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Saab cut VAT all together
4:12pm Monday 1st December 2008
AS the Government last week announced a modest 2.5 per cent VAT cut across the UK, Saab has announced for a limited time only it will cut out VAT all together, giving its customers a 15 per cent discount on all models in the 2008 range.
Comments (0)Porsche turn to diesel
9:25am Friday 21st November 2008
PORSCHE have bitten the bullet and have introduced the first ever diesel model to the marque's range in the Cayenne.
The all new omnipotent 7-Series
9:19am Wednesday 19th November 2008
p> BMW have decalred the new 7-Series a technical ‘tour de force’, heralding the arrival of a host of world-first driver and passenger-focussed technologies.
Bentley Azure T - creme-de-la-creme of drop top motors
12:47pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
IT'S being billed as the world’s most elegant four-seat convertible by its makers, and as these pictures show, Bentley aren't far wide of the mark with the description fo their new 500bhp Azure T model.
Nissan 370Z - first pics
11:22am Wednesday 29th October 2008
THIS is the al new Nissan 370Z Coupe, which lauches in the UK next year.
Mazda6: roadtest
4:32pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008
THE second generation Mazda 6 is one of the company's most important models - and if these cars don't bring home the bacon then there's trouble ahead!
BMW X5: road test
6:02pm Monday 13th October 2008
BMW's X5 took the market by storm when it launched in 2000, and the world and his WAG soon became proud owners.
Toyota iQ ready for January launch
5:08pm Monday 13th October 2008
ORDERS for Toyota's new iQ model are now being taken in time for January deliveries. On-the-road prices start at £9,495 for iQ 1.0 VVT-i manual. At launch there'll be two trim levels – iQ and iQ2.
Mazda3 set for UK launch 2009
9:55am Thursday 9th October 2008
MAZDA has confirmed that the four-door saloon version of the all-new Mazda3, completely redesigned for the first time in five years, will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.
Peugeot 207 GTi - road test!
4:08pm Wednesday 24th September 2008
THE original Peugeot 205 GTi (1.9) was a thoroughbred monster. One of the original and best hot hatches of its era, and easily one of the fastest things you could buy at the time without spending silly money.
Ferrari California public launch
1:22pm Friday 19th September 2008
THE world premiere of the new Ferrari California takes place tonight in the build-up to its official unveiling at the Paris Auto Show on October 2nd next.
Credit Crunch motors - which one is best?
2:31pm Thursday 18th September 2008
Britain’s best-selling new car, the Ford Focus, has been named What Car? Used Car of the Year for the second time in three years.
Road test: Vauxhall Antara
4:32pm Wednesday 10th September 2008
REMEMBER the monstrosity that was the Vauxhall Frontera?
Smart fortwo: road test
12:46pm Friday 5th September 2008
SMART caused a stir when it launched in the late 90s.
Fiat roar back with Abath
11:28am Thursday 31st July 2008
FIAT are re-introducing their famous Abarth badge for two of it’s most popular models.
Car tax calculator
3:34pm Monday 28th July 2008
CUT and paste the following link into your address bar to find out if you'll be paying more or less for car tax come April.
Roadtest: Daihatsu Materia
3:03pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Q. What do get if you cross a Chrysler PT Cruiser with an invalid carriage?
Roadtest: Laguna III
11:00am Wednesday 25th June 2008
THE Laguna is now into its third generation, and you'd expect manufacturers to get things pretty much spot on this far down the line.
Brits hate French cars - it's all in the figures!
3:35pm Wednesday 25th June 2008
WE may love their food, but us Brits certainly don't like their cars.
Japs still make the best cars
11:01am Wednesday 18th June 2008
JAPANESE cars have always been reliable, but they’re getting even more dependable.
Volvo C30 - new kid on the block
3:34pm Tuesday 8th April 2008
VOLVO'S C-30 arguably finds itself in one of the toughest segments going.
Road test: Subaru Impreza WRX
4:43pm Tuesday 10th June 2008
WHEN Subaru bosses said to their designers: "The new Impreza needs a new look," they may have got more than they bargained for.
VW EOS: road test
2:33pm Friday 10th October 2008
THE VW EOS is one of the best looking drop tops the market has to offer.
Saab 9-3 Aero - road test
9:56am Friday 30th May 2008
SAAB have always had the unenviable challenge of going head-to-head with Germany's finest in the compact luxury exec stakes.
Ferarri California - first pics
9:35am Friday 30th May 2008
THE wrappers came off Ferrari's new California two seater coupe cabriolet today.
Audi A5 road test
1:41pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
YOU may have perhaps wondered why Audi never did an A5 model - or for that matter an A1.
Honda Civic Type-R
2:28pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
Honda's wowed the world with their original firebreathing Civic Type-R model. Good looking, affordable, well made, reliable, and it went like a rocket. Is the new model equally as impressive?
Eco Focus will do 66mpg
2:21pm Monday 21st April 2008
THE most eco-friendly version of Ford's best-selling Focus is to make its public debut at The Co-operative Insurance Eden Sexy Green Car Show from May 23-31 at the Eden Project.
Mazda2 roadtest
11:22am Thursday 3rd April 2008
MAZDA launched their latest entry in the super-mini stakes in the autumn, and if it was judged on looks alone the '2 would certainly be the pick of the segment.
Corsa VXR road test
10:57am Thursday 6th March 2008
VAUXHALL'S performance wing, VXR, has yet to disappoint since it was launched in 2004.
Wraps come off Ford's new Fiesta
12:41pm Friday 15th February 2008
TAKE a good long look at this car, and I hope you like it, as you'll be seeing a lot more of it over the next decade.
Caddy Maxi Life prices announced
11:37am Friday 15th February 2008
Prices and specifications have been announced for the new Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life.
Nûrburgring test centre for Aston Martin
10:32am Thursday 14th February 2008
JUST two months after opening its first ever purpose-built design studio at the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, Aston Martin has announced plans to establish a new test centre at the famous Nûrburgring race circuit in Germany.
Freelander HST out in March
10:07am Thursday 7th February 2008
ON sale in March, prices for the Freelander 2 HST start at £31,990 OTR, and inlcudes a sports styling pack with front and rear bumper aprons, side sill mouldings and a rear roof spoiler. Other enhancements for those who like their motors looking a little 'Essex' there's whopping 19 inch alloys with 10-spokes and a shadowchrome finish, leather seat facings, privacy glass and metallic paint.
The most powerful production Audi - ever!
9:32am Friday 1st February 2008
FORGET your V8s, V10s are this year's must have motors!
320 d Convertible goes on sale March
12:06pm Thursday 31st January 2008
FOLLOWING the announcement of the new M3 Convertible at one extreme of the open-top car spectrum, BMW have introduced the most frugal Convertible in the 3 Series range, the 320d. Available in both SE and M Sport guises, the new 320d uses the same 1,995 cc engine from other 320d models in the 3 Series range to offer 177hp and 350Nm of torque.
Veil comes off hot TT 'S'
3:42pm Thursday 10th January 2008
270 bhp and standard magnetic ride system will feature in the Audi's hottest TT to date.
Mondeo: the most important car from Ford for a decade
10:53am Thursday 10th January 2008
WHEN the old Mondeo model was retired last year, sales of the BMW 3-Series were outstripping it nearly two to one. Quite incredible when you think about it.
QASHQAI runaway success for Nissan
10:45am Thursday 13th December 2007
Nissan's compact crossover, the QASHQAI has just hit the landmark of 100,000 customer sales in Europe.
Special edition Astra VXR
12:27pm Wednesday 5th December 2007
Vauxhall has pulled the wraps off their Nürburgring edition Astra VXR, named after the car's spiritual home where much of its pre-production development was carried out.
Audi RS-4
4:38pm Tuesday 4th December 2007
AUDI go head to head with the BMW's M3 with their stunning RS-4 model.
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