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Have you ever been sitting in your car just wanting that little bit more power for that added excitement? At the same time you thought that you could not because getting a car with a bigger engine, or a sport version of it would mean crippling your bank account in terms of fuel costs? ...

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Nissan has revealed the first details of a head-turning hatchback concept which previews the company's next generation compact car, a mainstream B-segment contender to be sold alongside the ...

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Ford will throw open the doors to its all-new production-ready Ford B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle when it takes a starring role at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally...

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Volkswagen has confirmed the launch of the production version of the Volkswagen E-Up will be in 2013. The Volkswagen E-Up! Concept was first unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor. A near production version of the zer...

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Mini has just announced several product actions which includes the introduction of three new special edition models from 1st March 2012 ; the MINI Baker Street Hatch, MINI Bayswater H...

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The new Kia Rio 3-door is now available to order from UK showrooms starting from £9,995, £600 less than the kia Rio 5-door. With its ultra-efficient engine and striking coupé-like side profile, kia Rio 3...

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Automobili Lamborghini is redefining the pinnacle of the world super sports car market with the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 - brutal power, outstanding l...

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Volkswagen Up has garnered a lot of praise from auto industry experts this year including winning the What Car? ...

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It seems Audi is in for a very busy year with the number of face-lifted and new models they have revealed for the year. The new Audi A1Sportback is one of the face-lifted models with two additional doors. It hopes to b...

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Audi has announced the launch of the new Audi A6 Allroad Quattro. The new Audi A6 Allroad Quattro will showcase the now-familiar sleek, dynamic design of the new A6, as well as Audi’s trademark luxurious int...

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Porsche has released a new generation of their entry level Boxster Convertible. The new generation will have models that are more powerful, lighter and fuel efficient than th...

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BMW has announced new product actions for new Exclusive edition models of the BMW 1 Series Coupé (E82) and the BMW Convertible (E88) starting March 2012. The German auto-maker had previously announced that the production of the 1 Series Coupé and Convertible Sport models wil...

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The 2012 Geneva Auto show is still a number of weeks away, but this is not stopping auto-makers from revealing teasers of the cars they will be debuting at the show. Kia has released a picture of th...

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With the What Car? Awards been one of the Car Industry’s most recognized awards, scooping up the car of the year is always a big deal for the auto-maker whose car picks up the award. Congratulations are in order for Volkswagen as the ...

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The pricing and specification for Vauxhall Ampera has been announced by Vauxhall. Ampera which has received rave reviews across the UK including Top Gear Magazine’s their Green Car of the Y...

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Vauxhall has officially revealed pictures and details of their all new small SUV; an entirely new territory for the British auto-maker. This is a big step for Vauxhall as this launches them into the rapidly gr...

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Volvo has released pictures and details their latest green concept Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept which will be unveiled at the upcoming 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The XC60 Plug...

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The all new Audi A1 Quattro is the latest addition to the Audi A1 model series. Only 333 units of the new compact car will be produced. It features a two litre turbocharged engine the 2.0 TFSI ...

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A sad day for Saab as the auto-maker had to file for bankruptcy protection at a Swedish district court just hours before a judge ruled on the reorganization of the company. General Motor...

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After keeping us in so much suspense, Volvo has finally officially released details of the 2013 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid. It is the world’s first ever diesel electric plug-in hybrid. T...

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Bentley has revealed pictures and details of the new Bentley Continental GT V8 Coupe and Bentley Continental GTC V8 Convertible which will be officially revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit...

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Chevrolet Camaro has returned to Europe after a decade long absence. It was the muscle car that stole the hearts and imaginations of people everywhere, providing subject matter for wall posters, T-shirts, and ...

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Subaru has unveiled the Advanced Tourer Concept at the Tokyo Motor show. The new Advanced Tourer Concept is rumoured to be the replacement for the Subaru Legacy. The new Concept c...

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The official release of the production version of Toyota’s GT 86 has been a long time coming since the FT 86 concept was first released at 2009 Tokyo Motor show. The production version will be debuted later this w...

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Spy shots of the yet to be revealed 2012 Jaguar XF estate named Sportbrake have been released. As expected it looks good, practical and stylish with its five doors, although there is a bit of a camouflage on its rear in...

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We have hardly taken a breather from or even driven the Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S Coupe and already pictures of a cabriolet have just been re...

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Lexus has revealed their plan to build a small hybrid engine for their new luxury car, the 2012 Lexus GS which was revealed earlier in the year. The small hybrid engine is been developed to allow the new GS luxury com...

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Honda has officially pulled the covers off the new 2012 Honda CR-V at the on-going LA Auto Show. At first glance the new CR-V looks very much like the previous versions with very little changes but on getting a closer look on...

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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG has been revealed ahead of its official debut at this 2011 LA Auto Show which starts this week. For those familiar with the Mercedes-AMG family this new ...

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It is a bit too early to be revealing details of cars which will be built in 2015, but we guess SEAT does not want to take the back seat in the Eco vehicles department as most major manufacturers are revealing their new designs an...

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Honda has announced their lineup of concept cars tagged ‘electromotive concept models’ that will be unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo motor show which will be taking place at Tokyo Big Sight from December 3 to December 11, 2011. ...

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Nissan has launched their third and latest revision of the Nissan GT-R. The key changes made to the GT-R were to the engine, chassis and transmission; these improvements are expected to accentua...

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It seems Audi have really been paying attention to the public as of recent in relation to the rapidly growing Compact-SUV market. Not content with their already stellar line-up that covers almost all areas, they...

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Porsche has introduced their new customer racing car a new and improved Porsche 911 GT3 RSR based on the previous generation 997-series 911 featuring larger front wheels and new air intake ducting. The maj...

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Audi has unveiled the new Audi A4 - Audi S4 3.0 TFSI Quattro with several facelifts for the 2012 model year, following the release of the updated A5 range in July. The new Audi S4 which is available in the Saloon and Avant versions...

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With the British winter of 2010 still fresh in the mind, no one is looking forward to the more severe forecasts for this year''s winter. Several parts of Britain have already seen snow this month, with two inches falling in the Cairngorms in Scotland; the rest of Britain is being warned to ...

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BMW has revealed the new BMW 3 series which will make its public debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2012 .The BMW 3-Series is the original in the compact premium saloon segment and over the y...

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Recently we have seen an influx of petite, urban city cars wash into the automotive market, with many a prospective company jumping on the opportunity to be part of the action. We have the newly refined VW Up, Toyota’s Ay...

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BMW have been making a fair few shock announcements as of recent – their rumoured i8 prototype hit with a bang and was undeniably outstanding; and now it seems their doing it all over again with this...

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Land Rover revealed the Defender of the future at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011, in the shape of the all-new Land Rover DC100 Concept. Hot on the heels of the Range Rover Evoque, ...

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One of Ferrari’s planned reveals at the Frankfurt motor show was their answer to a convertible 458 Italia, named the Spider. Spontaneous fires aside, the 458 was without question one of the b...

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Another year, another major motoring show to knock off the calendar. To many the Frankfurt is regarded as the most important (it certainly is the biggest), and manufacturers always turn up on top form with their A-list vehicles being hot for the showcase. This year was no different, with big reve...

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The all new Maserati Kubang was one of the highlights for Maserati Fans at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor show. It was shown as a concept car in the sport luxury SUV segment. Maserati until recently ha...

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Porsche proudly presents the new Porsche 911 Carrera which introduces a completely new generation of the iconic sports car that has been commended as one of the world's benchmark coupe since its launch in 1963.For car aficionados who are excited about this latest addition to the Porsche ...

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Alphabet is a multi-marquee fleet funding company owned by BMW group. They offer a comprehensive range of fleet products, fleet funding options and fleet management options which cover a wide variety of the fleet market. They currently manage in the region of 47,000 vehicles in the UK alone and o...

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Volkswagen has redrawn the map of the small car world. The goal: to develop a small car with charisma, a small car with maximum space on a minimal footprint, a small car with the most fuel-efficient engines or an electric drive, a small car with intuitive infotainment and operating systems, a sma...

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Mercedes have released the official details of their upcoming 2012 B-Class model, ahead of its full unveiling at the Frankfurt motor show in September. For those of you unaware,...

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We’ve seen lots of concept cars creeping into the market as of recent which stay very faithful to their original design. It used to be a rarity that a concept car would even reach production status, let alone carry over many of its original features. Concepts would quite often just be prototype...

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Recently we’ve seen an influx of the larger vehicles taking part in a sort of space race to be the most efficient, green and eco friendly cars around. Manufacturers have been falling over themselves in their attempts to drop emission figures and raise economy figures while still maintaining equ...

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The BMW i8 and the fascinating approach that underpins it embody the vision of a sustainable contemporary sports car brought to life. Its innovative plug-in hybrid concept combines the modified electric drive system from the BMW i3 - fitted over its front axle - with a high-performance three-cyli...

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The Mini Cooper is and always has been a bit of an icon for our country. Back to its release in 1959, it symbolised everything good about Britain. While it’s safe to say that it’s undergone a l...

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The Audi TT 2.0 TDI remains the only sports car with a diesel engine in its segment and its efficiency clearly sets the standard, with a combined cycle of just 53.3 mpg that...

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The BMW M5 needs no introduction. It’s pretty much the staple for performance saloon cars. Spanning a long and illustrious history of more than 25 years, the Motorsport team have constantl...

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The BMW M5 needs no introduction. It’s pretty much the staple for performance saloon cars. Spanning a long and illustrious history of more than 25 years, the Motorsport team have constantl...

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The Audi A6 Avant has never been short of success. Aside from being the most successful business class estate in Europe, it has also enjoyed countless positive reviews and praise. Ca...

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Audi have just unveiled their newest Q series compact SUV and it comes in the form of the Q3 – their third Q model. Sitting behind the larger Q5 and Q7, this is aimed at those who still ne...

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Volkswagen have always had a knack for making good vans. We all have a soft spot for their retro hippie camper vans and the reminiscing memories and endearing charm they give off. With s...

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The Jaguar XKR-S is the most extreme expression yet of Jaguar's passion for building beautiful, fast cars. For the first time with a series production car, Jaguar gains entry to the exclusive '300kph c...

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The Porsche 911 GT3 RS - one of Porsche's most popular, coveted and successful track-inspired production cars - has been given a final, thrilling injection of thoroughbred motorsport technology resul...

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The newly developed Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class - one of the most exciting and successful sports cars ever built - is entering its third generation. This all-new roadster uncompromisingly takes driving pleasure and open-air enjoyment to a new le...

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If you’re one of the many people who enter Greater London in an automobile of sorts, then chances are you’ve already fallen prey to the emission zone charges that apply. Designed to keep London City Centre cleaner and generally more ...

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In the shape of the new Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé, Mercedes-AMG is presenting an autonomous, high-performance car that appeals to all the senses; distinctive design is combined with a powerful drive package and dynamic handling. And this all-new coupé joins the already successful C-Class AMG ...

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With the recent VAT increase and George Osborne’s frankly insulting 1p budget cut crippling most UK drivers, you’re probably not in the minority when it comes to thinking we’re being ripped off for our fuel these days. Aside from camping outside Number 10 until said politician arrives and d...

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When George Osborne originally revealed his planned annual budget, it unveiled an unexpected cut on fuel prices by... one penny. Although it is admittedly better than his original plan of hiking the price up by a further 5p, one could see it as sort of an insult regardless. On face value it seems...

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It’s March and BMW have just landed on the scene with a new 6 series variant to add to the range. The model in question is the 6 series coupe model, sporting various enhancements and tweaks to the previous years. This top range ...

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The all-new Audi Q3 is a premium SUV in a compact form. This genuine Audi sets standards in all aspects of engineering - from its body through drivetrains and chassis to its state-of-the-art assistance systems a...

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The Range Rover Evoque has turned the much-acclaimed Land Rover LRX concept car into reality, faithfully capturing the spirit of its landmark cross-coupé design. True to the Range Rover brand, the Evoque effortlessly delivers premium l...

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Its name comes from the language of the Inuit - a group of indigenous peoples who inhabit most of the Canadian Arctic and sub-arctic - meaning "wolf". And like its namesake, the Amarok feels right at home in the wilderness, taking tough conditions in its stride and has been proven - twice-over - ...

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MorganNever one for falling into the more contemporary designs of most other car manufacturers, Morgan has always kept their models historic and faithful to the old days. No surprise then that their reveal, the Morgan Threewheeler, did exactly that. Morgan started out prod...

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Mini heralded their amazing number of sales in the Geneva press conference, with a record 234000 cars sold in 2010 and 30000 sold this year to date. Not short of forthcomings Mini came to show with two solid unveilings, the ...

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Fresh from winning the Design Summit 2011 award for its fantastic looks we have the Audi A7 Sportback, which is their answer to a small, sleek saloon which still carries the power of its brethrens. While Audi ar...

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Two new offerings were introduced by Lotus: the Elise Club Racer and an Evora that had been handed to tuning firm Mansory. The Club Racer is their most recent adaption of the classic Elise, which keeps true to its olde...

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Not to be outdone this year, the king of the SUV’s came to the show with no less than three offerings. Two of them were style enhancements to existing models and the last was an Eco friendly experimental model. Possi...

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Jaguar sped onto the scene with the suitably fast 2011 XKR-S - which is their fastest Jaguar since the XJ220, and the stunningly beautiful Bertone B99 Concept. Admittedly, there will be another feeling of déjà-vu here as...

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According to its tradition, Lamborghini's new flagship bears the name of a bull - naturally, a particularly courageous specimen from the world of the Spanish Corrida. Aventador was the name of a bull that entered into...

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The Bentley press conference was very much an eco advertisement. Underlining its eco-credentials for the last year, they highlighted that 90 percent of its production is flexfuel-friendly. No less than 15% had been cut in...

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The Geneva Motor-show, the biggest car event of the year – an occasion that sees car companies from all across the world coming together to showcase their new rides. In particular this year, we have taken a roundup of all the British companies on show and what they have in store for us in the u...

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Aston Martin has led a truly staggering life spanning almost a hundred years of car production. From its founding in 1914 they have gone on to be what many perceive as the designers of some of the world’s most iconic premium supercars. Spanning over half a dozen owners in its lifetime, Aston Ma...

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The hearts of sports car aficionados with an eye for beauty and a thirst for luxury and innovative technology will beat a little faster with the arrival of the all-new BMW 6-Series Coupé. The third generation of the top-class Coupé sees premium carmaker BMW adding another intoxicating chapt...

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Beautiful may be an understatement for Audi’s newest R8 model, as it manages to amplify what was great about the old models by twofold. This convertible dubbed the ‘Spyder’ takes everything that was great of the previo...

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The expressive new C-Class Coupé sees Mercedes-Benz - now in its 125th year of corporate history - entering a new market segment and for the first time offering a compact, classic coupé. This youthful, sporty two-door car has just been unveiled at the ...

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Aston Martin introduces the new Aston Martin Virage - supremely elegant and powerful, yet juxtaposed as an understated sports car. The marque can now provide customers with a class-leading range, all with different characters, yet with the same unique Aston Martin soul and luxury.Beautiful...

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BMW 1 SERIES COUPE FROM £274.99............Offer based on either a 24-month Contract Hire with 3 rentals in advance followed by 23 monthly rentals or a 36-month Contract Hire with 3 rentals in advance followed by 35 monthly rentals VAT must be added to all rentals shown.Add £20 + ...

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Offer based on either a 24-month Contract Hire with 3 rentals in advance followed by 23 monthly rentals or a 36-month Contract Hire with 3 rentals in advance followed by 35 monthly rentals VAT must be added to all rentals shown. Add £15 + VAT per 5kpa on 36 Months A...

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Tales from the Minds of the Muddled Green MPsIn early 2010, in our pre-Conservative, come-Lib Dem, come-who the heck knows anymore Britain, New Labour were still plugging away at their attempts to spend another four years lingering in the murky shadows of Downing Street, picking up the scr...

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Over the last 10 years a range of cleaner vehicle technologies and alternative fuels has become available, giving fleet managers a number of options for improving the environmental performance of their vehicles, whilst also lowering ...

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Sunglasses? Check. Latest stereo sound system installed? Check. Lowest carbon emitting car on the road? Erm…Car owners across England have had a mouthful from the government about buying the most fuel-efficient vehicle with TV ads hammering home the newest hybrid available for purchase a...

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How much is your company car costing you? Chances are it could start costing you a little more with April’s budget changes and it could be time to switch to personal car leasing. Kate Finburg examines the Chancellor’s intentio...

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The statement has often proven to be somewhat of a fallacy in practice, but The April 2010 budget suggested just that, which is good news for contract hire.The 2010 report has been the biggest shake up of automotive tax si...

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An alternative to providing your employees with company carsOffering employees a company car allowance instead of a company car will mitigate employers Class 1A National Insurance Contributions (for providing both a company car and — in some cases — fuel) and remove em...

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Removing uncertainty from vehicle policy decisionsCan you run a greener, more environmentally-friendly company car fleet and save your business money and fuel at the same time? How do you really know which...

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Vehicle management is an important aspect of the overall management of a company vehicle fleet and can include a range of functions, such as vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, speed management, fuel management and health and s...

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Ferrari has revealed the first photographs of the new ...

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As far as German automotive luxury goes, you can’t really get much better than an Audi. Their A6 model is the bigger brother of the A4 and manages to knock everything that is great about its little brother up to an even hi...

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The SLK was always one of those revolutionary automobiles that helped make a lot of the cars what they are today. It was the first car to adopt the metal folding hardtop for example, so you could drive a fully functioning convertible without the disadvantage of a fiddly, canvas roof. Rather than ...

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New Aston Martin V8 Vantage S - the benchmark sports carThe Aston Martin Vantage range comes of age with the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage S characterised by a host of new driver-focussed features all designed to push the honed dynamics of the standard Vantage to a new benchmark level....

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The new Peugeot 508 is a direct replacement of the Peugeot 407 and will be competing in the ‘D segment’ against cars such as the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Insignia. One quick glance at the new 508 and you’d be ha...

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