FUTURISTIC HYUNDAI STARIA IS A REAL HEADER-TURNER

Both come with a strikingly futuristic look with a steeply sloping front with a wide body-coloured radiator grille flanked by low-set LED headlights and a full-width horizontal LED strip above comprising a centre lamp and daytime running lights. Comparisons have been drawn to the now-defunct Space Shuttle. Both Staria models are engineered from the ground up on a dedicated platform shared with the Santa Fe. We’ll cover the Staria Load in another review and focus on the people mover here STYLING While it may polarise opinions, the Staria certainly has… Read more

TAKE TWO FOR LEXUS LUXURY PEOPLE MOVER

Lexus is chasing hire car operators with the launch of the new upmarket LM hybrid- powered people mover. The second-generation LM (short for luxury mover) has been unveiled at the 2023 Shanghai motor show. Sharing a platform with the Toyota Camry, Kluger and RAV4, as well as three current Lexus models, it looks much like a Tarago behind the Lexus spindle grille. The new-generation model has been completely redesigned and will be launched in more than 60 countries. Lexus designers apparently adopted the theme “Dignified Elegance” when crafting the new… Read more

NOT ELECTRIC, NOT HYBRID – BUT DON’T BE MIFA(D)

LDV’s new Mifa people mover is coming, but it’s not the electric one – at least not yet. Arriving this month Mifa comes in three grades – Mode, Executive and Luxe – powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine which delivers 160kW of power and 360Nm of torque, through an 8-speed Japanese Aisin automatic gearbox. There’s no hybrid and no battery electric version, and no mention of them either. Overseas it’s offered with the 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine or a 2.0-litre turbodiesel. LDV describes Mifa as a people mover for… Read more