The car which underlined style has just got edgier. The third-generation Audi TT Roadster now on sale boasts more in-car technology and greater efficiency from its powertrain while delivering greater agility in the driver’s hands. It’s down to a reworked aluminium and steel hybrid platform which is surprisingly light and comes with the most advanced … [Read more...]
First Drives
New Mazda2 adds up for successful brand
After a market–beating year, Mazda intends to build on its popularity with the latest generation of its best-selling Mazda2 now being launched. The fourth generation city car is completely fresh design with new petrol and diesel engines, manual and automatic transmission, bursting with the latest in-car communications and info-tainment systems as sell as … [Read more...]
Tesla on a charge towards wider acceptability in UK
Tesla’s aim is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transport. They were founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley, California who wanted to prove electric powered cars could be better than petrol ones. Electric power gives instant driving torque, high power and no emissions at the tailpipe. To promote the use of … [Read more...]
UK sales lift off for Land Rover Discovery Sport
The all-new Land Rover Discovery Sport, has generated close to 4,000 orders in a few months as it replaces the popular Freelander. They are priced from £32,395 to £42,995 with a choice of SE, SE Tech, HSE and HSE Lux specification levels with manual and automatic transmission options. Richard Gavan, product manager for Land Rover said, “We had planned … [Read more...]
Cosmetic and practical changes to Mazda6 for 2015
Mazda’s solid innings in the UK car sales league continues with another 6. This is not a completely new model but a facelifted version of the saloon and tourer which brought them about 8,000 UK sales last year and is expected deliver the same in 2015. Mazda has created new front end styling and fitted light emitting diodes on top versions while the … [Read more...]
Every little helps sell Celerio
Every little helps if you are Suzuki and launching a new family small car called Celerio. In an unprecedented move for Britain’s 22nd ranked marque, Suzuki will promote the newcomer through major Tesco stores. The Thailand-made newcomer replaces the Alto and Splash models using some clever value for money technology underneath and Suzuki hope to sell … [Read more...]
Third generation Skoda Fabia hits the road
The New Year has started well for Skoda, the 119 year old Czech manufacturer now part of the Volkswagen Group. Last yeat it achieved an all time record global sales of 1.04million vehicles in 2014, an increase of 12.7%. In the UK it was also another record year, their fifth consecutive one, with over 75,448 new car sales, an increase of 14.2% over 2013 … [Read more...]
VW Passat rises to the challenge
Driving on your mirror takes on a whole new meaning in some of the new Volkswagen Passat models arriving in dealerships this month. At launch, the UK buyers will get only diesel engines comprising 120PS 1.6, 150 or 190PS 2.0 litre and 240PS bi-turbo 2.0 wit DSG transmission and 4Motion all-wheel-drive. A low emissions 1.6 BlueMotion petrol producing … [Read more...]
Revised Jaguar F-Type opens anniversary year
This will be a very important year for Jaguar. It is their 80th anniversary and will see the introduction of the new lightweight aluminium XE sport four-door saloon into the all-important C-sector dominated by company car customers and fleet sales. With its high spec, low emission and low taxation potential the XE powered by new British built engines … [Read more...]
High-tech new Audi TT heading to showrooms
The UK is the largest market in the world for Audi TT sales, well ahead of Germany and the USA and the first models in the third generation will soon be arriving in this country. Last year UK sales were around 6,500 units. Audi no longer gives the media sales forecasts despite their successive record years of sales. They did say at the media launch … [Read more...]
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