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12.06.2013
Vauxhall has comprehensively revised its Insignia and now offers engines with carbon dioxide emissions from 99g/km. There are changes to the exterior that include a new grille, but the biggest styling changes are inside with a reworked centre console. Vauxhall says it has listened to customers who said there were too many buttons, so the [...]
10.06.2013
Fans of electric vehicles will have another battery-powered car to consider from this summer onwards. An import deal has been agreed for Mia-Electric’s range of electric vehicles to be sold in the country. The dedicated EV vehicle manufacturer produces both cars and commercial vehicles from its site in Cerizay, France. Already on sale across Europe, [...]
Following its record month for sales in May, Kia has more good news to report, after passing half a million UK registrations. The 500,000vehicle sales date back to 1991, when the Korean manufacturer entered the UK market. To date, sales in 2013 for Kia are 30,441 vehicles, an increase of more than 10% on the [...]
06.06.2013
What is it? Volvo is the first manufacturer to market with a plug-in diesel hybrid with the V60 D6 AWD. As well as its impressive 155.2mpg average economy and 48g/km carbon dioxide emissions, this V60 is swift, comfortable and has the added bonus of four-wheel drive. What’s it like? True world firsts are not an [...]
What is it? Citroën has taken the guillotine to the DS3 to lop off the roof and create an open-top version to take on the Fiat 500C and MINI Convertible. The extended sunroof design is intended to retain body strength while letting the rays pour in, and the Cabrio comes offered with the same vast [...]
05.06.2013
Visitors to July’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will be among the first people to see the new Škoda Octavia vRS in the flesh. The Czech manufacturer has announced that the fastest production Octavia ever produced will make its worldwide debut at the event, which takes place in July. The performance figures for the new Octavia [...]
04.06.2013
What is it? Audi has added to its RS 5 range with the removal of the roof from the Coupe model to create the Cabriolet. It uses the same high-revving 4.2-litre V8 engine that offers 444bhp and 0-62mph in a swift 4.9 seconds. For fans of getting a sun tan while covering the ground fast, [...]
In what the Japanese manufacturer is calling a ‘comprehensive round of improvements’, Nissan has revealed details of its next Micra. There is a new design, front and rear, as well as upgrades to the vehicle’s interior, and improved standard equipment levels. Choose the right model and you will get Nissan’s latest communications centre, featuring a [...]
03.06.2013
A recall involving more than 25,000 vehicles has been announced by Kia. The Korean manufacturer has identified the possibility of faulty brake light switches on 25,192 cars built between 2006 and 2011. Some checks in Kia’s research department have discovered that, in some cases, the fault may lead to the light not illuminating, or not [...]
MINI has announced that it is bringing its all-wheel-drive technology, ALL4, to more models. By deploying the system on its Cooper Countryman and the Cooper Paceman, the manufacturer will offer ALL4 on a total of 10 variants. Already standard in the John Cooper Works Countryman and Paceman, ALL4 will be an option on the ‘standard’ vehicles [...]