Phill Tromans
@philltromansA journalist since 2001, Phill spent more than a decade testing cars in the UK and abroad. Before Auto Trader, he worked for titles including Autocar, Fleet News and Evo Middle East.
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Kia Soul SUV (2019 - ) review
The Kia Soul EV is a small, all-electric SUV-like hatchback rivalling cars like the Hyundai Kona Electric, Volkswagen e-Golf and Peugeot e-2008
Mercedes-Benz B Class MPV (2023 - ) review
The Mercedes B-Class is an upmarket family car that’s also immensely practical. Sounds like the best of both worlds – find out whether that’s true with our expert review
Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer MPV (2018 - ) review
Read all about the Citroen Grand C4 Spacetourer. Formerly known as the Grand C4 Picasso, it’s a seven-seat MPV that offers lots and lots and lots of space.
Audi Q7 SUV (2015 - 2019) review
This is a revised version of Audi’s big seven-seater luxury SUV. Read our review to see how it compares against some very premium competition.
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Phill began his journalistic career in 2001, and after spending time working for local and regional newspapers, moved to the motoring press in 2005. He was Motoring Writer for Fleet News and in 2008 moved to Dubai, writing for Car Middle East and AutoMiddleEast.com, before spending three years at Evo Middle East and crankandpiston.com. After returning to the UK in 2014, he worked as a freelancer for a variety of automotive and luxury outlets around the world, including Autocar, the Daily Telegraph, the National Abu Dhabi, Etihad Inflight and Emirates Portfolio.
Phill joined Auto Trader at the start of 2017 as Senior Road Tester, and spends most of his time driving as many new cars as possible. When he’s not doing that, he likes cycling, running and playing driving games on the PS4. Not at the same time.
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