Mitsubishi Motors has distanced itself from news that some manufacturers are cancelling customer orders for plug-in vehicles because demand is significantly rising ahead of changes to the Government Plug-in Car Grant. The announcement that the plug-in car grant will reduce from £5000 to £2,500 for plug-in hybrid vehicles bought after 1 March, 2016 has … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Skoda Superb L&K Estate
Being part of the VW Group the Czech brand has call upon the knowledge, technology and components used in Audis, VWs and SEATs. But it means the new Skoda Superb Estate’s competitors include the Audi A6 Avant, VW Passat Estate plus the likes of the latest Ford Mondeo Estate, Mercedes E-Class Estate and BMW 5 Series Touring. The Superb Estate is bigger … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Jeep Cherokee Limited 2.2 Auto 4×4
Not many manufacturers can say they inspired Land Rover, but Jeep can and justify their standing in the off-road market. When the first Land Rover was sketched on an Anglesey beach after WW2 it was based on the Jeep wartime general purpose vehicle of the US military. The rest, as they say, is history. Fast forward to the present day and the … [Read more...]
Return of famous sports car series
Renault has confirmed it will build a new Alpine sports car. The project has been on and off for a few years, after talks with Lotus for a possible joint venture, but now the new car will be built in Dieppe and go on sale in 2017, possibly after its production debut at the Geneva motor show in March of next year. This week, the Alpine … [Read more...]
Exciting rally opener goes to wire in North Wales
The 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship got off to the most exciting start possible as Rhuddlan’s Luke Francis and co-driver John H Roberts took outright victory on the Cambrian Rally by the narrowest possible margin, writes Peter Hughes. 2015 was a bumper year for Wales’s premier rally series and registrations are at an even higher level at … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Built in Britain Infiniti Q30
Infiniti, the premium brand from Nissan, has launched their all-new UK built Infiniti Q30 C-segment five door hatchback and it’s thoroughly British. Not only is it the first Infiniti ever to be built in Europe, it was created at the Nissan-Infiniti Paddington design facility, engineered at their Cranfield department and is now in production at Nissan’s … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Jaguar XE R-Sport 163ps
Jaguar is the cat with the cream in the shape of the new XE premium saloon. Pitching in against some longer established rivals from Germany, it not only has the measure of them but can beat them in many respects. We first drove the XE Portfolio last year and were impressed with the new 180ps diesel engine, but for this longer test we tried the cheaper … [Read more...]
Toyota to build next generation hybrid engine in Deeside
Toyota Manufacturing UK will build next generation hybrid engines at its Deeside plant in North Wales for a future Toyota crossover model based on the company’s C-HR concept car. The addition of the new high-tech engine to the factory’s production is attracting additional investment of around £7 million in operations by Toyota Motor Europe, including … [Read more...]
Come on the Red
SsangYong has added a limited edition model to its Giugiaro designed Korando SUV range - Red. Based on the Korando ELX 2.2, the car adds a stunning full red leather interior, a 6-way power adjustable and ventilated driver’s seat, powered sunroof and HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlights, with a choice of either a metallic space black or metallic … [Read more...]
Pirelli Welsh series begins this weekend
The 2016 Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship gets underway this weekend with the Llandudno based Cambrian Rally. Last year was a bumper one for the championship with strong entries and close, exciting battles throughout the season. Early indications are that 2016 should match, if not exceed it. With reigning champion Bob … [Read more...]
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