Citroën has announced UK pricing and specification details for New C5 Aircross SUV. Prices start at £23,225 and the UK ‘on sale’ date for New C5 Aircross SUV is Monday 4 February, with order books opening across the Citroën dealer network on Monday 3 December. The fall in fuel prices has been welcomed by the RAC, which has been pressing for the cut to match that of wholesalers. RAC fuel … [Read more...]
Newcomers: Cars
Newslines 3 November
Chepstow and south east Wales house prices are soaring. The end of the Severn Tolls from the middle of December has led to a rapid rise in property enquiries and prices as Bristol commuters seek to improve their lives and move over the Bridge into Wales, adding close to £100,000 to some Chepstow prices. Ford may be offered a VW electric vehicle platform for future models. The German … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 October
The eagerly awaited Volvo V60 Cross Country will be in showrooms early next year from £38,270. The all-wheel-drive model has specific 18-inch alloys, extra bodywork protection, hill descent control and an off-road mode for severe terrain but its also one of the last to get the 190bhp 2.0 D4 diesel engine and eight speed gearbox. The Vauxhall Corsa Griffin is a new high spec city car from … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: VW Touareg R-Line 3.0V6
The trials and repercussions of the Volkswagen Group brands over emissions have been well documented but didn’t stop them becoming the world’s largest manufacturer of vehicles with 10.74-million vehicles produced last year and 4.1-million sold so far this year, writes David Miles. However for annual top-dog global sales it’s a close run thing with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance for … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 October
Production of the Ford GT supercar will be extended approximately two years, to meet overwhelming customer demand. Ford will re-open the application window to customers in selected markets, including the UK, for one month beginning Nov. 8, delivering approximately 1,350 Ford GTs for customers worldwide. Car makers in the UK said they were “hugely disappointed” by the diplomatic traffic jam … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 October
Nissan has postponed pay talks with unions at its Sunderland plant until terms of the Brexit deal are clear. Reuters reported car makers are considering options if there is a poor deal for manufacturing including possible production decreases and suspension of lines while logistics and economics are clarified in the spring. Plans to develop the 1,000mph Bloodhound car have halted. It has … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford Fiesta ST-3 1.5
The Ford Fiesta range of three and five door hatchbacks, plus their recently introduced additional Active SUV inspired versions, are still the UK’s best selling cars, not just supermini sized cars but cars overall, reports David Miles. Flagship models for the extensive Fiesta range is the new high performance ST available in three or five door forms and this time around powered by a … [Read more...]
Piece of cake sales success for revised Skoda Fabia?
To coincide with the launch of the revised Fabia ‘superminis’, Skoda UK commissioned 2016 Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown to produce a small-scale version of the iconic Fabia cake which starred in the hit 2007 TV advert which was nearly four metres long and one-and-a-half metres high. But the new cake reflects a slimmer market in today’s world of falling new car sales and … [Read more...]
VW GTI twins natural birth
Brits love their hot hatches and Volkswagen has turned back the clock to mark time for future success. Just over 40 years ago, the original Golf GTi was released to eager owners and over the decades that popularity has spread to create the Polo and up! GTi models, which are arguably more in tune with today’s needs in towns and congested country roads. The days of a hot hatch may have seemed … [Read more...]
Newslines 2 October
Volvo has demonstrated the strength in depth of its SUV range with the XC40 and XC60 together winning four honours in the 2019 Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Competition. The honours, including the overall Towcar of the Year award for the XC60, were presented at a ceremony held at the RAC Club in London. The Audi SQ2 is a 300ps compact SUV being unveiled at the Paris Motor … [Read more...]