I need to start off by saying that I hope you got home safely yesterday. This is now the 18th of December and it turns out that the 17th of December is traditionally the worst day of the year for […]
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12, 2012
Tag Archives: ford focus
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11, 2012
Ford unveils ‘Active City Stop’ for the Fiesta
Ford has revealed details of its impressive new system to help drivers avoid low speed collisions – the Active City Stop. In the time it takes to blink, a sophisticated sensor captures 15 images, calculates whether traffic is slowing or […]
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10, 2012
Will Google Help The Search For Stress-free Motoring?
Will road rage become a thing of the past? Cars and technology have always gone together like motorists and road rage. But, could the latest advances signal the end of stress-fuelled journeys and white knuckles on steering wheels? Self-driving cars […]
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10, 2012
Ford develops a new way to save fuel – the bonnet
It sounds strange but true – Ford has developed carbon fibre technology which should save drivers fuel. The carbon fibre reinforced plastic Ford Focus bonnet is constructed from the super-strong material more usually associated with hand built racing vehicles or […]
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08, 2012
Fiat 500 among top 10 of depreciation proof cars
It’s hard to believe but the Fiat 500 Sport is in so much demand that it’s helping to make the car depreciation-proof. The award-winning city car is highlighted by value experts Glass’s Guide and show the 100,000-plus UK selling supermini […]
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06, 2012
Seat’s new Toledo takes a bow
Right, pay attention now because potential buyers and people looking at leasing the new Seat Toledo should be aware of a number of things. OK so it looks like a smart saloon but it’s actually a hatchback and it’s built […]
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06, 2012
Another new Skoda is unveiled
Just weeks after launching its Citigo, Skoda are at it again with news of the new Rapid. Not a great name for a motor which sits between the Fabia and Octavia models and let’s hope it does better than the […]
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06, 2012
New Focus ST prices announced
According to Ford this is one of the UK’s ‘most keenly-anticipated performance hatchbacks’. Available from today – so form an orderly queue – the ST will be delivered in September. On the road prices start from £21,995 for the hatchback […]
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05, 2012
Ford sales ‘eco-boosted’ by new car
It’s a sign of the times but Ford’s new Focus EcoBoost accounts for one in five of its new car sales. As we’ve said previously the 1.0 litre motor sold nearly 1,000 units in April and when you take the […]
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05, 2012
Best diesel car: And the award for best diesel car goes to….
They aren’t to everyone’s taste but for many people, diesel vehicles are a blessing and Diesel Car magazine has judged which is the best to own. And it is, they have announced, the British-built Range Rover Evoque. It is stylish […]
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05, 2012
Do You Get the MPG You Expect?
I didn’t want to do it, I really didn’t. My idea was to let a week go past without mentioning the price of petrol but I can’t. It seems that every day that goes by we hear more bad news […]
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04, 2012
Fuel economy: Real-world miles per gallon information now available
We’ve all done – got to the end of a long journey and wondered where the fuel has gone. And no you probably haven’t made a miscalculation because the published fuel economy figures which you use for the trip are […]