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When the 2012 Geneva Motor Show kicks off on March 6th, Seat will whip the covers off this, the new Seat Toledo concept. The previous Toledo was a supersized MPV, essentially an Altea with an awkward boot swelling out the back. The new fourth-generation Toledo which is based on the Volkswagen Jetta slots into the [...]
The annual What Car awards ceremony took place in London on January 11th and awarded 17 prestigious titles. Judged by a panel of journalists from the What Car magazine headed by editor Chas Hallett, German manufacturers did exceptionally well, collecting 10 of the 16 category awards and the overall car of the year title. Winners [...]
The cost of running a car is a serious concern for many people these days. VAT has increased recently, the MOT Test has been extended and MP’s have debated scrapping the planned 3p hike in fuel duty. As a result, many motorists want to select the most fuel efficient car, but manufacturers don’t make it [...]
The 14th Annual Scottish Car Of The Year Awards took place in Glasgow on the 14th October. And it was the Range Rover Evoque which drove off with the prestigious Scottish Car Of The Year Award. The winner was revealed by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) at a gala dinner held in Glasgow’s [...]
Seat has revived its popular “Pay No VAT” offer in an attempt to attract even more new buyers to the Barcelona brand. Buy a new Seat Ibiza 5dr 1.4 SE Copa supermini or a Seat Leon 1.6 TDI S Copa hatchback and Seat will pay the VAT. The offer applies to two of Seat’s most [...]
First there was the Volkswagen Up. And then the Skoda Citigo arrived. And now here’s the Mediterranean counterpart with the Nintendo inspired naming – The Seat Mii. It’s the Spanish car maker’s first venture into the world of city cars since the Arose disappeared in 2005. And if you plan to read out post about [...]
Here’s the new Seat IBL concept – freshly launched at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The IBL concept follows the IBE electric coupe concept which first appeared at the 2012 Paris Motor Show and the IBX SUV from the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Really, so what it is? It’s a four-door Mondeo-sized saloon which aims [...]
Seat has given their executive car the Exeo yet another upgrade. Following the new gearbox earlier this year, the latest upgrade provides the popular Seat with a new engine, new interior, facelift and tummy tuck. Well, actually the last one was a figment of our overactive imagination. The Facelift The Exeo Saloon and ST Estate [...]
The UK’s best-selling weekly car magazine Auto Express has held their annual new car awards ceremony for 2011. Skoda was the biggest winner of the evening carrying off four awards while Volkswagen collected three. The awards which were presented at Woburn Safari Park on Tuesday night were as follows; Best City Car 2011 – Hyundai [...]
