Carefully considered styling refinements enhance the perennially popular Audi A6 Saloon and Avant lines. All models benefit from interior upgrades and new equipment. UK order banks for the latest A6 and A7 Sportback models and their S and RS counterparts will open in May and deliveries will start in the summer. The basis for the newly updated A6 and A6 Avant ranges is a new SE … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Hyundai Tucson Premium SE
The demand by customers for SUVs and Crossovers has made them the best selling sector in the European new car market and the third best selling sector in the UK where sales increased by 21% last year. Hyundai has replaced the popular ix35 mid-sized SUV with the all-new Tucson priced from £18,995 to £32,695, reflecting the wide range of prices and substantial new models. Current engine … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Ford Kuga 2.0 6sp AWD
Kuga has been an unqualified success but Ford is not resting on laurels and has consistently refined what is the best selling SUV in its sector. We have just been testing the new and most powerful turbo-diesel which has renergised the Kuga and will capitalise on the fact that a diesel supplement has ended and there is no added penalty if you are running it as a company car. Anyone buying a … [Read more...]
Honda Civic changes and updates
Honda has announced revisions and a new addition to the Swindon-built Civic range. The 1.4 i-VTEC Civic Sport will become the entry-level product in the Civic family when it hits showrooms next month. Priced at £18,360 OTR or £199 a month on a three year PCP deal with 5.9% APR and a deposit of £3,415, the new 1.4-litre petrol engine variant, available in manual transmission, joins the … [Read more...]
Seb steps onto podium after dramatic debut
British GT Championship Welsh debutant Seb Morris secured a richly deserved podium finish on his first ever outing in endurance competition at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday, during an incident-packed opening round of the 2016 season at the Kent track. Making a sizeable impact from the outset along with team-mate Rick Parfitt Jnr, the duo steered their No.31 Bentley … [Read more...]
White Dove Skoda takes off again tomorrow
Builders have been banished, decorators done, and now staff are celebrating the start of a new era at the revamped White Dove Škoda in Cardiff. The Hadfield Road dealership has undergone a substantial makeover, enhancing every aspect of its operation and will be officially launched tomorrow evening. The event will feature performances throughout the evening by South Wales magician Phil Jay … [Read more...]
Lead-acid batteries get green light
Lead acid batteries have no real rivals in the forseeable future, say scientists. Official recognition by the Oeko Institute that there is no mass market alternative to lead-based batteries for most automotive applications has been welcomed by a group representing the automotive and battery industries of Europe. The Institute’s recommendation to the European Commission for a continued … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Ford Focus RS
It has been years in the making but you only have a couple of weeks to save yourself £1,000 if you want to buy the latest hero car, the Ford Focus RS. With the economic recession over there are even more new hard-core performance competitors in mid-sized car growing market sector such as the Audi RS3, VW Golf R, BMW M235i, Honda Civic Type R, and Mercedes AMG A45 So market demands change and … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Nissan X Trail n-tec 163 2WD
X marks the spot where Nissan started carving out a niche in the MPV market. The arrival of the Nissan X Trail in 2000 started a new line in the Japanese brand which has seen the Qashqai become one of the most popular MPVs on the UK market and that was followed by the Juke SUV, essentially a derivative of the larger car’s platform which now has its own following. The Nissan X-Trail … [Read more...]
New head of the Q: Audi RS Q3 performance
Britons love Q-ing, at least to get their hands on the SUV versions of Audi’s extensive range. The Q3, Q5 and Q7 models in the line up accounted for 18.7% of Audi UK sales amounting to 166,709 cars last year. Anna Chudley, product manager for Q3 and Q7 models, said, “The RS Q3 Performance is being launched this month as the halo model in the Q3 range, bringing sports car performance to the … [Read more...]