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Alfa Romeo offer special contract hire deals on 159, Brera and Spider models

Alfa Romeo UK has just revealed details of eye-catching finance offers on selected Alfa 159, Brera and Spider models.
The sporty Alfa 159 1.9 JTDM Lusso saloon is now available from just £259 per month and features leather upholstery, 17” alloy wheels, rear parking sensors, plus Blue&Me – the hands-free Bluetooth system with voice recognition and [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland, April 30, 2009
Filed under: Latest news

Limited supply Mazda3 leasing deal

Apple Car Leasing have a very limited, special car leasing offer on the Mazda 3 1.6 Takara 5 Door.
Based on 3+35 payment profile 10,000 miles per annum non-maintenance contract hire package including free delivery and road tax for the duration of the agreement (Business Users only). Alternative models, personal leasing rated and finance quotations available on [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Best offers of 2009, Car leasing companies, Mazda, Special offers

Pothole ‘every 120 yards’ report prompts road safety warnings

According to a  recent report, we have seen a growth of a third in the number of potholes as a result of a back-log of repairs and under funding.  Delayed buses, damaged cars or worst still, upended two wheelers are the unintended consequences, warned the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).
Visual defects such as cracking and [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Latest news

Honda Insight 2009 road test

Honda is taking on the Toyota Prius with the latest version of the Insight, which is a huge advance on the original two-seater launched in 1999. The major selling point of the Insight is its hybrid powerplant, a petrol-electric unit that reduces CO2 emissions and provides a cleaner, greener way of motoring. And unlike [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Honda, RoadTestReports.co.uk

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR FQ300 SST road test

Japanese maker, Mitsubishi has given us the new Lancer Evolution, now in its tenth generation. The rally-bred road car has been redesigned when comparing it to the ninth variation. Enthusiasts are wary as they claim that this car may not be as hardcore as previous Evos. However the proof is in the testing… We [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Mitsubishi, RoadTestReports.co.uk

Saab 9-3 Convertible Aero 2.8l V6 road test

It’s April 2009 and the vultures are circling, the obituaries are being penned, and the grim reaper is sharpening his blade, is the end in sight for the once-celebrated Swedish carmaker Saab? Well, we don’t have a crystal ball but when you’ve driven a car like this you do hope that the manufacturer can [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: RoadTestReports.co.uk, Saab

Kia Soul Shaker road test

Quirky, eye-catching and hard to pigeon hole the Kia Soul is a dramatic departure for the Korean carmaker in many ways. Is it a mini-SUV, is it an over-sized city car, or is it the increasingly popular crossover model, straddling two or more segments? We’re not entirely sure even after driving it, however we [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, April 29, 2009
Filed under: Kia, RoadTestReports.co.uk

BMW M3 Convertible road test

There’s something about open-air motoring that appeals to us Brits, which is why we’re the second-biggest market for convertibles in Europe. We also go mad for BMW’s motorsport-inspired M cars: in fact, we love them so much, only the Yanks buy more of them than we do. Add these two phenomena together and you [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: BMW, RoadTestReports.co.uk

Deadline deal to shed $6.9 bn of Chrysler’s debt

Chrysler biggest lenders and the US Government are close to confirming a deal that could save the carmaker and cut the company’s debts by $6.9bn.
As the restructuring plan deadline set for tomorrow looms, Reuters.com reports that bankruptcy is still a strong possibility for the trouble brand. The Obama administration’s automotive task force, led by Steve [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Chrysler

External airbags to protect pedestrians

A car fitted with an external airbag could be the latest safety development designed to cut road deaths.
A team lead by automotive crash experts of Cranfield University have developed an airbag which detects the possibility of a car hitting a pedestrian and responds by inflating a u-shaped airbag at the base of the windscreen, lifting [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Latest news

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