How to Decide Which Tyre to Buy

Different tyres have different sizes and specifications. These depend on the type of vehicle that you are using them on. So before you buy a tyre, you must know the type of tyre that suits your vehicle so that it matches your driving needs. Always remember that it is dangerous…

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New Nissan Qashqai is What Car? Car of the Year 2014

The new Nissan Qashqai is the What Car? Car of the Year 2014. It is the first time that Nissan has won the overall What Car? Car of the Year Award; the British-built Qashqai was also named best small SUV. What Car? editor-in-chief Chas Hallett said: “The all-new Nissan Qashqai…

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Rolls-Royce celebrates sales record with new Ghost

Rolls-Royce acheived its highest-ever annual sales of 3650 cars during 2013. Rolls-Royce’s latest sales record is its fourth in succession results from strong expansion in its biggest markets, the US and China. Middle Eastern sales also surged by 17 per cent. The performance was boosted by early deliveries of the new Wraith two-door coupe,…

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Next-gen Audi A4 – first pictures

The all-new Audi A4 has been spied testing for the first time ahead of its 2015 launch. The new four-door saloon was caught in a heavy disguise on the back of a lorry close to Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt. New saloon and Avant models of the A4 are due to…

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Mercedes-Benz A180 CDI ECO SE first drive review

What is it like? It’s worth noting that visually inside and out, and with the equipment levels, there isn’t the kind of paucity with the A180 CDI ECO SE that you’ll usually find with diesel hatchback economy specials. It looks as sharp as any other A-class. Dynamically it broadly drives…

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Ford’s sun-powered C-Max is a real marvel

Ford estimates that motorists could save approximately $500 (about £300) per year in energy bills if the company’s conceptual solar-powered C-Max was ever made viable for production. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept, unveiled at the International CES technology expo in Las Vegas this week, is based on the plug-in…

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The joy of car spotting on the Continent

Hope you had a decent Christmas and new year break. I certainly did as I managed to slip out of the country for a few days. Don’t tell Autocar, as I am contractually obliged to be on 24 hour call, in case a stupid observation, blog or comment is needed.…

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Quick news: Peugeot 5008 pricing announced, Honda aftercare

Prices for the facelifted Peugeot 5008 have been announced. The range starts at £18,800 for the 1.6-litre VTi model in entry-level Access specification. All models have a price increase of between £200 and £350 over the outgoing car. Rolls-Royce has launched a special edition of the Ghost, dubbed V-Specification. The…

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New 2016 Bentley SUV to usher in hybrids and boost sales

Bentley sales will expand by 50 per cent between now and 2018, reflecting the influence of its forthcoming SUV that will hit the market in 2016, according to chairman and CEO Wolfgang Schreiber. The new 4×4 model, wholly built in Crewe, is expected to reach a volume of “at least”…

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Vauxhall Astra speed endurance records confirmed

Vauxhall’s attempt to set or break 18 world and UK speed endurance records has been confirmed.  Two Vauxhall Astras covered more than 3000 miles over 24 hours at the high-speed bowl at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. The lead Astra covered 3002.44 miles at an average speed of 125.101mph, stopping…

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