Such is the demand for compact B-segment five door Crossovers or SUVs as sales are booming, why just have one model range to offer when you can have two? That’s just what Vauxhall has done. They already have the highly successful Mokka X priced from £18,455 to £29,725 and now they have the Crossland X priced from £16,555 to £23,530. A larger member of … [Read more...]
Captur wants to wrap up 67-plate sales
Facelifted front and back with enhancements to give a more premium feel to the interior will take Renault Captur into the 67-plate registrations with renewed opportunities. The SUV is the best selling Renault in the UK and accounted for 30% of registrations for the brand with 25,841 finding buyers last year. Sales are split roughly 50:50 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: VW up! beats 90ps
The peoples’ car is certainly all things to all men and women looking for a city car and considering the Volkswagen up! Launched in the UK in 2012, it underwent a comprehensive revamp in 2016 and there is the promise of still more to come in 2018. Essentially, the up range comprises 18 models from about £9,200 to £13,000 for the 60, 75 or … [Read more...]
Renault Koleos marks return of bigger SUV
The Renault Koleos will see the French marque return to the larger-sized SUV sector this autumn. After the demise of the Espace and Laguna in 2011, Renault was left without a contender in a sector which has really taken off. Now it has returned with a Korean-made challenger to the Nissan X-Trail and Ford Kuga and the first models are arriving … [Read more...]
Used electric vehicle best buys named
Consumer interest in electric vehicles is soaring. The market for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) saw a record market share of 4.4% in June with more than 10,700 hitting the roads, a rise of 29.0%. Over 60,000 new AFVs have joined Britain’s roads so far this year with a 7% rise in used models. Chris Plumb from hpi said, “Interestingly it … [Read more...]
Newslines 28 July
About 6,000 people over 90 holding a driving licence in Wales and there are over 100,000 in the UK, figures have revealed. According to the DVLA, areas with the highest number of older drivers are Swansea, Cardiff and Carmarthenshire - each with more than 5,000 aged 80 or over, and more than 400 aged 90 or over while the number of drivers aged 80 or older … [Read more...]
Afternoon and night best times to travel
Well thanks to school holidays, you should avoid setting off on the 1 August if you want to steer clear of traffic hotspots, data shows. The 26 July, 1 August, and 22 August are the busiest for Wales with a tenth of one families each date heading away, and 8am is the worst time with 34% leaving at this time. Surveying parents across the nation, car … [Read more...]
Sara comes up to speed in France
Welsh rally driver Sara Williams and co-driver Mark Glennerster finishing a creditable ninth in the latest round of the Renault series, the Asphalt Rally Championship of France. The temperatures in the Pyrenees were high, putting pressure on both cars and crews, particularly when they hail from Wales, where weather is usually "cooler". The … [Read more...]
Ben powers back into championship lead
Mid-Wales racing driver Ben Power has regained his lead in the MRF National Legends Car Championship at Donington Park. Power, aged 27, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won four of the weekend’s six races, and finished second in another. He only missed out on Sunday’s final race, when he got caught up in an accident and had to retire with car … [Read more...]
UK to ban conventional cars and vans by 2040
The Government has unveiled controversial plans to ban pure petrol and diesel engined vehicles from UK roads by 2040. It follows failure to meet European clean air legislation and a High Court decision that requires an environmental strategy to be put forward. The plan was discussed before the general election but publication was delayed because of … [Read more...]
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