By David Miles Not only are Audi’s UK record sales driven by the constant addition of new core model ranges, they have now embarked on performance derivatives with Plus and RS badges. The Audi A8 range of large executive saloons with quattro all wheel drive is long established both in standard and long wheelbase forms with powerful petrol and diesel … [Read more...]
Hotter Skoda Octavia comes for summer
Skoda’s UK new car sales for the first quarter of this year are up by 6.4% to 27,039 units, ahead of the overall market growth and they are going to hot up even more with the arrival of the latest Octavia. This is better news as last year their UK sales dipped slightly due to the run out of old models, like their Roomster compact MPV, and introduction of … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: SEAT Leon FR
In every family, individuals frequently try to stand out from their kith and kin, just like the Seat Leon FR. As part of an enormous range within its own brand, it also belongs to part of the Volkswagen Group which includes the Golf and Audi A3, the closest rivals to the Leon. The Leon takes on its relatives with a staggering range to suit mostly young … [Read more...]
Wales hosts new world first
A Welsh Olympic-standard white water rafting course has entered the motoring record books in an unusual way. Red Bull ambassador Aimee Fuller guided a Jeep Renegade Trailhawk on the thrilling challenge at Cardiff’s International White Water Centre. The Renegade and Olympic snowboarder Aimee tackled extreme off-road conditions as they went up and down … [Read more...]
For the love of a duck …..
Ford security guard Stewart Webster was unflappable when he saw a duck in distress outside the main gate to Bridgend Engine Plant. The entrance is adjacent to Ogmore River and he saw a duck and some ducklings gathering around a drain cover on the access road and suddenly one of them fell through the grating. “I ran over and the duck was … [Read more...]
Lucky Severn Valley Stages goes ahead
The organisers of the Pirelli MSA Welsh Forest Rally Championship have welcomed news that the fifth round of their series, the Rallynuts Motorsport Severn Valley Stages, will go ahead as planned. The news follows a temporary agreement being reached between National Resources Wales and the sport’s governing body, the MSA. The current agreement over fees … [Read more...]
Fleets expected to drive shift to autonomous vehicles
Risk management issues may see fleets become among the very earliest adopters of driverless cars, predicts Chevin Fleet Solutions. If the vehicles' technology is proven to drastically reduce at-fault accidents, the pressure for fleets to acquire them may be overwhelming, says managing director Ashley Sowerby. He said, "Driverless cars represent … [Read more...]
New Citroen C4 Picasso redraws style
Three years after its last update, the Citroën C4 Picasso range enters a new era this summer, with a new look and uprated technology inside. Boasting a new front end, a two-tone body and roof option and even more personalisation possibilities, New C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso will feature new intuitive technologies including a Hands-Free Tailgate, a … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Range Rover Evoque Convertible
By David Miles It was only a matter of time before the workhorse became a dressage contender. The Range Rover Evoque Convertible is the latest in a highly successful series which owes its family blood line to the luxury off-roader which really created a whole new sector in 1970. Heralded by Land Rover as the World’s … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Peugeot 108 Allure 82
By Beth Keenan Cars are a staple part of family life for most of us, just like potatoes. Like potatoes, cars of particular categories do best in some but can be used for more than one purpose depending upon how they are prepared. You can have big ones for large families, medium sized for smaller families or little ones for couples. The Peugeot 108 … [Read more...]
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