Nissan Juke – A Crossover With A Big Heart

February 18, 2010
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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or you can also get free email updates over at the top right hand side. Thanks for visiting!This is the latest car from Nissan – the Juke. It’s a compact SUV/sports crossover that provides a lot of value and [...]

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The Ferrari 599XX

February 16, 2010

Here, Autocar demonstrates the awesome power of the Ferrari 599XX. With Steve Sutcliffe behind the wheel, you can really see just what this prancing horse can do – and it is very impressive. Still, the question is, would you take one over the ‘ultimate’ Lamborghini Murcielago that is the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 [...]

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Vauxhall’s Swappage Scheme Includes Three New Models

February 15, 2010
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The ‘Swappage Programme‘ ran by Vauxhall – which includes their most popular models – has had an overhaul to now include three new models, the Insignia, Meriva and Zafira.
Vauxhall’s Swappage offer allows buyers to use any seven-year-old UK-registered car with insurance, road tax and MOT – no matter what its value or condition [...]

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Kia Ray Concept

February 14, 2010

Have you heard of it? Well, I hadn’t either until I saw this article on Auto Trader. Fancy having a car that does 200 miles per gallon? Given the cost of fuel at the moment, I can see that positively everyone in Britain might want to look at something like this, if [...]

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The Subaru And Cosworth Collaboration

February 13, 2010
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Now this is a project that’s worth talking about! It’s not that often that two of the biggest names in motorsport (and indeed performance motoring) come together, so when they do we should certainly sit up and take notice. Subaru UK and Cosworth have enhanced the performance, handling and styling of the acclaimed [...]

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Mio Navman Spirit S500 Review

February 12, 2010
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I have to be honest and say that I’ve never previously used a sat nav device but I really enjoyed giving this one a try. My normal method of finding somewhere involves printing out some Google Maps and just muddling my way through so there was definite room for improvement.

Before switching it on I [...]

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Valentine’s Day And Classic Car/Bike Owners

February 11, 2010

A recent survey (conducted entirely at the 2009 NEC Classic Motor Show, by Footman James) has shown that almost half of classic car owners would rather spend time with their beloved set of classic wheels than the other half. Does James May come to mind there? Joking aside, for some this is a [...]

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Nissan 370Z Black Edition

February 10, 2010

It’s forty years since the first Z car and so in celebration Nissan is launching a very special 370Z – the Black Edition. The 370Z Black Edition marks the 40th anniversary in style. Available from April as a coupé only, and in a limited edition run of just 370 units in Europe, it comes [...]

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Alert: Third Generation Toyota Prius Recall

February 9, 2010

As per the previous announcement of recalls from Toyota, I will provide the words direct from the manufacturer so none of the meaning is lost:
Toyota today announced a global recall on the latest, third-generation Prius built before 27 January 2010. This will involve 8,500 cars in the UK. To date, there have been [...]

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Aston Martin Rapide Driven By Auto Express

February 8, 2010

If you’re like me and were not too keen on the first pictures of the Aston Martin Rapide, you may be interested to read the first drive impressions at Auto Express. To cut to the chase, it was rather good to read that the team at Gaydon have produced an excellent car capable of [...]

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