NORTH EAST EDITION £1.99 where sold FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE 13 AThe Northu East’st ownO motorh magazine! A SWOOPSAUDI Q3 SPORTB ACIK N PAGE 13 Alpine is Chris Waddle - MINI marvel - peak performer his life in cars happy 60th PAGE 12 PAGE 10 PAGE 16 PLUS: We get blown away in a super SUV, the Lamborghini Urus, and we check out what it’s really like to charge an electric car. Staying with the electric theme, we look at the future of Volvo and study how the Kia Niro is aiming for zero emissions. There is a road test of the all new Toyota Corolla and we keep on trucking with the latest Ford Ranger. AutOh! WELCOME Welcome to AutOh! This is the thirteenth edition of AutOh! the North East’s own motoring magazine, delivered to carefully chosen households across NE, SR and DH postcodes. We are the region’s leading magazine for anyone you have to do to charge an electric car. Is who is interested in cars or it really plug and play? fancies buying one. AutOh! is We also report on how Volvo is aiming to used regularly by the area’s make massive inroads into the electric and top car companies. We’ll keep PHEV market. you fully up to date with We try out some contrasting cars…Toyota what’s going on at your local Corolla, Kia Niro and a Lamborghini Urus. franchise dealers. We look at some of the best places to go In this edition we’re joined by another for top quality used cars as well as North East footballing legend, ex Newcastle Utd, Chris Waddle. He tells us focussing on some of the region’s top about his life in cars. dealers from the mainstream manufacturers. They’ve got some very Audi has revealed its latest model, the tasty offers. Audi Q3 Sportback so we take it for a spin. AutOh!....we’re motoring. [16 ] The future’s electric so we check out what Graham Courtney, Editor. 03 Lamborghini 18 Ford Urus supercar SUV Keep on trucking 06 Interview 20 News Business Insider Wingrove Motor with Jeff Aynsley Group - 95 years young [12 ] 07 Motorhomes [26 ] 24 Volvo Get the travel bug The future is electric with a motorhome 31 Mitsubishi 12 Alpine 26 Audi Best used plug-in 08 News A peak performer Q3 swoops in with hybrid for 2020 Stoneacre - the new Sportback name above the door 14 News 32 Kia Used Cars From Kia Niro to zero at Volvo Electric Avenue - plug 30 Acklam are a in some electric power News Interview 5-star dealer 33 10 What Car? In conversation with 16 MINI reliability survey Chris Waddle It’s a MINI Marvel 35 Toyota Corolla - the return [35 ] of an icon [24 ] [18] All contents copyright ©2020 AutOh!. All rights reserved. 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Top speed is sentence, people would assume you were 190mph; 0-60 disappears in 3.6 seconds. talking about two different cars. One If you’ve got Fido in the back, you’ll need would no doubt be a supercar from the an anti-slip carpet for the little fellow. Go world’s most crazy car manufacturer easily and you’ll hit mid 20s mpg. while the other would be a humble five- The interior is high quality, there’s plenty door hatchback on steroids. of Italian flair and, well, you can’t mistake But no. As Lamborghini proudly state on the fact that this is a Lamborghini. It’s still their website….”Lamborghini Urus is the sufficiently shouty in terms of exterior world’s first Super Sport Utility Vehicle, in design to make it stand out from the Power comes from a V8 4.0 litre bi-turbo which luxury, sportiness and performance crowd. engine with a maximum power output of meet comfort and versatility.” 641bhp, giving the Urus the best weight- And yes, it is a proper 4x4. Granted it’s They’re no longer alone. There’s now the to-power ratio on the SUV market. Power not a mountain goat, but if you use rutted Aston Martin DBX, Bentley Bentayga, goes to the AWD system via an 8-speed tracks, soggy terrain and slippery Rolls Royce Cullinan and Porsche automatic gearbox. There’s no need to surfaces, the Urus will cope with anything Cayenne. Mercedes have their AMG G 63 thrash the Urus to get the most out of it you throw at it. and you may as well throw in the Audi because most of the power is available As you’d expect, the Urus comes fully SQ7, full fat Range Rover and BMW X7 from around 2500rpm. Simply ease the loaded. The tri-screen centre console for good measure. Ferrari are also making throttle down and you zoom to the looks good and is simple to use. It noises about producing one. horizon. The amount of low-end torque is controls just about everything. The seats The Urus was always going to get off to a stunning. It makes this Lamborghini Urus are comfy and there’s ample space for good start because it shares a lot of its totally effortless to drive and actually four adults. oily bits with the Bentayga, Q7 and quite relaxing. Oh, and the sound is And finally, the price. £159,925 gets you Cayenne. Don’t forget, Lamborghini is glorious. into a Lamborghini Urus, although that’s part of the Volkswagen group. The biggest surprise is that the Urus before you dip into the options catalogue. makes for really good day to day Something like the Audi SQ7 or Range motoring. If you want to have some fun Rover Sport SVR 5.0 are around £60k on a twisty B road, all of the gizmos keep cheaper…all very valid arguments for this hefty, tall SUV in shape. The AWD, air being serious competitors. suspension and 4-wheel steering mean you can chuck the Urus into a corner and There’s only one drawback. power out of it with terrific poise. There’s They’re not a Lamborghini. 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