I have never driven a dream car. No one has ever paid for me to go on an experience day at Silverstone (or wherever they hold them), I have never test driven a Ferrari and I have never even been […]
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06, 2012
Tag Archives: ford
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06, 2012
Kia hits new sales record
There’s an increasing army of satisfied Kia buyers out there who have helped the firm to its best sales month yet. There were 5,176 new Kias sold in May which is an impressive 33 per cent increase compared to May […]
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06, 2012
We Prefer Headlights
When comparing to any of its previous generation models, it seems Vauxhall (Opel in the rest of Europe) must have hired a new designer some years ago. And guess what? The man knows what he’s doing! Any new Vauxhall coming […]
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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
Kia launches new Cee’d
The car with perhaps the daftest name on Britain’s roads is getting a makeover and the new version is out from 1 June. Kia’s Cee’d has been designed, engineered and built in Europe and has a choice of two petrol […]
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05, 2012
A New Set of Tyres
When yours truly found employment with his current employer he was offered the option to drive a company lease car. As the stretch home-to-office covers about 30 miles one way, that was an attractive option. I drove a VW Polo […]
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05, 2012
Carmakers’ Hope in Troubled Times: the UK
Analysts globally think it’s interesting to dig up total sales figures of the world’s automotive markets and publish about it. They’re right, it is interesting! I see a little report fly by every single month, by which I can judge […]
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05, 2012
Ford’s invention stifles fuel thefts
It was intended to stop the mistake of misfuelling your car (and, believe me, it’s not only embarrassing but unbelievably expensive as well) but Ford’s innovative ‘Easy Fuel’ system has the added bonus of thwarting fuel thieves. The escalating value […]
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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
Look, No Driver!
They are a bit wacky out Nevada way, aren’t they? I think too much sun and gambling might have gone to their heads. Well, how else can you explain away the fact that they are going to let driverless cars […]
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05, 2012
Get Your Own Bugatti Veyron
If I told you that you could get hold of a Bugatti Veyron for absolutely nothing would you be at all interested? You are darn tooting you would. Let’s face it, these days none of us can afford to knock […]
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05, 2012
REVIEW Fiat 500: Fun mini drives back into the bestseller list
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog about Ford dominating new car sales, comes news that a cheeky Italian motor is heading up the hit parade. The Fiat 500 is a ‘fun’ mini which was launched in 2007 and is […]
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05, 2012
Ford cars: New models boost sales
It’s not all doom and gloom out there – Ford cars sales are rocketing! The Blue Oval says its sales figures for April have increased on a year ago – and increased its market share. Ford is the UK’s market […]