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Once again, the Ford Focus has topped the list of the most common vehicles serviced in garages during 2016, according to figures released by Autodata. Ford first introduced their popular compact car to Europe less than 20 years ago, in 1998. Just one year later, in 1999 the Ford Focus (1st generation) was awarded European Car […]
Nissan has announced new technology that will be coming to the Juke, Qashqai and X-Trail line-ups with the introduction of Nissan Vision. The N-Vision Special Versions are designed to promote Nissan’s smart, safety-shield technologies. These features will come as standard in the Nissan Vision line which is positioned between the N-Connecta and range-topping Tekna grades. The […]
Mid size SUVs such as the Renault Kadjar and Nissan Qashqai represent a huge part of the new and used car markets. The space that used to be dominated by the family hatchback is now firmly in the favour of larger cars that have a jacked up ride height. No doubt this trend was started […]
The Renault Kadjar is going to be a massive hit. Take our word for it. Whilst it may not become as ubiquitous as the Nissan Qashqai, it’ll still fly out of the showrooms. In fact, I have a Renault Megane and this is a logical step up. So your very only Editor of Car Articles […]
The Renault Kadjar is now available in the UK. Is it capable enough however to knock the Nissan Qashqai off the top spot? The two cars are actually based on the same platform and as a result both ride really rather well. The engine line up is equally similar but there are some design points […]
Yes, yes, Kadjar is a very strange name. But, that’s because it’s not actually an English word but two separate French words! The name KADJAR is built around KAD- and -JAR. KAD- is inspired by ‘quad’ – representing a go-anywhere four-wheeled vehicle and -JAR recalls the French words ‘agile’ and ‘jaillir’ representing agility and suddenly […]
Not content with simply resting on the many plaudits already offered to the new Nissan Qashqai, the Japanese marque has gone a step further and offered this hugely popular car with a EURO6 compliant engine. The powerplant is a DIG-T 163 1.6-litre with turbocharger and is capable of 0-62mph in 9.1 seconds. Fuel economy is […]
The all-new Nissan Qashqai is priced from £17,595. There are four four familiar specifications to choose from: Visia, Acenta, Acenta Premium and Tekna. The powertrain lineup consists of four engines: two petrol and two diesel, with the option of two- or four-wheel-drive. Customers can also choose between manual and all-new Xtronic automatic transmissions. Designed and […]
In recent news, Nissan has created 400 temporary fixed term contracts at the Sunderland plant in the North East of England. Recruitment has now begun for workers to be involved in the production process of the seemingly ever popular Qashqai, which has a major update coming in March 2010. Trevor Mann, Nissan Senior Vice President […]