LAND ROVER PROVIDES DESERT TRAINING FOR RACE2RECOVERY WOUNDED SOLDIERS RALLY TEAM

Land Rover provides team desert training exercise as part of  Race2Recovery sponsorship Team drives 2,000 km over arduous and varying terrain using three 110 Defenders Off-road driver training to teach skills needed for 2013 Dakar Rally entry Race2Recovery is raising money for charities helping soldiers’ rehabilitation Whitley, 23 October 2012.  The Race2Recovery (R2R) team of wounded soldiers planning to enter the 2013 Dakar Rally...

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FORD FIESTA VAN ECONETIC CLAIMS GREEN AWARD

Ford’s Fiesta Van ECOnetic is the winner of the Green Van category at this year’s British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards (BISVA), run by Thatcham. The Ford Fiesta Van has been awarded the top spot in the category for three years running. The Green Van Award is given to the vehicle with the lowest CO2 emissions. With its lowered suspension, low rolling resistance tyres and a specially-calibrated Duratorq 1.6-litre TDCi engine, the...

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VOLKSWAGEN TEES UP NEW GOLF FOR FIRST CUSTOMER ORDERS

The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf opens for ordering today, with prices starting below those of the previous model, at just £16,285* (RRP OTR) and rising to £24,880. The latest Golf is lighter, safer, more advanced, more spacious, more efficient and better equipped than previous generations of Europe’s best-seller, of which over 29 million have been sold – some 1.6 million of these in the UK.  From launch, the Golf is available...

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NEW MODELS ADD SPECIFICATION AND VALUE TO VOLKSWAGEN VANS

To offer customers better value for money, and even more desirable vans, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has introduced Trendline and Highline models across its best-selling Caddy and Transporter ranges. The new models represent great value, with a Caddy Trendline, for example, gaining specification worth up to £1,555 (plus VAT), yet it only commands a premium of £900 (plus VAT) over the standard model, representing a customer saving...

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Sporting and executive Audi models take home key awards

Audi A6 the judge’s choice in the Executive and luxury sector of What Car?’s Used Car of the Year 2012 awards Audi TT also wins used Fun car, celebrated for its reliability and build quality The enduring appeal of core models in the Audi range has been acknowledged this week by What Car? Magazine, which has singled out the A6 Saloon and the TT Coupe for ‘Executive and Luxury’ and ‘Fun’ category honours in the 2012 What Car? Used Car...

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VOLKSWAGEN TAKES DOUBLE HONOURS AT WHAT CAR? USED CAR AWARDS

Volkswagen has once again been honoured with two class victories in the What Car? Used Car of the Year awards.  The Passat Estate won the Estate car category, while the Golf hatchback claimed the Small Family used car award. The 2012 What Car? Used Car of the Year judging panel was made up of experts from all areas of the motor industry including car dealerships, auction houses and What Car? itself. Winning the Small Family used car...

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