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Dacia SE summit editions introduced on Sandero, Duster as well as Logan MCV designs

A new variety of summit special edition Dacia designs has been introduced with costs starting from £10,995 for the Sandero Stepway version. It’s likewise offered on the Logan MCV Stepway as well as the Duster, with Dacia stating the summit pack is influenced by ‘the fantastic outdoors’. All are offered in a new Nordic Grey exterior colour, however the Sandero Stepway version is likewise offered in a new Magma Orange…

SsangYong Tivoli SUV facelifted for 2020

The SsangYong Tivoli has received a facelift for 2020, intended to keep the budget SUV competitive against new competition such as the new Nissan Juke and Skoda Kamiq. A redesign on the outside, new technology on the inside and new engines under the bonnet are all part of the update. Advertisement – post continues below At the front, the lower section of the front apron changes with three-piece fog lamps…

Adam rally cars and truck exposed

Opel has revealed that it will return to motorsport competition with a rally-prepared version of the Adam. The Adam has been prepared to the entry-level rally R2 spec, so the cars and truck is carefully based on the production design however with upgraded engine parts, suspension, gearbox, differential as well as brakes. The intent is to offer young chauffeurs an economical entry point into rallying, with the Adam R2 set…

UK’s very first barrier-free toll to expense £84million

The government will introduce the UK’s very first barrier-free toll in two years’ time – as well as it declares the plan will expense as much as £84million to set up. The toll booths at the Thames crossing in Dartford, Kent, will be replaced with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras in October 2014. Advertisement – post continues below Rather than hand over cash, motorists will pay by means of…

Lotus creates one-off Evora sport 410 in homage to Bond’s Esprit S1

Lotus has revealed a new one-off Evora in tribute to the famous Esprit S1 featured in the James Bond classic The Spy who loved Me, 40 years on from when Bond’s popular white Esprit graced the silver screen. Based on the Evora sport 410, the car has no mechanical changes – it still uses a 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine with 410bhp, for 0-62mph in 4 seconds and a top speed…

Autumn statement 2016: road projects, fuel duty, insurance coverage

There was great as well as poor news for motorists as new Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed his very first autumn statement – the very first considering that June’s Brexit vote. Hammond’s focus was on boosting efficiency in the UK by backing transfer jobs as well as investing a lot more in research study as well as advancement for future technologies. The Chancellor said: “[The government is] investing today for the economic…

Nissan reveals new Sentra Nismo concept saloon at LA

Nissan revealed three new Nismo models at the LA motor show. joining the ballistic 593bhp GT-R Nismo and the track-focused Juke Nismo RS on the stand was a new concept – the four-door Sentra Nismo concept. Finished in a striking pearlescent white and sporting the same two-tone black alloy wheels and red detailing on the body kit as the Juke Nismo, the Sentra is developed to show how the Nismo tuning…

Audi VW up! rival coming

Audi is working on its own version of the Volkswagen up!, car express has learned. Our exclusive images show how the automobile might look, and it could arrive as soon as 2015. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has said he wants such a model by the second half of the decade. and ought to the new entry-level automobile get the green light, it would share many of its tech with the…

Calls for car dealerships to reopen as closures costs Treasury £61 million a day

new car dealerships must to be allowed to reopen “as a matter of urgency”, according to industry bosses, who highlight that the Treasury is losing £61 million every day they remain closed. VAT, vehicle Excise duty (VED) and other taxes on private car sales generate £5.4 billion of tax revenue for the taxman every year. The society of motor manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) estimates 23 per cent of this (£1.24…

‘The essence of the S-Class exists across the entire Mercedes range’

When Mercedes introduces a new S-Class, the whole cars and truck world stops to watch. As the wraps were eliminated from the smooth new seventh-generation model, it won’t only have been enthusiasts, owners as well as dealerships tuning in; other cars and truck makers will have been sitting there with their pens poised to take in the extremely latest technologies that Mercedes’ famous flagship has to offer. Advertisement – article…