Alex Grant
First Drive: Nissan Qashqai
Sector: Crossover Price: £17,595–£27,845 Fuel: 50.4–74.3mpg CO2: 99–132g/km While Nissan’s claims of inventing the crossover segment with the first Qashqai are debatable, this was certainly … Read More »
Northumberland Council deploys first electric vehicles
The latest additions follow a six-month trial of three electric vehicles, including the LEAF, and an analysis of whether the technology could cut travel costs as … Read More »
Q&A: Citroën's Yves Bonnefont on the new C4 Cactus
Why have you decided to re-invent the C line? We are very happy with the development of DS. We launched something that was totally new and … Read More »
Scottish counties have highest level of unsafe vehicle offences
The survey uses information provided by the DVLA to Intelligent Car Leasing on the number of cases where driving licence penalty points were applied for “construction … Read More »
Road Test: Citroën Grand C4 Picasso
SECTOR: MPV PRICE: £19,200–£27,855 FUEL: 44.8–74.3mpg CO2: 98–148g/km With all the industry talk of downsizing, it may surprise you to hear that it’s the seven-seat member … Read More »
Foundations for growth
Volvo is looking set for a formative 12 months. The New Year marked the launch of its all-new D4 diesel engine, the first developed in-house … Read More »
Road Test: Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design Lux
Volvo XC60 D5 R-Design Lux Geartronic Sector: SUV Price: £41,120 Fuel: 44.1mpg CO2: 169g/km Led by demand from China and North America, Volvo’s XC60 accounts for … Read More »
Road Test: SEAT Leon FR SC 1.4 TFSI
Sector: Lower-medium Price: £19,265 Fuel: 54.3mpg CO2: 119g/km For a brand with affordable sportiness at the heart of its DNA, the Leon SC has been suspicious … Read More »
Road Test: Subaru BRZ Lux
Sector: Coupe Price: £26,495 Fuel: 36.2mpg CO2: 181g/km For the last two decades, Subaru has made a name for itself with its turbocharged four-wheel drive saloon … Read More »
Honda UK confirms new head of corporate sales
English joins the corporate sales division after eight months as an account director at Return on Investment, but has previously held corporate sales roles at Audi … Read More »
BMW downsizes X6 format for new X4
The X4 is the fourth part of BMW’s 4 Series family, the new denomination what would have been the sportier members of the 3 Series range. … Read More »
Younger audience to drive volume for Honda
The carmaker sold 55,660 units in the UK last year, a 2.7% increase on 2012’s 54,208 sales, and helped by the 1.6-litre Earth Dreams Technology diesel … Read More »
Skoda concept car previews next Superb's technology
Named VisionC, it uses the Volkswagen Group MQB platform debuted on the latest lower-medium models, though here sized up to show how it could apply to … Read More »
Geneva Motor Show: Aggressive new Toyota Aygo breaks cover
It’s the third and final model from a trio which also includes the new Citroen C1 and Peugeot 108, both of which were also shown at … Read More »
Geneva Motor Show: MINI hints at conventional rear doors for next Clubman
The carmaker has yet to confirm how closely this will resemble the production car, but hinting at a pair of full-size rear doors answers criticism of … Read More »
Euro 6 diesel engine brings Astra down to 97g/km
Previously only fitted to the Zafira Tourer and Meriva, the engine is now available in 108 and 134bhp forms in the Astra five-door hatchback and Sports … Read More »
Geneva Motor Show: Jaguar announces compact executive XE for 2015
Set to launch in 2015, the XE puts Jaguar back into a vitally important fleet segment against the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class … Read More »
Geneva Motor Show: New hybrid system and dual-clutch gearbox cut carbon at Kia
The seven-speed dual-clutch transmission will replace Kia’s existing six-speed automatic, sold on the majority of its model range, and is claimed to offer a 5% improvement … Read More »
Lighter new Audi TT cuts CO2 emissions to 110g/km
Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the third generation of the ever-popular coupe launches 16 years after the original and – as in its predecessor – … Read More »
Fleet feedback key for Nissan's electric van
Produced alongside the petrol and diesel versions at Nissan’s factory in Barcelona, the e-NV200 has been developed and modified in line with the feedback from real-world … Read More »
Study shows cars struggle to meet Euro 3 emission standards in real-world use
Imperial College London and the vehicle analysts at Emissions Analytics teamed up to look at harmful NOx emissions in the exhaust emissions of a sample light-duty … Read More »
Road Test: Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion
Sector: Lower medium Price: £21,270 Fuel: 88.3mpg CO2: 85g/km New technology and ever-more complex petrol and diesel engines mean there’s never been a wider choice when … Read More »
Jaguar targets fleets with new XF R-Sport
Sold in saloon and Sportbrake bodystyles, the new trim level offers Jaguar a rival to the Audi S line, BMW M Sport and Mercedes AMG Sport … Read More »
Fleet Geek – the latest techy developments
EyeFi Mobi A fast-access SD card with a trick up its sleeve; via a built-in WiFi connection it can instantly transfer images from a digital camera … Read More »
Honda to drop Insight and CR-Z hybrids in Europe
Both cars are due to be replaced at the end of the year, but neither of the next-generation hybrids will be sold in Europe. According … Read More »
Citroën shows first images of new C1 city car
Citroën has sold 760,000 of the first-generation C1 since the car launched in 2005, and its successor falls in line with the latest cars to join … Read More »
Refreshed Ford Focus breaks cover
Technological updates are packaged behind a heavily updated bodyshell now featuring the slimmer chrome grille first shown on the 2011 Evos concept car and now fitted … Read More »
Volvo teases Geneva-bound estate concept car
While very little is visible, the concept shows design elements from the Concept XC Coupe shown at the Detroit Motor Show in January in what appear … Read More »
Volkswagen unveils 35g/km Golf GTE plug-in hybrid
Due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the GTE brings Volkswagen’s performance Golf family to three models, sold alongside the petrol GTI and diesel … Read More »
UK faces legal action for not meeting NO2 limits
Laid out in 2008, the Directive set strict limits for particulate and nitrogen dioxide emissions for all EU member states, with a deadline of 1st January … Read More »
