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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
This week’s manufacturer news
 AUDI – Has released details on the RS5 coupe. It opens for ordering in spring, with first deliveries due in October. The RS5 coupe is powered by a 4.2 litre V8 turbo petrol engine that produces 450ps, goes from 0-62mph in 4.6 seconds and has a limited top speed of 155mph. Fuel consumption is 26.2mpg on the combined cycle. Prices are expected to start at around £58,000.
 CITROEN – Has announced that a limited edition DS3 Racing model is scheduled to be introduced. The DS3 Racing is powered by a 1.6 litre THP petrol engine that produces 200hp. It will be finished in a special workshop by Citroen Racing.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
This week's manufacturer news - 17th February 2010
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Nissan chose Paris to unveil the new Juke for the first time to the world’s press. The venue was ONERA, the French National Aerospace Research Centre, and we all had to have approval from the French authorities beforehand to enable us to get in. We all had our passports taken from us before going in and then had them given back on the way out. It was all very bizarre; it was not as though we saw or were likely to see any secrets planes, missiles or any highly confidential material. We asked why the launch was held here and not at their HQ, or better still in Sunderland where it is going to be built. We were told that ONERA provided a suitably dramatic backdrop for the presentation of the Juke. When the curtains went back, the Juke was in a very large wind-tunnel and that was it. No national secrets anywhere to be seen, just a wind-tunnel, so we gave in our passports and had to get defence clearance just to see a large round bit of concrete and five large fans. Very odd.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The TDIe is the green version in the A4 range; however, the other TDI models without the ‘e’ are not too bad in the scheme of things. The TDIe SE is powered by a 2.0 litre diesel engine that produces 136ps and costs £25,225 on the road. The non-‘e’ models are priced at £24,610 for the 120ps SE and £25,310 for the 143ps SE.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
This week's manufacturer news - 10th February 2010
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The current Meriva has been a big success throughout Europe, particularly in Italy, Germany and Spain, but for some reason it has not really caught the imagination of the British public. Maybe it has been one of those well kept secrets, or it could be just the fact that it is a dull car to look at and its design is a bit bland.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
It was a wet and windy day in Malaga for the international press launch of the all new Audi A8. Audi describe it as their ‘flagship model’ but this statement could be debateable as the new R8 V10 Spyder could probably also claim this accolade.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
This week's manufacturer news - 3rd February 2010
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
The new Kangoo van is a huge improvement on the previous model in terms of quality and comfort. Although the new Kangoo has been on the market for some time now, this has been the first opportunity I have had to drive one.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
This new start and stop 500 model is a unique version with its own specification and trim, although start and stop is now available on the Sport and Lounge models.
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