Škoda is offering new Fabia buyers 12-months free insurance with the brand’s fourth-generation supermini. It's is offering a £500 deposit contribution and a £199 Service Plan for customers who finance their FABIA with a Solutions Personal Contract Plan at 5.4% APR with one year’s free insurance. The Petrol Retailers Association has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps regarding his … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 February
Rolls-Royce has reimagined its iconic Spirit of Ecstasy figurine to grace the bonnet of its new all-electric motor car, Spectre, 111 years after the Spirit of Ecstasy was first registered as intellectual property of Rolls-Royce on 6 February 1911. The figurine has been remodelled with a lower, more dynamic stance that brings her much closer to the drawings made by her original creator, the … [Read more...]
Serious concerns over Renault Zoe accident protection
The final round of Euro NCAP testing of 2021 reveals some sobering safety scores for two new vehicles from the carmaker who brought five-star safety to the market 20 years ago. The Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring have achieved zero-stars and one-star respectively in safety assessments. The Renault Zoe, a vehicle in the Supermini class, becomes only the third car in Euro NCAP’s history to achieve … [Read more...]
Newslines
The best selling Kia Sportage's new range opens for orders on 15 December with deliveries beginning in the spring. Prices go from £26,745 to £43,795 for the six grades with eight powertrains including hybrids and it's the first Sportage designed and engineered for European roads and buyers with a high emphasis on room and refinement. Ordering in the UK for the refreshed Audi A8 … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Skoda Enyaq iV 80 EcoSuite
Wow, it’s a Skoda! That was the reaction our Enyaq generated in a few people during our test of the company’s first pure battery SUV and which marks the change of direction it is going as we begin our journey into the zero emissions future. Engineered on parent Volkswagen Group’s electric modular platform it is the first time that this chassis has been built outside Germany. It won’t be the … [Read more...]
VW Group pull off most towcar awards
The SEAT Leon Estate FR 1.5TSI 150PS has won this year’s overall trophy and also triumphed in the Caravan Weight 1100 – 1200kg category in the 39th Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year Competition. Winning for a second year in a row in the 1100-1200kg caravan weight class, Leon Estate proved it was not only best-in-class for towing, but worthy of earning the prestigious title of … [Read more...]
Tradelines 15 September
Fiat Professional’s New Ducato is the first commercial vehicle to have level 2 autonomous Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. The New Ducato offers a range of technologies aimed at improving the driving experience while making the Ducato a safer environment for work or leisure. Inclusion of technology like Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop&Go function, Lane Keep Assist and Traffic Jam … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 September
Volvo Cars has introduced an improved Recharge plug-in hybrid powertrain on its 90 and 60 series models, significantly extending electric range while lowering CO2 emissions, increasing performance and improving driveability. Volvo Cars’ raise the all-electric range to a projected 56 miles (90 kilometres) on a single charge with a new long-range battery, featuring a third layer of cells to … [Read more...]
Newcomers from Skoda, Citroen and Kia
ŠKODA is expanding its Enyaq iV electric SUV line-up with an all-wheel-drive 80x SportLine model from £46,610, the most powerful Enyaq iV to date with an output of 195kW (265PS). The 80x SportLine is fitted with a second electric motor that drives the front axle. The combined 195kW output of the front and rear motors means that the newest addition to the Enyaq iV range is also the fastest with a … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 August
The iconic electric-first brand, Tesla has come out as the Euro NCAP’s safest car brand tied with Polestar, a Swedish EV manufacturer who’s owned by Volvo Cars. Both companies scored an impressive 87% safety rating out of a possible 100%, while Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota, came in third with their safety rating of 86%, closely followed by Genesis and Volvo with 85%, reported … [Read more...]
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