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Hyundai Motor is continuing its success in the B-segment by introducing a refreshed i20 line-up. In order to meet customers’ expectations, the i20 five-door now has a more modern design as well as updated safety features with Hyundai SmartSense. For both the five-door and the three-door coupe, Hyundai is also introducing a seven-speed dual clutch transmission (7DCT) for optimal driving comfort and an Idle Stop and Go (ISG) system, which will reduce CO2 emissions. Offering a choice of three different petrol powertrains, New i20 meets current market demands. “The i20 is one of our DNA models and has continuously been…
Audi has begun teasing the upcoming Audi Q8 on Facebook suggesting a full reveal is not too far away now. Don’t forget to check out our Audi Q8 Forums for more information.
Police in Britain have handed out over 27,000 fines to drivers for illegally using a mobile phone since March this year, when the penalty for the offence doubled, new research by car reviews website Carbuyer.co.uk has revealed. In the six months after the Government doubled mobile-phone penalties from a £100 fine and three penalty points to a £200 fixed penalty notice (FPN) and six points, 27,614 drivers have been caught for the act. This equates to roughly 149 drivers a day across the country. Under the new £200 FPN, police across Britain will have earned as much as £5.5million. The figures, obtained…
Highlighting its commitment to year round value, no-nonsense car brand Dacia has closed its first ever pop-up store for one day only to make a statement against Black Friday and one-off savings. Shoppers at Westfield Stratford, one of the UK’s biggest shopping centres, will find the store closed on what could be one of the busiest retail days of the year, with 185,000 visitors predicted to visit the shopping centre during Black Friday. Despite its notoriety, 67 per cent of people believe Black Friday is just a marketing gimmick and over 60 per cent won’t be using the day to…
Having made its European debut at last month’s Geneva Motor Show, Mazda has announced UK prices and specification for the all-new Mazda CX-5. Building on the extraordinary success of the outgoing CX-5, a car that introduced Mazda’s SKYACTIV Technology and KODO: Soul of Motion design philosophy, the all-new Mazda CX-5 has been designed to bring a new dimension of driving pleasure to SUV customers. Launched in 2012, the original Mazda CX-5 changed perceptions in the compact SUV segment with its award-winning combination of style, driving dynamics and efficiency. Winning acclaim from customers and media alike, global sales of over 1.5…
CNG Fuels, the supplier of renewable biomethane fuel, and Waitrose, today announced that the supermarket group has introduced Europe’s most advanced fleet of CNG (compressed natural gas)-powered trucks with a range of up to 500 miles. They will use game-changing technology developed jointly with Scania and Agility Fuel Solutions, the leading CNG fuel systems and cylinders company in North America. This will help overcome concerns about the distance that CNG-powered lorries are able to cover before refuelling. It also makes it easier for fleet operators to switch to renewable biomethane CNG, the most cost-effective and lowest carbon alternative to diesel…
Europe’s biggest and best Japanese car show – Japfest – is to return to the iconic home of British Motorsport in 2017, after drawing a record crowd to the new venue when it moved there last year. Date: Japfest – Sunday 30th April The biggest Japanese car show in Europe drew crowds of almost 20,000 to its new Silverstone home, an increase of 20 per cent over the previous record achieved in 2015 – and this year’s event looks set to be even more exciting, with a host of new features alongside some of the more traditional attractions. The British…
With “Sochaux 2022”, a project that has mobilised a dedicated multi-skilled team on the Sochaux site in Eastern France for the last 36 months, the PSA Group shows its ambition to turn the site into a benchmark plant, at the heart of its historical homeland. This strategic project aims to simplify flows, inherited from over 100 years of industrial history, that do not currently allow Sochaux to reach its full potential compared to the other PSA Group Industrial sites. Restoring coherence to building locations will reduce loading and unloading: Sochaux currently is a complex production site, extending over 200 hectares,…
SEAT is set to ease the cost of motoring by giving away £250 of free fuel with every new car order – enough to cover upwards of 2,000* miles, before having to pay at the pump. ‘The Big Getaway’ offer, open to car buyers who place an order for a new SEAT between 17 and 28 February 2017 inclusive and take delivery by 30 June, is designed to help inspire drivers and ‘fuel their next adventure’ by offering a fuel card pre-loaded with £250. With the success of the recent SEAT ‘Beautifully Created’ campaign and a high profile sponsorship of…
Jaguar has announced a range of enhancements to its F-PACE performance SUV and XF and XE sports saloons. The 2018 model year updates see the debut of Jaguar Land Rover’s latest Ingenium engines and new convenience and safety features available across all three vehicles to deliver more choice and personalisation than ever before. The updates come on the back of a strong start to the year for Jaguar in the UK. More than 2,694 vehicles made their way onto UK driveways in January, an increase of 20% on January 2016, giving the brand its best January UK performance ever. In…