According to experts, the success of your road trip may hinge more on your vehicle's brand than you’d think, affecting everything from comfort to reliability. "Choosing the right car brand can be the defining factor between a memorable road trip and a frustrating journey," says Nathan Mercer, Connectivity Solutions Expert at Truely eSim. Travellers have a well-documented love for road trips, and … [Read more...]
CarFest is growing greener next weekend
CarFest presented by bp pulse is the UK’s biggest family fundraising festival and switching its fleet to sustainable fuel for the first time this year, thanks to an in augural partnership with SUSTAIN. From delivery trucks to luggage buggies, 123 festival fleet vehicles will run on SUSTAIN Diesel for the event, a ‘plant-powered’ drop-in fuel from Coryton. Over the weekend (23rd-25th August), … [Read more...]
New convertible cars hit 20 year low
U.K. buyers in the market for a new convertible car have the fewest models to choose from in almost 20 years. The latest annual Convertibles Report by CarGurus - a leading automotive marketplace in the U.K. to shop, buy, and sell used vehicles - found consumers have the choice of just 22 new convertible models from the U.K.'s 30 most popular manufacturersi. This represents a 41% decline from the … [Read more...]
Toyota top for reliability, says Warrantywise
The Toyota Yaris is ranked as the most reliable used car you can buy according to the latest figures released in Warrantywise’s annual Reliability Index today. Warrantywise, the UK’s leading used car warranty provider, today reveals the results from its highly anticipated annual Reliability Index using data from 2020 to 2023 as it declares the Toyota Yaris as the most reliable used car in the … [Read more...]
The best 4×4 by scrap
Land Rover is the most valuable brand for scrap overall, with the average price quoted for these vehicles sitting at 28.8% higher than the average. The quoted price is directly linked to the weight of the vehicle and with all Land Rover vehicles being large SUVs and 4×4 vehicles, they’re definitely one of the weightier brands when all models in their range are considered. The data is part of … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mazda MX-30 R-EV first drive
Mazda is never afraid to be different and it shows in their latest MX-30 R-EV. Keeping its quirky ‘suicide’ rear passenger doors for easy access to the back seats the real change is up front under the bonnet in the newcomer. It joins the pure battery MX-30 and the CX-60 PHEV in the marque’s range with a PHEV powertrain which utilises a sub-900cc rotary engine acting as a generator to power the … [Read more...]
Tradelines 25 October
Toyota hydrogen fuel cells will be fitted in ten Iveco coaches to be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. They will ferry about 5,000 visitors to the games in the wider Paris region and after the event go into long-distance service on regular bus routes to demonstrate the possibilities of converting traditional diesel buses with fuel cells. About 10,000 Jaguar Land Rover cars are awaiting spare … [Read more...]
Range Rover is UK’s most polluting vehicle
Britain’s most polluting and cleanest cars have been revealed. But they are nowhere near as dirty as those on American roads. In the USA, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk 6.2V8 Supercharged 4x4 emits 3,319kg of CO2 annually, closely followed by the Ford F-150 Raptor and Mercedes-Benz G-Class G 63AMG. In Britain, the Range Rover Sport 3.0 HSE DV6 pushes out 1,607kg of CO2 a year, the BMW X5 … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 July
Britain's premier supercar club has continued its expansion to 25 hubs throughout the country. Founded by two Welshmen, Maesteg-born Richard Thomas and Craig Williams, from Usk, Auto Vivendi has over £7m of supercars available for its 135 members to use and call upon at the hubs, including two in Wales, or for their Out of Town Membership from all corners of the UK. Nissan has launched a … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 June
All the EU’s four largest car markets grew, with the strongest gains in Italy (+23.1%), Germany (+19.2%), and France (+14.8%). From January to May 2023, the EU car market grew by 18%, to 4.4 million registered cars and BEVs jumped to 13.8% to 129,847 models. About 210,000 people will attend Glastonbury Festival this week, with nearly all arriving by road. Motoring organisations are advising … [Read more...]
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