Drive Diary 2020
** COVID-19 UPDATE 03/11/2020 **
Lockdown MkII has seen a couple of cancellations below (Mazda & KIA), but most Press car offices are soldering on with the usual precautions in place (Audi / Alfa Romeo / Jeep / LEVC) – and for that I and many other scribes are most grateful.
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Below is detailed my 2020 test drive schedule and diary of forthcoming launch and drive day
events, with the latest additions at the top. Please click on thumb for a larger image.
Full road tests and first-drive impressions are available to current calendar date.
Commissioning editors, please drop me a note from the Contact Me page to discuss your content requirements – I look forward to hearing from you.
Festive Season wheels : 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport : 21st December – 4th January, 2021
Audi A1 Citycarver : 14th – 21st December
London EV Company VN5 Electric Van : 9th – 14th December
CURRENTLY ON TEST
2021 MINI Countryman SE hybrid : 2nd – 9th December
CANCELLED (Lockdown 2) See January, 2021
2020 KIA Sorento ‘2’ Hybrid : 25th November – 2nd December
2020 Jeep Renegade 4xe hybrid : 18th – 25th November
EVENT CANCELLED (Lockdown 2 – See February, 2021)
MODEL RANGE MEDIA DRIVES : 13th November
Includes: 2020 Mazda CX-5, 2020 Mazda MX-5, 2020 Mazda2, Limited-edition Mazda MX-5 R Sport,
Mazda3 (Skyactiv-X), Mazda CX-30 100th Anniversary Edition,
MX-5 2.0 Convertible 100th Anniversary Edition.
2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio : 11th – 18th November
2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio : 4th – 11th November
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 de 4MATIC PHEV : 28th October
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 e 4MATIC PHEV : 28th October
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 e PHEV : 28th October
2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 EV 4MATIC : 28th October
2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250e PHEV Shooting Brake : 28th October
2020 Mercedes-Benz C 300e PHEV Estate : 28th October
2020 Mercedes-Benz A 250 e PHEV saloon : 28th October
2020 Nissan Navara N-Guard : 27th October – 3rd November
Nissan X-Trail : 20th – 27th October
2020 KIA Sorento UK media launch : 15th October
2020 (updated, more here) Suzuki Ignis : 13th – 21st October
2020 Octavia Hatch : 6th – 13th October
2020 AUDI A3 Sportback : 28th September – 5th October
2020 SEAT Leon : 21st – 28th September (more here)
Volvo V90 cross Country D5 AWD Plus : 4th – 21st September
Polestar 2 : 29th August.
Mitsubishi Outlander (Petrol) : 20th August – 1st September
Volkswagen Golf Mk8 : 28th July
Subaru XV e-Boxer : 27th July – 3rd August
KIA Soul EV : 22nd – 29th July
Subaru Forester e-Boxer : 10th – 17th July
SKODA Superb iV PHEV : 16th – 23rd June.
SKODA Citigo e-iV : 9th – 16th June.
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COVID-19 came a callin’
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MINI Electric : 20th March
Jeep Compass : 9th – 19th March
2020 Peugeot 2008 : 2nd – 9th March
Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid4 : UK Media Launch : 27th February
KIA e-SOUL EV : UK Media Launch : 26th February
2020 Peugeot 208 : 24th February – 2nd March
Mercedes-Benz eVito Electric Van : 17th – 24th February
SKODA Kamiq SE L, 1.5 TSI DSG : 10th – 17th February.
2020 Nissan Juke : 22nd – 29th January.
KIA XCeed First Edition : 17th – 24th January.
Jaguar F-Pace Chequered Flag Edition : 15th – 22nd January.
MINI 5dr Cooper ‘Exclusive’ manual : 8th – 15th January.
HONDA CR-V Hybrid 2.0i-MMD SR AWD eCVT: 3rd – 10th January.
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