Milesandmotors

It really wasn’t very long ago at all that Renault was languishing. The Twingo was a rebadged Smart (and not all that desirable), the Renault Sport Clio wasn’t really fun enough, the electric cars were all quite worthy and the Koleos was around. The less said about that, the better.  And now look: you can’t […]

For the first time since 2019, more than two million new cars were sold in the UK in 2025: the SMMT says there were 2,020,520 new registrations last year, up 3.5 per cent over 2024. The SMMT’s Chief Exec Mike Hawes said: “The new car market finally reaching two million registrations for the first time […]

Now this is what Japanese motor shows should be about. Nobody cares about mobility solutions and screens the width of the Tokyo Expressway. But a Toyota GT86 lovingly recreated as the original AE86? That we’re absolutely interested in. Especially as the bodykit is going to be sold; this is a product preview, not a one-off […]

Nothing sets off a New Year quite like a bit of good news, which I left in Sam’s capable hands for The Gassing Station’s first episode of 2026. And he delivered, having gleaned from his recent Skoda Fabia 130 drive that, if enough people buy its new warm hatch, it will look into building a […]

A race track special edition must always sound like a good idea. There’s nothing much more evocative in the car world than motorsport, after all, nothing quite so effective at separating enthusiasts from their money. The names – think Silverstone, Bathurst, Motegi, Jarama and so on – tend to sound a lot sexier than just […]