Alex Grant
Road Test: Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 4×4 Laurin & Klement Estate
Sector: Upper Medium Price: £35,040 Fuel: 55.4mpg CO2: 135g/km Excellent new Skodas are par for the course these days, and it’s been that way for … Read More »
DS aiming for the premium brands with new dealer training scheme
The DS Academy will train dedicated sales staff from the newly-established DS Salon and larger DS Store stores, now totalling over 200 sites worldwide, including not … Read More »
Road Test: Infiniti Q70 Sport 2.2d
Sector: Executive Price: £36,600 Fuel: 57.6mpg CO2: 128g/km Infiniti might be shifting a fraction of the volumes of the German premium brands, but there are … Read More »
Fleets urged to consider life-saving technologies as research reveals safest cars
Independent automotive research centre and vehicle safety organisation, Thatcham Research is urging fleets to fit cars with life-saving technologies as it reveals the winners of the … Read More »
Hyundai reveals details of first electric car
Due to be launched this summer, the Ioniq is the first car to be available with a choice of alternative drivetrains and no conventional petrol or … Read More »
Road Test: Peugeot 208 GT Line PureTech 110
Sector: Supermini Price: £16,695 Fuel: 62.8mpg CO2: 99g/km As much as Peugeot’s 200-series cars have spawned some excellent GTIs, there’s been an equally noteworthy set … Read More »
Audi showcases latest fuel cell technology
The h-tron quattro concept is a large SUV similar to the e-tron quattro shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, the latter was said … Read More »
Land Rover Defender – A farewell to arms
It began, as the best ideas tend to, with a personal need. Maurice Wilks, an engineer at Rover and brother of managing director Spencer Wilks, had … Read More »
New E-Class revealed with class-leading 102g/km CO2
Unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show today, the E-Class is larger than its predecessor but makes widespread use of aluminium and ultra-high strength steel to reduce … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Leon Cupra ST 290
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £29,670 Fuel: 41.5mpg CO2: 158g/km There’s a real cult following for fast estate cars. A niche perhaps, but turning a load-lugger … Read More »
Volkswagen Budd-e concept previews modular EV platform
Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the BUDD-e concept uses the group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) which will standardise components across different … Read More »
Hyundai appoints ex-Lamborghini director to head new luxury brand
Effective from the start of this month, the role is based at the carmaker’s headquarters in Seoul, where Fitzgerald will be in charge of marketing and … Read More »
Road Test: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI SE (218PS)
Sector: Large SUV Price: £47,755 Fuel: 48.7-49.6mpg CO2: 148-150g/km At over five metres long and over two metres wide, the latest Audi Q7 is no city … Read More »
£53m of stolen company vehicles unrecovered each year
The company examined data from 43 of the UK’s 45 police forces over a six-year period from 2009 to 2014, and an estimated 61,000 (10.8%) of … Read More »
Trakm8 to acquire Route Monkey
Trakm8 has conditionally agreed to acquire fleet routing specialist Route Monkey for a consideration of up to £9.1 million, the company has announced today.
OLEV confirms £400m extension to Plug-in Car Grant
From the 1st of March 2016, the scheme will offer up to £4,500 or 35% off the list price for vehicles with a battery range of … Read More »
First Drive: DS 4
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £19,495–£26,495 Fuel: 47.9–74.3mpg CO2: 100–138g/km History suggests DS might have a journey ahead of it muscling in on the premium brands. And, … Read More »
Saab to launch five-model electric vehicle range globally
Speaking at the Di Stora Bildagen (Big Picture) automotive conference, held near Stockholm, president Mattias Bergman said National Electric Vehicle Sweden – the holding company which … Read More »
Hydrogen market needs government collaboration, says Shell
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are likely to see a tipping point over the next 12 months, but long-term collaboration between government and industry is needed to … Read More »
First Drive: Nissan LEAF 30kWh
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £24,490-£27,940 (after Plug-in Car Grant)* Range: 155 miles CO2: 0g/km It’s indicative of the relatively low consumer understanding of EV technology that … Read More »
Transparency key as Volkswagen confirms plans after NOx scandal
The company admitted that it had initially proved impossible to bring its EA 189 diesel engines under the strict NOx limits in the United States within … Read More »
London to get Paris-style electric car sharing scheme next year
BluePoint London, part of the Bolloré Group, acquired the Source London scheme in September 2014, and has spent the months since addressing its poor record for … Read More »
Volkswagen confirms only nine models have CO2 "discrepancies"
In November, the Volkswagen suggested that up to 800,000 vehicles could be affected, initially releasing a list of 2016 model year petrol and diesel models which … Read More »
Hyundai to launch first electric car in 2016
Named IONIQ, the model will only be available with hybrid, plug-in hybrid or fully electric drivetrains and is likely to share its all-new platform with the … Read More »
Next-generation Nissan LEAF to boast 300-mile range
The carmaker said it is working towards a 60kWh battery pack at its research and development headquarters in Atsugi, Japan, offering twice the energy capacity of … Read More »
Technology in Focus: Tesla's Autopilot
What is it? The first major delivery of Tesla’s autonomous vehicle functions for the Model S and Model X. Autopilot is said to take control of … Read More »
First Drive: Infiniti Q30
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £20,550–£33,890 Fuel: 32.5–68.9mpg CO2: 108–156g/km With a range largely developed around North American preferences for big saloons and high performance petrol hybrids, … Read More »
Volvo unveils S90 executive saloon
Available to order from next March, the S90 continues Volvo’s four-year process of renewing its entire model range, which started with the XC90 SUV this year. … Read More »
First Drive: Kia cee’d
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £14,905–£23,605 Fuel: 38.2–78.5mpg CO2: 94–170g/km The Sportage might be Kia’s standard bearer, but the cee’d – a car which is equally important … Read More »
First Drive: Vauxhall Astra
Sector: Lower Medium Price: £15,295–£22,815 Fuel: 45.6–91.1mpg CO2: 82–146g/km Few cars can claim to be quite the same level of fleet stalwart as the Vauxhall Astra. … Read More »
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