Jaguar’s highly anticipated F-TYPE sports car has made its public debut at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed. Jaguar’s Head of Vehicle Integrity, Mike Cross was behind the wheel as the all-aluminium two-seater took on the challenging hill. Mr Cross said: ‘The F-TYPE will deliver a driver-focused sports car experience, and camouflaged prototypes like this one...
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Diversions, road closures and speed limit changes will never be a problem for TomTom users again as the company has now enabled all of its 60 million portable navigation devices to receive free daily map changes via the TomTom Map Share community. The service, which was previously only available on a small number of...
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Ford is working to join the dots on its current advanced driver assistance features to produce a car that can drive itself in slow moving motorway traffic. Traffic Jam Assist, which builds on existing features such as Active Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Aid, will also cut the time drivers spend...
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Dynamic driving fun and elegant design are what Seat is promising in the new Toledo, which is due to reach Ireland by the end of the year. In fact, Seat is confident that in the new Toledo it has created ‘the perfect saloon’. With sporty looks, a spacious interior, great efficiency and value-for-money, the...
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The latest version of the iconic Mercedes-Benz SL-Class has arrived on Irish shores but she doesn’t come cheap. This legendary roadster’s story began 60 years ago, on the track in 1952, with the introduction of the W194 300SL racecar. This was followed two years later, at the 1954 International Motor Sports Show in New...
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MINI is launching the premium compact delivery van with the arrival later this year of the MINI Clubvan. The two-seater has five doors, making it practical from a loading point of view as well offering lots of storage. The blocked-out rear side windows are body-coloured and tinted glass in the rear doors conceal the...
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Ford’s inflatable rear seatbelt, which combines an airbag with a conventional seatbelt, will make its European debut in the new Mondeo. The inflatable seatbelt is designed to reduce head, neck and chest injuries for rear-seat passengers. In an accident, the belt rapidly expands across a body area five times greater than that achieved by...
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Fans of electric cars will be able to get their hands on Renault’s record-breaking ZOE towards the end of this year. The car recently beat the world record for the longest distance travelled in 24 hours by a production electric car by 25 per cent. It completed 363 laps of the Aubevoye speed ring...
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