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  City car and Urban Warrior from Rover 9 Jul 2003 (News)
  intermittent wipers, rear wash/wipe, tinted glass with shadeboard, cigar lighter, load space lamp, courtesy lamp delay, 4-speed heating/ventilation fan with recirculation setting, alloy gearknob and remote tailgate and fuel filler releases. In addition, the Sprite gets power steering, remote
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  Peugeot Summer Offers from £7,995 26 Jun 2003 (News)
  manual. Next, 206 Quicksilvers which have 1.4 or 1.6 engines or the 2.0HDI. Their spec includes airconditioning; single CD player; sports front seats; Quicksilver badging, aluminium pedals, gearknob and fuel cap; body coloured mirrors, doorhandles and bumpers and 15" alloy wheels. Price
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  Mitsubishi Price Cuts 12 Dec 2001 (News)
  additional specification and a price reduction to £15,995. Its 2.4 litre GDI Space Wagon stablemate is reduced in price by £2,000 to a new retail price of £17,995. With 16% more power, better fuel economy and lower emissions, Mitsubishi's Shogun Sport 2.5 Turbo diesel models
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  New Hyundai Coupe Gets It Right 15 Sep 2001 (News)
  2002. The 2.7 litre V6 develops 171bhp at 6,000rpm and 181 lb ft (245Nm) torque at 4,000 rpm. Zero to 60 takes 7.9 seconds and top speed is 136mph. Transmission options are either a six-speed manual or a four-speed H-tronic automatic. Tyres are 215/45 R17. No fuel consumption or emissions figures have
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  Hybrid Concept Cars from Subaru and MCC 11 Sep 2001 (News)
  at www.subaru.co.uk Daimler Chrysler is also showing a hybrid concept version of the MCC Smart. Dubbed the Smart Hyper (hybrid and performance) this combines a diesel engine with electric motor drive to offer extra economy and performance. Fuel consumption is less than 3 litres of diesel per 100
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  New Polo To Debut at Frankfurt on 11th September 15 Aug 2001 (News)
  . Other options will include Climatic, a semi-automatic air conditioning system which uses less fuel than a conventional system and integrated rear child seats. Enhanced security features will also be more widely available. Four trim levels: E, S, SE and Sport will be available at launch
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  New Face for BMW 3 Series 29 Jun 2001 (News)
  in the EU combined cycle. This engine will also appear in the 318Ci convertible to be priced at £24,845. The 136bhp 2.0 litre diesel engine gets common rail direct injection taking it to 150bhp and 243 lb ft (330Nm) torque. Fuel economy is 51.4mpg in the EU combined cycle and the 320d
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  'K' reg 605 bid to just £375 18 Jun 2001 (News)
  mile 94M didn't do much better. This one was a manual 2.0SRTi with slightly less scary fuel consumption but bids still hit the wall at £750. Insurance hikes ensured that bidding for an ex Kent police 145,324 mile 98R Volvo V70 T5 manual ran out of steam at £3,500. Same age
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  Free 6th Gear for Lupo; Free a/c for Polo 16 Jun 2001 (News)
  it to 60mph in just 8 seconds and on to 127mph. Torque is 112 lb ft (152Nm) at 3,000rpm, combined fuel consumption 39.8mpg and CO2 emissions 168g/km (£140pa VED). Standard kit includes alloy wheels, colour coded sports seats, alloy pedals, leather rimmed steering wheel, special Gti gearknob
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  Tax Free 207 Arrives in October 22 Jul 2009 (News)
  . The New 207 Economique in Detail The 207 Economique is powered by Peugeot’s already legendary 1.6 litre HDi diesel engine. The fuel consumption and emissions
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 28 Oct 2015 (News)
  at Halfords. The retailer is also offering buy one get one free on selected light bulbs. Click for more details 26 October Get free fuel with Sainsbury's Car
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  Drivers unaware of CO2 and BIK tax link 29 Oct 2014 (News)
  Taylor, fleet manager at Morgan Sindall, added: “Our drivers know more about BIK than we do.” But according to the Lex Autolease report, CO2 emissions were not high on drivers’ lists of priorities when choosing their last company car – although fuel efficiency was important
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  Honest John's money saving deals from August 28 Aug 2014 (News)
  You can make big savings by shopping around. It doesn’t matter if you’re buying fuel, car insurance or booking a service, it pays to search the market and find the lowest deals.  Here’s our round up of the latest discounts to save you
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  Honest John’s deals of April 2 May 2014 (News)
  .  Click here Wednesday 23 April Sainsbury’s is offering 10p per litre saving on fuel to everyone who spends £60 in store. The offer is available until 30 April and customers have two weeks to redeem their voucher at Sainsbury’s
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  New MoT Rules from 1st January 2012 2 Jan 2012 (News)
  for failure. Fuel system Damaged or chafed fuel pipes will result in failure. More at www.theaa.com
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  All three Mazda MX-5s finish Britcar 24 hour race 3 Oct 2011 (News)
  , lapping the 3.6 mile Northamptonshire circuit in 2 minutes 22 seconds and proving a match for the Aston Martins, Porsches and Lotuses that have previously dominated the class. Early in the race an impact caused a fuel leak that necessitated a repair to the GT car's fuel cell, effectively putting
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  Electric cars set for record year amid overall market drop 4 Nov 2021 (News)
  their September market share of 15 per cent (16,155 cars), partly helped by the diesel and petrol fuel crisis.  Plug-in vehicles now account for 17 per cent of all new car registrations in 2021.  When combined with hybrid electric vehicles this means that more than a quarter of the new car
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  One in 10 new car sales are now electric 5 Jul 2021 (News)
  remains the UK's favourite fuel choice, accounting for 59.9 per cent of all new cars while diesel and mild hybrid diesel cars accounted for the remaining 14.2 per cent. It's a similar story in the leasing sector with data from Leasing.com showing that 10 per cent of all sales
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  Nearly one-in-five young people make video calls while driving 12 Oct 2020 (News)
  . >>> Diesel drivers should feel 'short-changed' by fuel prices, say the RAC However, the proportion of drivers admitting to other dangerous activities such as checking or sending text messages or taking photos or video appear to be reducing. Although, it's unclear whether this is simply down
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  Move forward 2035 petrol car ban to 2032, UK's chief advisors urge 25 Jun 2020 (News)
  of opportunity is closing already". The Committee on Climate Change said the Government should also raise taxes on fossil fuels while oil prices are low because consumer impact would