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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 28th October 2009
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wokefield Park is near BMW GB HQ in Bracknell and within its grounds it has a large hotel, a golf course and BMW’s own training centre. This training facility is used mainly for dealership staff and has many courses available for sales, workshop, bodyshop and admin personnel. Every time a new car or new technology is introduced, BMW offer relevant training to the relevant people within the dealership.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
You would think that by having just two models it would be easy to understand the range but this is not case with the R.S. models. The Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup is priced at £21,995 and the Megane Renaultsport 250 is priced at £1,000 more at £22,995. The Cup version does not offer the levels of equipment that the 250 does such as leather upholstery, heated front seats and dual zone air conditioning. The Cup has the Cup chassis with limited slip differential, stiffer springs, Brembo brakes and 235/40 Michelin pilot sport tyres. Now to make it even more complicated: the non Cup model is available with a Cup suspension pack that coupled together with Recaro front seats, can be bought as an option for £1,950. In my opinion it would have been simpler to have had three models: Cup 250, SE 250 and SE Cup 250, then I think we would all have understood the range possibly?
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Volkswagen Group are offering the all new 1.6 TDI engine in some of its models and we recently had the Golf model fitted with this ultra efficient diesel engine. The new 1.6 litre unit produces 105ps, goes from 0-62mph in 11.3 seconds and its official combined fuel consumption figure is 62.8 mpg. The Golf we had on test was new to the fleet so it didn’t have any mileage on the clock so it felt a bit tight and wasn’t overly powerful, but this I’m sure will improve as time goes on, once it has covered a few more miles.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 21st October 2009
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Be Bop is a short wheel based version of the standard Kangoo car and van, and Renault chose to create a working model which was based on a concept vehicle. The Be Bop will never be sold in the UK, but will be very similar to drive to the forthcoming Kangoo electric vehicle. The Be Bop has a 60hp electric motor and goes from 0-50kph in 6 seconds.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Love it or hate it, the new BMW 5 GT certainly is a big thing. It is just short of 5 metres in length, at 4998mm and is 2132mm wide including the door mirrors.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Knut Simonsson, head of Saab, told us that it had been a tough time in the past few months but now a new owner has been found for the company, it could only get better. The deal will be signed in the next 2 to 4 weeks and the Swedish government will guarantee the loans. He said that 34 different companies had expressed an interest in buying the company, all of whom wanted a share of a small company with a big brand.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
This is the 5th generation E Class estate, with the first one being launched in 1977, but Mercedes had produced many large estate models before this date and these had various names. Mercedes has always had success with estate cars as they have always been luxurious and roomy; the new one continues the same story. Over 18,000 of the current car have been sold in the UK since its launch in 2003, with the best year being 2004 when 4176 were sold.
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By Martin Ward on
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
This week's manufacturer news - 14th October 2009
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