Product group tests

Panasonic EY742A2LJ2G

By:Auto Express team

6 Sep 2016

.polaris__post-meta--date { display: none; } .polaris__post-meta--date.no-script { display: block; padding-left: 45px } 6 Sep 2016

Overall Auto Express rating

4.0

Best price: £307.00
Batteries: 2x18V
Contact: 0844 844 3856, www.panasonic-powertools.eu

There's a lot to like about this new pro quality design from Panasonic. It weighs 2kg-plus, but its balance is good and it shone in our tests, particularly the wire brushing with its 1,580rpm top speed.

Control is easy and there's loads of low-speed torque, adjustable with three settings in each of the two speeds. Kit includes two long-lasting 5Ah batteries, which saw it top the stamina test. Our blow-the-budget buy.

Accessories & tyres

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17vej { display: none !important; }

Audi A3

RRP £26,295Avg. savings £3,081 off RRP*Used from £11,700

New Audi A3 Used Audi A3

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17vek { display: none !important; }

Volkswagen Tiguan

RRP £38,030Avg. savings £3,560 off RRP*Used from £20,799

New Volkswagen Tiguan Used Volkswagen Tiguan

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17vel { display: none !important; }

Vauxhall Corsa

RRP £19,690Avg. savings £5,321 off RRP*Used from £10,904

New Vauxhall Corsa Used Vauxhall Corsa

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17vem { display: none !important; }

Nissan Juke

RRP £19,785Avg. savings £4,638 off RRP*Used from £9,995

New Nissan Juke Used Nissan Juke

* Average savings are calculated daily based on the best dealer prices on Auto Express vs manufacturer RRP

Most Popular

Auto Express team members standing with their own cars

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17ven { display: none !important; }

What do car journalists drive? The cars our experts spent their own cash on

The Auto Express content team is fortunate enough to drive many cars on a regular basis. But that knowledge sometimes translates into unusual private …

Features

29 Dec 2025

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17veo { display: none !important; }

Alpine might have finally delivered a premium French car that Brits will take seriously

Steve Walker thinks sports car brand Alpine could well solve the long-standing French premium car problem… but by the back door

Opinion

1 Jan 2026

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059a215mjx17vep { display: none !important; }

Tesla has lost its edge, but rival car brands could be made to fear it once again

News reporter Ellis Hyde believes Tesla is no longer a force to be reckoned with, but could be again

Opinion

30 Dec 2025