New engines and hybrid power for fourth-gen Kia Optima, coming early 2016
Kia’s Optima saloon will be available as a plug-in hybrid in the UK for the first time when the fourth generation Mondeo rival arrives early next year.
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Kia aims to be green car leader by 2020 with new hydrogen and plug-in models
Kia will almost triple the number of green cars in its range by 2020 from four to 11 models, as it seeks to become one of the leading names in low emitting cars. The South Korean carmaker wants...
Review: Audi TT 2015 2.0 TFSI
Most car makers would give their right arm to have the desirability of the Audi badge right now, and this – the new TT – strikes the right balance of universal appeal and actual obtainability. The...
Jaguar XJ LWB ticks the boxes for prestige chauffeur firm
Jaguar has supplied 50 new XJs to chauffeur firm Crawfords of London in one of the most prestige fleet deals in recent times. Appropriately, the long-wheelbase Autobiography models come well equip...
Cashback incentive for new drivers could make UK roads safer
Newly qualified drivers could be refunded a portion of their learning costs if they pass first time, under new reforms being proposed. The plans, announced by Department for Transport (DfT), are in...
Interview with Brake for Road Safety Week 2015
The safety of motorists and vulnerable road users will become the focus of the nation for an entire week from next Monday (23-29 Nov) for 2015’s Road Safety Week. We sat down with Joe Burns, Fund...
Weekly round-up: Evoque Convertible & Fiat pick-up revealed, BMW booming, hybrid RAV4 for £199 a month
Some of this week's biggest car news may have passed you by. Fortunately, we've rounded-up the most important stories to get you up to speed...
Company car drivers less accident prone in 2014
UK businesses forked out more than £25m in excess vehicle insurance payments last year, £1m less than in 2013, according to Lex Autolease. This meagre drop was due to fewer accidents involving com...
The safest cars you can lease right now
‘Safety first’; it’s one of the oldest sayings around, but fewer than one in four motorists consider a car’s safety rating when shopping for their next motor, according to recent research. With R...
BVRLA calls for VAT rethink on business car leases
UK businesses should be able to reclaim 60% of the VAT paid on vehicle leases, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA). The group claims that new research provides ...
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