November 16, 2010
New Electric Nissan Leaf out to order now
The new Nissan Leaf has won its first award eight months ahead of sales. The Leaf won the Special Award at the 2010 Auto Express New Car Awards.
Given in recognition of the best new innovation in the motor industry, the Auto Express judges chose the new Nissan Leaf in a unanimous decision. The car will be the first mainstream all-electric family vehicle on sale in the UK when goes on sale next March.
Auto Express said: “Having tried the Leaf we know that it’s rather good. The best news of all though, is that Nissan plans to build the groundbreaking model right here in Britain.”
The new Nissan Leaf is a compact, zero-emission five-passenger family car equipped with features such as air conditioning, satellite navigation, a parking camera, a quick charge socket and innovative smart-phone connectivity.
Customers in the UK can place their order for a Leaf from 1 September at www.nissan.co.uk/leaf with deliveries starting from 1 March 2011. Across Europe, 12,000 customers have signed up to receive regular updates about Leaf’s introduction and in the US and Japan, over 23,000 orders have been placed since order books opened in April.
Paul Willcox, managing director , Nissan Motor (GB), said: “We are delighted to receive what we hope will be the first of many awards for the Leaf. Nissan is leading the industry by being the first manufacturer to introduce an affordable zero emission car and we believe that drivers and passengers alike will be as impressed as the Auto Express team are with Leaf.
“The Nissan Leaf will appeal on many levels; it’s a completely electric car with all of the financial and environmental benefits that will bring, but it is also a practical family size car and fun to drive. That’s a powerful combination.”
October 12, 2010
Discount on the New 2011 Kia Sportage
The new 2011 Kia Sportage is set to become one of the best selling crossover SUV in the market. This new model is bringing new buyers to the Kia market with the cars exceptionally good looks, that’s to the designer behind the Audio TT, exceptionally good fuel economy, great build quality and as you would expect from Kia fantastic pricing.
The initial special edition “First Edition” only has 850 models brought into the UK. All of these were sold very rapidly.
While Autoe Bid are now showing the complete model range launching in the market next month, many supplier do not know the level of discounts they will offer with 99% of dealers looking not to offer any discount.
Auto eBid should be able to offer a staggering 10% discount across the range over the coming weeks with delivery times taking approximately four months.
April 8, 2010
2010 Ferrari 599 GTO
Here is Ferrari’s racecar for the road! Derived from the firm’s hardcore 599XX experimental racing car, the GTO represents the most extreme version of the firm’s four-seater 599.
With V12 under the hood which pumps out 670 prancing italian horses on a car that weighs 1456kg which is the lightest long wheel base Ferrari ever.
It boast a clever F1 gear box which changes gear in a lighting fast 60 ms which is faster than a blinking eye.
The headline-grabbing statistic is that the new car will lap Ferrari’s demanding Fiorano test track in 1 minute 24 seconds, a full 2.5 less than the standard 599. This is thanks to a number of high-tech features which have filtered down from the 599XX programme.
Alongside the obvious enhancements to the exterior, the GTO gets sophisticated electronics which Ferrari claims virtually eliminate understeer; a new generation of carbon ceramic brakes and so-called wheel donuts which fit over the brakes to improve aerodynamic efficiency and cooling.
The GTO will make its public debut in Beijing later this month, but is on sale in the UK now with prices starting at around £300,000. However, a spokesman from Ferrari said that owners are expected to spend far more than that personalising their cars.
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