Chrysler opens new market with Delta
24/04/12 20:53 Filed in: Road tests
The Chrysler name may be American, but you won't see many of these Chryslers plying the freeways of America. Not yet, at least. The Chrysler Delta, you see, is sold here under a badge of convenience.
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Read More...Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet widens fresh air options
24/04/12 17:56 Filed in: Road tests
If you are in the market for a compact convertible Volkswagen have got your options pretty well covered. If you like the idea of a folding metal roof convertible, you can go for the Volkswagen Eos. If, however, you prefer the idea of a conventional cloth-roof convertible, you can now choose the latest Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet.
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Read More...Jaguar's 550bhp grand tourer
06/04/12 11:37 Filed in: Road tests
It is fascinating to watch a new, more youthful, more confident Jaguar emerging from the various trials and turmoils of recent decades. It was a transformation that was needed. The age profile of Jaguar owners was greying and getting greyer.
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Read More...Jaguar F-type confirmed for 2013
05/04/12 12:30 Filed in: News
At the New York Auto Show, Jaguar has confirmed that they will finally go ahead with production of the Jaguar F-type – spiritual successor to the legendary Jaguar E-type.
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Read More...Kia Rio practical and fun to drive
04/04/12 16:49 Filed in: Road tests
I have to admit that picking up a set of keys with the name "Kia" inscribed on them has tended not to produce any emotional response in the past. No excitement. Equally, no disappointment.
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Read More...Jaguar's real estate, the XF Sportbrake
09/03/12 17:15 Filed in: News
Jaguar has unveiled the estate car version of the Jaguar XF. Considering the popularity of the Jaguar X-type Estate, some might find it strange that Jaguar did not take the plunge sooner.
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Read More...National Fairfuel Day fuel price protest
09/03/12 16:55 Filed in: News
Hauliers, motorists and others descend on a very wet Westminster this week for National FairFuel Day. The plan was to give those present the opportunity to lobby their MPs about record fuel prices and extortionate levels of fuel duty.
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Read More...New Audi A3 unveiled at Geneva
09/03/12 16:10 Filed in: News
Unlike Mercedes-Benz with their new A Class, Audi has opted not to risk radical change to the design of the new Audi A3, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. But, although at first glance it looks very similar to the outgoing model, Audi point out that this is an all-new design.
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Read More...Number of filling stations continues to dwindle
08/03/12 11:06 Filed in: News
Away back in 2007 we pointed out that the number of filling stations in the UK was declining at the rate of one a day. Unfortunately the decline continues and it becomes more and more difficult to fill up your car.
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Read More...Honda's revitalised Accord
07/03/12 15:53 Filed in: Road tests
It may not look new, but this Honda Accord is the revised model introduced into the UK last summer. The aesthetic changes are minimal, both inside and out, most of the effort having been focussed on updating the engines to make them over efficient and to lower emissions.
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Read More...Bentley shows SUV concept at Geneva
06/03/12 10:44 Filed in: News
It has been a fairly open secret that Bentley has been looking at the SUV market as a possible extension to its range. Now, at the Geneva Motor Show, Bentley is testing the reaction of the public with the Bentley EXP9F concept.
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Read More...Mitsubishi ASX takes on the crossover market
28/02/12 15:04 Filed in: Road tests
In some ways it is surprising that it has taken Mitsubishi until so recently to launch their ASX range. With their expertise in 4x4 vehicles, a crossover of this type seems such an obvious direction to take.
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Read More...Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet
28/02/12 12:31 Filed in: News
In this motoring world of crossovers and lifestyle vehicles, I suppose we should not be surprised. But, there is no doubt that Land Rover will raise a few eyebrows with the concept of a convertible Range Rover Evoque which will be one of the attractions on their stand at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show.
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Read More...Video of Jaguar XKR-S and C-X16
25/02/12 15:51 Filed in: Video
Sit back and enjoy these videos of the Jaguar XKR-S and the Jaguar C-X16 Concept in action. Read More...
Let your body drive
25/02/12 15:21 Filed in: Video
Peugeot is driving us into the future. Get a whole new 208 experience with their interactive film. Will you be able to get yourself out of this sticky situation? Have a go!! Read More...
Ford B-Max opens up the MPV
15/02/12 15:24 Filed in: News
Ford has shown off the new door system that will give greater access to their new B-Max small MPV.
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Read More...New tech to woo the buyers
15/02/12 14:36 Filed in: Blog
It used to be that garages boasted when the cars on their used car lot had a heated rear window (HRW) or power assisted steering (PAS). But, now that almost every car has these, and much more, as standard the race is on to find technology to tease potential buyers.
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Read More...Vauxhall sharpens up the Zafira
15/02/12 13:29 Filed in: News | Road tests
The Vauxhall Zafira was one of the pioneers of a new smaller breed of MPVs (or minivans as our Transatlantic cousins would call them). Not much bigger than a car, the 1999 Vauxhall Zafira had room for up to seven passengers, with a particularly neat pair of rear seats that fold down to leave a completely flat load floor.
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Read More...New Fusion is really the new Mondeo
10/01/12 15:31 Filed in: News
What you see here is the new Ford Fusion. That may be exciting news in the USA. But, when we tell you this is also the new Ford Mondeo to be launched in Europe in early 2013, the interest level on this side of the Atlantic is bound to increase.
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Read More...New small SUV to join Vauxhall range
10/01/12 15:17 Filed in: News
These are the first official pictures of the new Vauxhall Mokka, a small SUV that will take Vauxhall into a new market sector when it is officially launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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Read More...On starting grid for "world's greatest motorsport show"
03/01/12 14:17 Filed in: News
More than 80,000 motorsport fans are expected to descend on Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC), UK, on January 14-15 for the Autosport International show.
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Read More...Volkswagen Jetta comes out of the shadow
23/12/11 18:21 Filed in: Road tests
In Europe, at least, the Volkswagen Jetta has never really enjoyed the success it deserves. It started off its life as very obviously a booted version of the ever-popular Volkswagen Golf and has subsequently lived in the shadow of its hatchback sibling.
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Read More...Lexus hybrid hatchback aims for green halo
23/12/11 16:00 Filed in: Road tests
The Lexus CT 200h doesn’t have anything like that presence. Its appearance is of a neat, but not particularly distinctive hatchback. Unless you are bent on making an impression wherever you go, then the more low key looks are unlikely to be a problem.
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Read More...Chevrolet Orlando: a lot of car for the money
21/12/11 19:00 Filed in: Road tests
You certainly get quite a lot of car for your money with the Chevrolet Orlando. For a price starting at £16,410 you get a sizeable MPV with three rows of seats taking a maximum of seven people.
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Read More...UK's pothole-proof cars revealed
21/12/11 18:27 Filed in: News
Time was when road tests used to talk about taking cars over to France to try them out on poor road surfaces. Britain’s roads in those days were so smooth as to be not an effective test for suspension.
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Read More...Saab: All lives used up?
20/12/11 18:42 Filed in: News
The news that Saab is to enter administration is a bitter end to what has been a roller coaster since we ran the premature obituary on this blog exactly two years ago.
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New Ford Focus looks sure to maintain popularity
04/11/11 14:57 Filed in: Road tests
So just how do you replace a car that is as perennially popular as the Ford Focus? That must have been the dilemma facing the blue Oval when they embarked on the design for the third version of the Focus.
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Read More...Does Honda Jazz hit the right note?
03/11/11 14:47 Filed in: Road tests
Honda has given its Jazz hatchback a little bit more eco-warrior appeal by launching the Honda Jazz Hybrid. Sporting a green (of course) “Hybrid” badge on the tailgate, it announces to the world that you care about the environment. Or, at least, that is the intention.
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Read More...Subaru Outback missing snowy Alps
17/10/11 12:34 Filed in: Road tests
Some years ago Subaru handed myself and a colleague the keys for a Subaru Forester at Heathrow Airport and told us to drive to Geneva. It was a trip that earned a new respect for the Forester which, even in those days, looked a tad dated and in need of an interior makeover.
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