Mike and Jim test drive everything from a MINI JCW Convertible to the Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabin truck… with some great cars, old and new, in between. The SMMT (Society [ … ]
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Podcast – Driving Some of the Latest Cars
The team attend the SMMT Test Day and get behind the wheel of many of the newest cars on the road, including: Also driven on the day were Nissan’s X-Trail [ … ]
Podcast – A wet day of road tests – Lotus, MG, Kia, BMW and Hyundai
It is that time of year again when the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) invites us to another day of road testing the latest cars on the UK [ … ]
Podcast – SMMT Test Day 2024 at Millbrook Proving Ground
Join Mike and Jim as they enjoy a day of testing a range of current new cars, alongside a little bit of “classic” car nostalgia! Amongst the cars tested are:
Podcast – BMW i4 – MG4 XPOWER – Alfa Romeo Tonale – Road tests in the Hampshire countryside
SMMT Regional Test Days 2023 – South A day of road tests from Oakley Hall near Basingstoke in Hampshire, including:
Podcast – SMMT Regional Test Day South 2022
Graham, Andrew and Helena have a day of testing an array of the current vehicles on offer in the UK today. Vehicles on test include: Ford E Transit Jeep Compass [ … ]
Podcast – SMMT Test Day 2022 – Part 2
We continue to make the most of a kind invitation from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to come to the Millbrook Proving Ground (near Bedford!) and test some [ … ]
2022 UK Motor Industry Update – Mike Hawes of the SMMT
Graham Benge – So here we are at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Press Day. We’ve been invited to test some cars, and this year we’ve decided to [ … ]
Podcast – Random Road Tests From SMMT Test Day South
Graham, Helena and Andrew enjoy a day of test drives from the SMMT Test Day South at the sumptuous Oakley Hall Hotel (near Basingstoke!). Vehicles on test include: DS3 Crossback [ … ]
Are We Ready For An All Electric 2035?
The top item on this morning’s news has certainly sent the motor industry into a tailspin. Leaked to the press by Number 10 ahead of the Prime Minister’s formal announcement [ … ]





















