Green cars will be punished under 2017’s road tax rules
New road tax rules, set to take effect from April 2017, send out the wrong message to motorists and penalise drivers of greener cars.
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Fiat Talento to rival Transit and Transporter from May
Fiat will replace its mid-size Scudo van later this year with this: the Talento. Slotting between the smaller Doblo Cargo and larger Ducato vans, the Talento will use the same 1.6-litre diesel en...
Government urged to leave salary sacrifice car schemes alone
George Osborne should resist the urge to tamper with salary sacrifice car schemes; that’s the view of Fleet Hire’s Chief Exec Graham Hale (pictured). In the recent 2016 Budget, the Government rev...
Emergency self-braking saves lives so why don’t more European cars have it as standard?
Europe is at risk of falling behind the US in terms of vehicle safety, and Autonomous Emergency Braking is key to playing catch-up.
Weekly round-up: New York Auto Show highlights, MX-5 named World Car of the Year, and how big can cars really get?
Also: Ford's dazzle battle, Nissan GT-R updated with more power, and Toyota's Prius plug-in gets a new name.
Mazda MX-5 named World Car of the Year 2016, ahead of A4 and Merc’s GLC
The Mazda MX-5 has won the top World Car of the Year and World Car Design prize at the 2016 World Car Awards. BMW's 7 Series wins the Luxury category while Toyota Mirai bags the green prize.
V8-engined C 63 Cabriolet revealed in New York
Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the convertible version of its high-performance C 63 at the New York International Auto Show just a few weeks after the standard C-Class Cabriolet made its bow in Geneva. ...
Audi lifts the lid on 197mph R8 Spyder, coming late 2016
Audi has unveiled its new convertible R8 at the New York motor show ahead of the V10-engined drop-top’s arrival on British roads at the end of the year. Boasting a top speed of 197mph and a 3.6-sec...
Toyota’s new plug-in Prius Prime claims best-in-class CO2, due late 2016
Toyota’s new Prius Prime will be the greenest and most economical plug-in hybrid on the market when it arrives later this year, so says the Japanese carmaker. Prius Plug-in Hybrid leasing deals:...
Facelifted Nissan GT-R revealed at New York show, arriving this autumn
Nissan's GT-R gets a lightly revamped exterior, vastly improved interior and a 20bhp boost.
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