Audi has given its flagship R8 a comprehensive make over for its 2013 model year line-up. The new look is due to make it’s debut at the Paris Motor Show and among the changes for the R8 V8 and V10 […]
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07, 2012
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07, 2012
Chinese Copy Cats
Volkswagen was one of the first Western carmakers to partner up with a native Chinese manufacturer to produce and sell VW cars in China. Now it turns out that one of their partners, FAW – First Automobile Works – is […]
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07, 2012
The Times When Having Your Own Car Sucks
Only four more weeks and my better half and I will be packing stacks of junk in the car and head for Southern France. It’s hot there: air conditioning is a must. Unfortunately the a/c on my lovely 1998 BMW […]
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07, 2012
The House of Lords Fights Back Against Litter Louts (Maybe)
I wrote a while back about the sheer stupidity of throwing litter out of cars, and I am glad to see that the House of Lords have decided to do something about it. I am not saying that I am […]
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07, 2012
And Britain’s most reliable car is…..
Here at the Firstvehicleleasing.co.uk blog we’ve been discussing the reliability of cars and the warranties offered by manufacturers. Buyers don’t want poor workmanship – no matter what the marque is – and they want value for money. People are keeping […]
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07, 2012
An In Car Massage or Another Blooming Reversing Light?
What extra would you like to see added to your car? Personally I would like a popcorn maker in the dashboard, a heated steering wheel and one of those massaging seats like the ones in the airport which I always […]
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07, 2012
There’s new Bugs appearing
Beetle lovers will be able to enjoy two engines to the range with either a 2.0-litre 140 PS TDI turbodiesel engine, or a 2.0-litre 200 PS TSI turbocharged petrol engine. The latter is enough to propel this bug from zero […]
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07, 2012
New Car Sales Keep on Falling
The sales of new cars in Europe keep on falling it seems. The good news (of sorts) is that the fall in June was less than the fall in previous months. Celebrating a smaller fall seems a bit like throwing […]
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07, 2012
New Kia Carens to be launched
News that Kia is to unveil its third generation Carens at the Paris Motor Show brought a ‘Ho-hum’ response from me. And then I realised it’s actually quite a bold move. The new Carens is sleeker than most MPVs as […]
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07, 2012
Road Trippin’
Nowadays a G Class Mercedes seems most popular with rappers and (wannabe) pimps. Particularly when fitted with a humongous engine (G63 and G65 AMG), it definitely has a lot of ‘street cred’. But a G Class was never designed for […]
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07, 2012
Chinese DS Success
The original Citroen DS might just be the most beautiful Citroen ever made – though it will feel the garlicky breath of the Traction Avant in its neck. From 1955 to 1975, the Frenchies sold almost 1.5 million of them. […]
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07, 2012
Too Young to Drive?
If you have ever had a car crash then when did it happen? I only ask because there is a fair chance that it came in the first 6 months after you passed your driving test. A new report which […]
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07, 2012
It’s the most efficient Prius yet
Thanks to Jeremy Clarkson most ‘petrolheads’ are dismissive of hybrid cars like the Prius but the new model may change some minds. That’s because the new Prius Plug-in will return an eye-blinking 134.5mpg. The new range is the result of […]
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07, 2012
More UK Gardens Turn into Parking Spaces
What do you have in your front garden? Flowers or a Ford? Rhododendrons or a Rover? It seems that more and more Brits are ripping up their lawns and paving over their garden to give themselves somewhere to park their […]