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Would You Choose A Diesel In The Current Climate?

April 17, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

No pun intended by the headline, but there’s still a lot of concern over where the government is going with diesel.  Is there going to be a higher tax rate again?  More punitive action against diesel drivers coming in to cities?  Will manufacturers stop supporting the black stuff eventually? We at Car Articles reckon that […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Diesel, Diesel buying advice, Diesel engined car, More punitive action against diesel drivers coming in to cities, The difference between petrol and diesel fuel in terms of emissions, The future of diesel

Ten Facts About Diesel Cars…

April 11, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

In March 2017, British car buyers registered almost a quarter of a million new diesel cars – an all-time high. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveals why they are so popular – and the important role they can play in helping improve air quality in towns and cities, and in tackling climate […]

Filed Under: Technical Tagged With: Car Articles, Diesel, Diesel fuel, Diesel technology, DPF, Euro 6 engines, Euro 6 technology, London Ultra Low Emission Zone, Mike Hawes, NOx

Something For The Weekend – January 2017

January 20, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Kia Stinger

Kia is on a roll at the moment. The latest Sportage is a great SUV, the new Optima has impressed and now there’s this – the Kia Stinger. Uninspiring name aside (this isn’t the 70’s and we aren’t in the US) this is a properly grown up GT car from the Korean brand that has […]

Filed Under: Something For The Weekend Tagged With: Car Articles, Diesel, Gregory Guillaume, Kia, Kia cars, Kia cars UK, Kia Motors Europe, Kia Stinger, Something For The Weekend, Stinger, Turbodiesel

Carbuyer Reviews 2016 SEAT Ateca

October 10, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

SEAT has released their first ever full SUV offering – in the form of the Ateca. The name comes from an area of Spain that is located in province of Zaragoza in north-east (we don’t know either). One of the best things about this latest SUV to the market is the choice – two or […]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Ateca, Automatic, Car Articles, Car video reviews, CarBuyer, Diesel, Leon, Manual, New car videos, New Cars, New SUVs, Petrol, Seat, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Leon, Zaragoza

Petrol Vs Diesel – Which Should You Opt For?

April 6, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch 1 Comment

It’s an age old question that baffles car owners to this very day. Which fuel is right for me – diesel or petrol? With that in mind, let’s consider some issues that might help that decision become a little easier: Diesel Diesel at the moment is almost the same price at petrol. A diesel engine […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Diesel, Diesel cars, Fuel cost, Fuel types, Petrol, Petrol and diesel comparison, Petrol cars, Petrol or Diesel, Which fuel is more economical, Which fuel should I buy

Visiting At Christmas? The Costs Might Add Up…

December 22, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

New research from the What Car? True MPG team confirms that drivers who need to put in extra miles to visit family and friends over the holidays could face hidden costs. A recent test on a selection of popular vehicles shows that fuel efficiency can be cut by more than 7% when cars are driven with four occupants […]

Filed Under: Buying & Selling, Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Industry News, Money, New Cars, Technical, The Environment Tagged With: Diesel, Fiat 500X, fuel, fuel prices, Jaguar, New Cars, Petrol, Volkswagen Up, What Car?, XE

Diesel Price Drops Again In August 2015

August 8, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Further cuts have been made to the cost of diesel at Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda. Amazingly, this brings the cost of a litre of diesel below that of a litre of petrol. Oil has dropped as a commodity to below $50 per barrel making it the most affordable it has been for a long time. […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Money Tagged With: Asda, Car Articles, Diesel, diesel prices, Fuel costs, Motoring costs, Petrol, petrol prices, Sainsbury, Tesco

Diesel Prices Cut

July 21, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Morrisons have cut diesel prices for the second time in a fortnight, making them on par with, or lower, than petrol in some areas. The Morrisons price cut makes diesel cheaper than petrol for the first time in a staggering 14 years. Fuel duty was frozen again by George Osborne in the recent budget. Even […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Featured Posts, Money Tagged With: Car Articles, Costs of motoring, Diesel, Diesel fuel, Fuel costs, fuel prices, Morrisons

Motorists Say No For Extra Diesel Charging

September 11, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The vast majority of motorists object to proposals that would see owners of diesel vehicles being charged extra for driving into major towns and cities in the UK according to a new survey by Motorpoint. An online poll by the UK’s leading car supermarket found 75.4% of people quizzed wouldn’t be prepared to pay more […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Industry News, Money, The Law Tagged With: Central London, Diesel, Extra charges for town driving, Higher fuel charges, Mark Carpenter, Motorpoint, New taxes for motorists, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone

Fuel Prices Rise Again

February 23, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The BBC has some excellent analysis on why the cost of fuel is rising yet again – the net result being that it is forcing some families off the road. With the squeeze on finances ever more difficult for most to cope with, do you think that the government will do anything to alleviate the […]

Filed Under: Articles Elsewhere, Money Tagged With: BBC, Diesel, Fuel costs, News, Petrol

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