Archive for the 'Car News' Category
Luxury car sales count for just 0.5 per cent of the market share in the UK, but this doesn’t mean there’s a lack of choice with BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar and Bentley all offering opulent motors.
In 2003, ‘people’s car maker’ Volkswagen entered the market with the Phaeton - the most ambitious production car VW had ever made.
But with prices touching £75,000, can customers really part with that sort of money for a car when they could get their hands on a more prestigious make for the same amount? We took the ultimate Volkswagen Phaeton on loan for a week to find out how it stacks up against the competition.
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by Vijay Pattni
This is the Mazda Kiyora - a concept city car which will make its debut at the 2008 Paris International Motor Show.
The concept Mazda Kiyora - which translates as ‘clean and pure’ - features the company’s new four-cylinder direct injection engine which claims to offer "excellent fuel economy and low CO2 emissions".
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The all-new 2008 Ford Fiesta is a big deal for Ford. It’s one of its most popular cars, which over six generations has sold more than 12 million vehicles. Last year saw more than 100,000 sold in the UK alone.
And it’s with a new-found confidence that Ford has launched the new Fiesta. Its ‘Kinetic Design’ styling has struck a chord with Brit buyers, and its products are built to a level of quality to rival the Germans.
We sent Stuart Milne to Siena in Italy to put the all-new Ford Fiesta through its paces.
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by Vijay Pattni
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May brought chaos to London’s streets this morning - as they crossed Tower Bridge in a modified black tank.
Clarkson, Hammond and May wowed stunned onlookers and stopped traffic in one of London’s busiest hotspots as the black, Top Gear-liveried military tank thundered across Tower Bridge, flanked by a Ferrari F430 and an Aston Martin DBS.
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by Adrian Hearn
Auto Trader has got its hands on official footage of the world’s fastest and most expensive convertible - the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport.
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport made its world debut at last month’s Pebble Beach Show in California, where it was auctioned off for £1.8 million - £600,000 more than its list price.
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