mild hybrid system – a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
New glow in the dark road markings tested for some of our most dangerous roads
Fatalities on country roads are overrepresented so top marks to the NSW Government and Roads Minister John Graham for announcing a trial of new glow in the dark line markings for some of our traditional black spots. The photoluminescent road markings will be initially tested for six months on the hairpin turn on Bulli Pass […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Jaguar finally reveals its bold new design language during Miami Art week
After creating a media storm a few weeks back by announcing a bold new direction Jaguar this week defined its bold new design language during Miami Art week.. Understandably, the traditionalists went into overload at the reveal of what it called its Type 00 design language. The five-metre-long coupe in vivid pink said to be […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Kia Sorento diesel GT-Line all-wheel-drive SUV – best seller of ten model range
Driving the facelifted 2.2-litre turbo diesel Kia Sorrento GT-line all-wheel-drive SUV today – the best-selling variant – at $72,690 drive-away able to travel nearly 1000km on a full tank and I averaged 7.1 L/100 with mainly around town driving. The Sorento a seven-seater but like most large SUV’s best as a five-seater with above average […]
David Berthon
/
01/12/2024
Driving the Suzuki Swift today, a small five-door hatch in its fourth generation, now in mild hybrid form and little different visually. I drove the top spec Swift GLX combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a 12-volt lithium-ion battery driving through a continuously variable automatic with manual shift […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Suzuki’s Swift hybrid – fourth generation of a perennial favourite small hatch
Driving the relatively new Suzuki Swift Hybrid five-door hatchback – available in three models, I drove the top-line GLX. The latest Suzuki Swift now in its fourth generation comes only in hybrid form – combining a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine with what’s described as a mild hybrid system – a 2.3kW integrated starter generator and a […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
New glow in the dark road markings tested for some of our most dangerous roads
Fatalities on country roads are overrepresented so top marks to the NSW Government and Roads Minister John Graham for announcing a trial of new glow in the dark line markings for some of our traditional black spots. The photoluminescent road markings will be initially tested for six months on the hairpin turn on Bulli Pass […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Jaguar finally reveals its bold new design language during Miami Art week
After creating a media storm a few weeks back by announcing a bold new direction Jaguar this week defined its bold new design language during Miami Art week.. Understandably, the traditionalists went into overload at the reveal of what it called its Type 00 design language. The five-metre-long coupe in vivid pink said to be […]
David Berthon
/
08/12/2024
Kia Sorento diesel GT-Line all-wheel-drive SUV – best seller of ten model range
Driving the facelifted 2.2-litre turbo diesel Kia Sorrento GT-line all-wheel-drive SUV today – the best-selling variant – at $72,690 drive-away able to travel nearly 1000km on a full tank and I averaged 7.1 L/100 with mainly around town driving. The Sorento a seven-seater but like most large SUV’s best as a five-seater with above average […]
David Berthon
/
01/12/2024
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