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  Nissan Leaf gets new battery and longer range
  From late 2015, a new battery pack boasting a 30kW output and a 155-mile range will be available on the Nissan Leaf. The new output will cost around £1,600 more...
  18 Sept 2015
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  Company car leasing explained
  Company car or van leasing – otherwise known as contract hire – is a way of renting a vehicle over a long period of time. It’s linked to a mileage allowance and...
  2 Sept 2015
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  Twin Test: Massive Load Luggers
  Two-wheel drive tow-cars that can haul heavy trailers are all well and good on the road, but if you need to drag something weighty on rough terrain then you’ll want...
  20 Aug 2015
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  Most reliable company cars revealed
  The top 10 most reliable company cars have been revealed, and Audi takes the top spot. In fact, in sister title Fleet News’ annual FN50 awards last night it was announced...
  3 Aug 2015
• Top 5 economical executives
  Volvo’s new sub-120g/km of CO2 S80 DRIVe saloon is the lowest emission executive car on sale in the UK. The recent revisions to the model have brought emissions down from 129g/km...
  3 Aug 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Skoda
  Cars on show: Vision C concept, Octavia Scout, Octavia L&K, natural gas-powered Octavia G-TEC, new Monte Carlo versions of the Yeti, Citigo and Rapid Spaceback Vision C concept (pictured above) Three years...
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Jaguar
  Cars on show: XFR-S Sportbrake (pictured above) When the rather excellent Jaguar XF Sportbrake estate was released in 2012, one of the few criticisms was that there was no high-performance ‘R’ version....
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Vauxhall
  Cars on show: Adam Rocks (pictured above), Adam S, Astra VXR Exteme Vauxhall is ramping up its product line-up with two new versions of the Adam unveiled at the Show. The most...
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Peugeot
  Cars on show: New 108 city car (pictured above), 308 SW estate, PureTech turbocharged petrol engines All-new 108 city car Peugeot’s 107 had been around so long it’s had more facelifts than...
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Volvo
  Cars on show: Concept Estate Volvo has been on something of a concept car mission of late and the Geneva Motor Show revealed the Swedish brand is not letting up. Following on...
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Toyota
  Cars on show: new Aygo, 1.6-litre diesel for Verso New 2014 Toyota Aygo Toyota has just pulled the wraps off its brand new Aygo. The original version launched back in 2005 and proved...
  22 Jul 2015
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  Geneva 2014: Subaru
  Subaru wheeled out to the waiting crowds its new VIZIV 2 Concept – an idea of what a new crossover vehicle from the Japanese company could look like. The name VIZIV...
  22 Jul 2015