The Audi RS4 has come of age and matured into a stunning model in its latest semi-estate or Avant version, writes Robin Roberts. RS4 production has been on and off since it was launched in 1999 and it is currently the fourth generation of the most driver-focused model in the immensely popular and wide Audi A4 range. Audi looked very hard at the sector where it wanted to push the RS4 and … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 June
Volvo Cars says from 2025 at least 25 per cent of plastics in every new model will be made from recycled material. It also urged auto industry suppliers to work more closely with car makers to develop next-generation components that are as sustainable as possible, especially with regards to containing more recycled plastics. The head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior … [Read more...]
Newslines 29 May
Local people living along the line of a proposed new £81M link road from M4 J34 to the A48 and Cardiff Wales Airport say they will fight the plan. Originally proposed over a decade ago, it’s resurfaced and the seven-mile road would cut through ancient woodland and historical sites to improve links and cut out congestion at M4 J33. For the sixth consecutive year, Toyota is assessed as the … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi A8 50 TDI
The new range flagship Audi A8 luxury saloon in standard or long wheelbase forms arrived in the UK earlier this year and it’s the first car in the world to be built for the forthcoming age of autonomous driving claims Audi, but progress has a price, writes David Miles. All that’s required is legislation changes to allow Level 3 autonomous technology to be used and some say by the end … [Read more...]
Newslines 1 May
Mazda has added another stylish limited edition model to its MX-5 line-up. Marked out by its free-of-charge Eternal Blue Mica paint with contrasting black rear spoiler and door mirrors, the £25,695 RF Sport Black goes on sale from the 28 May and the gunmetal alloy wheels contrast attractively with the paint, while inside unique floor mats, scuff plates and badging set it apart. Denmark … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 April
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio sets a new benchmark in the premium midsize SUV segment with its design, performance and technology from £69,500. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is powered by an innovative 2.9-litre V6 Bi-Turbo petrol engine combined with the innovative Q4 all-wheel drive system to offer a potent combination of unbeatable performance, traction, driving pleasure and safety in all … [Read more...]
Tradelines 14 February
Peugeot GT Line Premium trim introduces affordable luxury to 3008 and 5008 SUV line-up. Enhanced trim level incorporates the ‘GT Line’ specification with the best of the range-topping ‘GT’ level with five engine options, starting from £28,590 for the 3008 and £30,565 for the all-new 5008 and the enhanced specification includes keyless entry, an opening panoramic glass roof and driver seat … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 January
Unite union has met PSA over plans for Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant, which assembles Astra models. Discussions followed a 250 jobs cut announced this month on top of 400 jobs going since last autumn but the company has said it is twice as expensive to run as the French equivalent plants. UK industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is bidding to build electric vehicles in a factory GM Australia closed … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi SQ5 3.0 TFSI quattro
Changing buying patterns have brought about a rethink by Audi, writes David Miles. The previous generation SQ5 was a V6 335bhp TDI turbodiesel model and the first ‘S’ model to have a TDI diesel engine in the UK and the first Q model to be available with ‘S’ performance specification. The latest Q5 range went on sale earlier in 2017 followed later in the year by the new ‘S’ flagship … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Audi RS3 saloon
As I sat in yet another stationary long line of traffic I wondered just how useful or practical was the 174mph Audi RS 3 Saloon. Official figures recently released by the Department of Transport show UK drivers faced on average a delay of 46-seconds for every mile they travelled on A-roads. With a record number of 37.3-million vehicles on our roads we motorists have travelled a … [Read more...]
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