I was watching the news the other night while trying to get my little girl to sleep. I saw a car parking feature come on and fought to keep my eyes open. This happens to me all the time. She […]
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08, 2012
Tag Archives: technology
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08, 2012
Nissan’s Taking Over the Taxi Market
I spent a great deal of time in London over the course of the past year. I also spent a great deal of time in taxis there, both Addison Lee’s and black cabs. Let’s be honest about it, lovely, nostalgic […]
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08, 2012
Seat boosts sales with Ecomotive technology
With car buyers looking for more efficient and well-made cars, it’s timely that Seat announces that half year sales show record Ecomotive Technology take-up across all models. They say that over four in ten SEATs sold in 2012 will feature […]
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08, 2012
Vauxhall bolsters Astra range
It’s not that long since Vauxhall gave its Astra a facelift and now they are launching a BiTurbo 2litre diesel model. Available in the five door hatch and the Sports Tourer, the new performance diesel has 195PS and 400Nm of […]
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07, 2012
The Clean Machine
Ladies and gentlemen! Can’t I please get a big hooray for researchers of the Eindhoven University of Technology in my home sweet home?! Why? Because they’ve figured out to way to make a car coating that means you’ll never have […]
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07, 2012
New Audi Q3 will be ‘raining’ champ
As the wettest summer on record continues to reinforce the arguments in favour of quattro all-wheel-drive, Audi has just launched its 250th model equipped with this invaluable all-weather traction aid – a new ‘entry level’ version of its popular compact […]
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07, 2012
Alfa’s Mito now available in Twinair technology
Alfa’s sporting mini, the Mito, is now available in the award-winning Twinair engine technology. The 875cc twin-cylinder 85hp turbo engine with electro-hydraulic valve control technology delivers 67.3mpg. That’s quite impressive and makes the Mito the cleanest and most economical car […]
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07, 2012
Alfa Romeo extends warranty
Further to some recent blog posts here at Firstvehicleleasing.co.uk about car buyers wanting better warranties – Alfa Romeo announces just that! The Italian carmaker will extend the warranties on its Mito and Giulietta models from three years to five. The […]
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07, 2012
Recession? What recession?
The UK’s new car market continues to grow – with sales up 3.5% in June. That’s four months in a row that sales have increased with June’s total of new car sales reaching 189,514 units. The surge in sales is […]
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07, 2012
Time to Sleep Through Traffic Jams
There isn’t really a lot you can do in a truly bad traffic jam is there? Personally, I like to bang my hands off the steering wheel in a really annoying way which always causes my wife to lose her […]
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07, 2012
Citroen C5. A French fancy?
Citroen have redesigned their C5 and filled it with new technology. It was an eye-catching car when it came out but now I’m not so sure – but what do I know? They’ve managed to shift 400,000 units since its […]
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06, 2012
New engine for the Jaguar XJ
Jaguar has unveiled its XJ model line-up for 2013 and it features a new supercharged six cylinder 3litre engine which replaces the 5litre V8. The new motor will also feature in the forthcoming F-Type sports car. There’s also a new […]
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06, 2012
Big American
£58,995. There are cheaper ways to get to 160 mph, but few of them will offer so much space. There are also cheaper way to get as much space, but few will be so fast. Jeep has announced the UK […]
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06, 2012
Five door option for the up!
It’s the world car of the year and now buyers can pick up a five door version of the popular up! The car costs just £365 more than the equivalent three-door model, with wide-opening rear doors and a starting price […]