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WarrantyWise.co.uk has found that many UK car buyers believe cars produced by big German manufacturers are more reliable than they actually are. WarrantyWise asked more than 750 people who they thought were the most reliable manufacturers in the UK, with Mercedes, Audi and BMW all coming in the top 10. Conversely, WarrantyWise’s data shows those […]
Here at Car Articles we have regularly commented that SUVs are just about the most popular class of vehicle that are currently being manufactured. It seems that just about every other day we have an announcement of either a new model or alternatively a refreshed and updated car. We hope then that the Fiat 500X […]
Used cars made by MG, Rover or Daewoo are most likely to suffer expensive head gasket failure according to new data from Warranty Direct. While most vehicles are more prone to common electrical mishaps or suspension issues, head gasket failure – every used car buyer’s nightmare – can strike nearly six per cent of some […]
An agreement has been made between Fiat and Mazda that will see the latter produce an open topped two seater sports car for Fiat, selling under the Alfa Romeo brand. The new Alfa Romeo roadster will be developed for the global market, and will be based on the architecture of the next generation Mazda MX-5. […]
Finally, we can announce that the Fiat 500L pricing starts at just £14,990 OTR for the 1.4-litre 500L Pop Star or Easy – a price that includes a long standard equipment list featuring 5-inch touchscreen radio, Bluetooth, six airbags, ESP stability programme, body-coloured electric door mirrors, cruise control, leather gearknob and steering wheel. The new […]
The Fiat 500L is a longer wheelbase, five door (it is a hatchback) variant of the standard supermini. It was recently awarded a maximum five stars in the Euro NCAP testing schedule. An overall score of 83/100 was awarded, including 94% for adult occupant protection, 78% for child occupant protection, 65% for pedestrian protection and […]
The Fiat Panda 4×4 features as a world debut at the Paris Motor Show 2012 – and what an attractive proposition it is! It is now a third generation car and a successor to a motor that first appeared almost thirty years ago. Best of all, it’s being called a ‘Super Panda’ – now if […]
In this week’s extremely unsurprising news, the Abarth 500 has been shown in a recent survey to be one of the least hit cars for depreciation. The findings, by valuation specialists CAP, and published in Auto Express, put the 128mph pocket rocket in third place behind the Audi Q5 and Skoda Yeti, with an average […]
This is the new Fiat 500L, which will have its world preview at the International Geneva Motor Show on 6 March 2012. 500L – the L stands for ‘Large’, hardly a revolutionary concept but it does make an already attractive car likely to be more widely appealing to other markets (such as it is, the […]
I’ve made no bones about my passion – and that tends to be fast cars. You may have even gotten a little sick of hearing Lamborghini this or Aston Martin that. You’ll no doubt be shouting at the screen – much as many do with Top Gear – and saying ‘where are the normal car […]