BMW WINS GREEN-CAR-GUIDE.COM GREENEST MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012
Green-Car-Guide.com, the UK’s original green car news website, has announced BMW Group as the winner of its Greenest Manufacturer of the Year Award 2012. A key factor in BMW Group winning the award was the wide range of BMW and MINI products that offer class-leading emissions and economy, whilst also delivering an excellent driving experience. This is the third year out of five that BMW Group has won the Green-Car-Guide.com...
New Diesel Fiat Punto Van
Fiat Professional’s New Punto Van 2012 will make its UK debut at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham’s NEC (24 -26 April, 2012). The New Punto Van replaces the Grande Punto Van in the Fiat Professional line-up and brings a wealth of improvements over its predecessor, providing customers with a strong proposition in the car-derived van market, with a load capacity of 1.0 m3 and a payload of 520 kg. New Punto Van 2012...
Volkswagen Cross Coupe – Diesel Electric Hybrid
Cross Coupé: diesel-electric hybrid makes Chinese debut Also making its Chinese debut is the Cross Coupé concept. This diesel-electric hybrid was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show and promises a combined cycle figure of 1.8 litres per 100 km (around 157 mpg) and emissions of just 46 g/km of CO2. This is possible thanks to a drivetrain consisting of a turbodiesel direct injection engine and two electric motors, which together...
SKODA YETI TAKES TOP SLOT IN DRIVER POWER – THE UK’S MOST IMPORTANT CAR OWNERSHIP SURVEY
Skoda has dominated the 2012 Auto Express Driver Power car ownership survey with its Yeti SUV in top spot, the Superb family car second and the Octavia in fourth. This is the second year running that Skoda has topped Driver Power with this year’s rankings a reverse of last year, when the Superb came first and the Yeti second. Steve Fowler, Editor-in-Chief of Auto Express, said: “Skoda clearly knows a thing or two about keeping its...
It’s about more than just money
There are many reasons why purchasing a used car ismore beneficial that potentially paying an arm and a leg for a new vehicle. Onthe internet you can find lots of used cars, but what exactlyare the advantages of buying a these, as opposed to new ones? Of course priceis a large factor in why used cars may be more desirable, but let’s not forgetabout the other reasons to buy these cars. Environment Just because somebody has the...