If Buck Rogers needed a second-hand car, this is what he’d buy! The Subaru SVX looks like it’s come from another planet – but you can pick one up for a very earthly ВЈ2,000.
This will get you a stylish coupй with a smooth automatic gearbox and four-wheel drive. A potent 226bhp 3.3-litre flat-six engine under [...]
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The 422 is designed to drastically cut the moisture that builds up in garages and workshops during wet weather, and can remove up to 21 litres a day. Water is collected in the integral container, or it can be piped outside. An auto defrost facility ensures the 422 does not ice up, and a two-speed [...]
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176,694:Â the number of Focuses Ford registered, to make it 2006’s number one seller. The total leaves Toyota looking cautious with its target of only 22,000 Auris models for this year.
38: nights, or five and a half weeks: the amount of time the average British motorcaravan owner spends in their vehicle, away from home, annually.
7500: [...]
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More than 32 per cent of motorists polled said lack of grip from a frozen surface caused them the most worries.
Poor visibility in fog came second, with 29 per cent, while 18 per cent said snow on the road was their biggest concern. Thunder and lightning, sleet, high winds and glaring sunshine were also mentioned [...]
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Our spies caught the fresh-faced family hatchback being put through its paces, and as the pictures in this week’s mag show, the brand’s trademark nose and crescent-shaped headlamps are set to give the car, dubbed the 308, a distinctive look.
It could even get the same treatment as the 207, with more aggressive styling for the [...]
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Having racked up nine constructors’ titles and 113 grand prix victories, the Oxfordshire outfit is still considered one of the sport’s big names – but its stock is falling fast. Williams hasn’t won a race since 2004, and only scored 11 points in 2006 when relying on stopgap Cosworth V8 engines.
“Without question, 2006 was not [...]
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BlueMotion represents the most efficient and economical vehicle in each of Volkswagen’s car ranges. Set to make its debut on the Polo, the BlueMotion brand will soon expand with the announcement that the Passat BlueMotion is to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Applied to the Polo, BlueMotion comprises modifications to an [...]
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In response to high customer demand, Land Rover has announced that it is to launch a commercial derivative of the award-winning Discovery 3, which will go on sale on the 19 March 2007. Since launch in 2004, the Discovery 3 has demonstrated a class-leading breadth of capability and accrued awards from all over the world. [...]
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Nissan has just added a couple of new items to the already extensive list of accessories available for the Navara. The Armadillo Sports Bar and Roll Top are available now and ordering them both before the end of March with a Nissan Navara Loadliner will get you a £50 discount. If it’s more ‘bling’ you [...]
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Jaguar Cars was honored today at the Chicago International Auto Show as MotorWeek awarded the 2007 Jaguar XKR the Drivers’ Choice Award for ‘Best Dream Machine’. “We are delighted the XKR has been chosen by MotorWeek for such a prestigious award. We take great pride in designing and tuning our vehicles to meet the desires [...]
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