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TURBOTWINS
SKODADRIVESAPROPERBARGAINOctavia vRS badge for estate 12
2
ECHO MotorsThe no.1 place to turn to for motors, in print and online – www.motors-merseyside.co.uk
in association with
12pages of new& used motors
Fiat’s newAbarthdouble act
*FOR BUSINESS USERS ONLY: Based on Mercedes-Benz CharterWay Agility (Contract Purchase). A maximum deposit of 30% of vehicle cost + all the VAT will apply. Based on a maximum of 60 monthly payments of £299.00 with an optional final payment. New vehicles include Service Package Plus 5 yrs or60,000 miles whichever occurs first based on “Local Tradesman” application based outside the M25 and UK use. Offer available on display vehicles only at Road Range Van Centre, Derby Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 8DY from 19th – 24th July 2010 only. Offer subject to terms & conditions. Weekly figure forillustration purpose only, monthly terms apply. Offer subject to availability. Finance provided by Mercedes-Benz CharterWay. Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is a brand of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK Limited MK7 8ND.
Different Vans,Same Great Price... All our vans only £69.00 per week*
During our van open week 19th - 24th July
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● TOYOTA iscelebrating a
decade of its fullhybrid Priusmodel beingavailable in theUK by topping the200,000 sales mark
With salesreaching 100,000in 2008, thatfigure has nowdoubled to 200,000in just two moreyears, confirmingthe significance ofPrius as amainstreammodel. Globalsales of Prius areexpected toexceed twomillion by theautumn of 2010.
The last decadehas seensignificantimprovements toits HybridSynergy Drivepowertraincompared to thefirst Prius tenyears ago with thenew car boastingmore than 23%better fuelconsumption andCO2 emissionsdown by almost26%.
Britain remainsone of the leadingEuropeanmarkets for Prius,accounting formore than one infive models soldin Europe.
● AN Instituteof Advanced
Motorists poll hasfound thatmotorcycle use ison the rise, withmore than 60 percent of ridersstating that theiroverall bike usagehas gone up sincelast year.
The online pollfound that 78% ofthe 5,717respondentsowned both abike and a car.
The majorityuse their bike forleisure at somepoint, with onethird using thebike just forrecreation.
IAM’s NeilGreig said: “Mostof this increaseappears to be inriding forpleasure, so isunlikely to be ashort-term,recession-linkedtrend. Only a tinyproportion usingtheir machineexclusively forbusiness orcommuting.”
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THE sign of thescorpion has long beensynonymous withsporting heritage,style and race-bred
performance.And it has just delivered a
double dose of venom with thearrival of red-hot stablematesthe Abarth 500C and AbarthPunto Evo.
The marque, founded in1949 by Austrian CarloAbarth, took motorsport bystorm in the 1960s with a rollof honour that boasted 10world records, 133international records and10,000 track victories.
Abarth is now owned byTurin giant Fiat and in thetwo years since the scorpionbadge was launched in the UKon the Grande Punto, thestory has been one ofconsistent success.
In fact Britain has provedthe biggest market for Abarthoutside Italy, with sales almostdouble the forecast figure –and in the 500C and Punto Evothe Italians have a pair ofserious headturners.
The more dramatically
dressed of the two, theconvertible Abarth 500C, isbeing described by Fiat as itsmillion dollar baby.
It follows the hard-topversion which arrived 18months ago and features thesame 1.4-litre turbo engine,though a re-programming ofthe ECU adds extra punch,boosting power to 140bhp.
Result is 0-62mphacceleration of 8.1 seconds, atop speed of 128mph andcleaner credentials of 151g/kmof CO2.
The Abarth 500C reallylooks the part with its electrichood, deep side skirts andsnazzy interior, and itsstand-out feature isundoubtedly the AbarthCompetizione gearbox givingdrivers the option of changinggear via paddles mountedbehind the steering wheel.
A test route on some of thefinest roads in NorthYorkshire revealed that this isthe only way to drive the 500Cbecause the full auto mode is
way too lurchy for aperformance focused car.
Engaging the Sport buttonweights up the steering andsharpens the throttleresponse, then listen for therasping engine note thatcomes via the twin tailpipes.
I also like the way thetraditional gearlever isreplaced by a pod of fourbuttons mounted on the dashconsole for neutral, reverse,first and manual/automatic.
A manual gearbox is due toarrive later in the year alongwith an ’esseesse’performance kit that boosts
output to 160bhp, speeds upshift times for theCompetizione box, provides abrake upgrade and adds17-inch alloys.
Standard equipment isfar-reaching – from sevenairbags, ABS and Xenonheadlights to sports seats,leather steering wheel andBlue&Me hands-free system –but space in the rear is verytight and the price is quitetasty at £17,500.
Those really wanting topush the boat out can get theirnames down for the limitededition Abarth Tributo
Ferrari 1695 in genuineFerrari colour schemes. Just150 will be available here at acost of 35,500 euros.
The Abarth Punto Evo, anevolution of the AbarthGrande Punto that heraldedthe re-birth of the marque in2008, features a version ofFiat’s 1.4-litre MultiAir Turbopetrol engine.
Its 165bhp of power rocketsthe car to a 0-62 time of 7.9seconds and on to a top speedof 133mph via a six-speedmanual gearbox whilereturning 47.1mpg.
And by employingStart/Stop technology plus agearshift indicator the Evoemits an un-performancecar-like CO2 figure of 142g/m.
On the road it’s a reallyagile, dynamic car to drive –again with Sport option – asproved by the way it excelledin racetrack conditions at theTeesside Autodrome.
It costs £16,500, comes likethe 500C with various optionalstripes, mirrors and trimliners from as little as £46, andwill also have an esseessetuning kit from November.
Turbotwins haveasting in the tail
REAL DEAL: The Abarth 500C is being described by Fiat as its million dollar baby
COOLITALIAN: TheAbarth PuntoEvo is anevolution ofthe AbarthGrande Puntoof 2008
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The Japaneseproducer, along withits dealers, hastopped theautomotive sector inthe UK Institute ofCustomer Servicesatisfaction surveywith a score of80.6%, well above theindustry average of75.6%.
The top fiveresults in the surveysaw Mazdaedge outHonda, whoscored80.3%,BMW/MINI(80.2),Toyota(79.6) andMercedes-Benz with79.0%.
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The Motorcycle IndustryAssociation (MCIA) has got its GetOn campaign under way, giving youthe chance of a free taster lesson soyou can experience the freedom oflife on two wheels.
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You’ll get a one-hour session on amotorbike or scooter with aqualified trainer and they’ll lendyou a helmet and safety gear.
To show just how much fun thereis to be had on bikes of all sizes, theMCIA gave me a chance to go out ona test track on a variety of bikes,ranging from a little SuzukiDR125SM to the amazing KTM 990SMR.
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They offer a restricted powerversion for learners, although thisbike’s not for the short of leg – thestandard seat height is 795mm (just
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Yamaha’s 1,000cc FZ1 is the bigbrother of my own bike and I feltright at home blasting round thetrack on it with its effortless powerdelivery.
Honda’s 600cc Hornet was anothersuperbly balanced andaccomplished bike with plenty ofdrive and fun for a first big bike.
The Suzuki GXS650F gives you thelook of a sports bike with a morerelaxed riding position. Not assharp handling as the GSX-R rangebut more than enough for a step upfrom a learner and a highly capabletourer too.
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around in a no-nonsense workhorse,which is why the Czechmanufacturer’s performance-bredvRS badge was extended to theOctavia load lugger.
The result has been to turn asolidly built and well equippedbargain estate into a thoroughbred– and still pitch it at a bargainprice.
Octavia vRS models come in bothhatchback and estate styling with achoice of 2.0-litre T-FSI petrolengine or the tested 170bhp TDIdiesel, which was mated to asix-speed manual transmission.
The latter offers 22 per cent more
power than the regular 2.0-litrediesel and while it may not be quiteso rapid off the mark as the petrolversion it still returned just over45mpg over the course of 200 milesof mixed motoring.
And it’s an enjoyable car to drivetoo, with plenty of pulling powerand a balanced response from thesteering, though you do feel thefirm suspension on less thanperfect surfaces, especially in the
back.The Octavia is Skoda’s most
successful car ever, and it’s easy tosee why. Practical as a hatchback, ittakes on greater significance inestate guise with a cavernous bootcapable of carrying 580 litres ofclobber.
Fold down the rear seats and theestate can hold a whopping 1,620litres of luggage – more than manyfull-size MPVs.
Passengers are treated to amplehead and legroom, the onlydownside being if a child occupiesthe centre rear position where thewide transmission tunnel meansthere’s nowhere for legs to go.
Otherwise the cabin is simpleand well laid out with a chunkysteering wheel and gearstick whilethe two-tone part leather seats havethe vRS motif embossed in thefabric at shoulder height.
Externally, the vRS differs fromstandard Octavia Estate modelsthanks to the likes of a body kit,18-inch alloy wheels and chrometailpipes while there’s also alowered ride.
Overall this far sportier Octaviais a first class offering, whether inestate or hatch style – it’s spacious,well put together and providesperformance that won’t break thebank.
ESTATE OF GRACE: Skoda’s performance-bred vRS badge has been extended to the Octavia load lugger
MAKE: SkodaMODEL Octavia vRS 2.0 TDI CRDPF EstateENGINE: 1,968cc, 4cyl turbodieselPOWER: 170bhpPERFORMANCE: 0-62 in 8.4secs, top speed 140mphECONOMY: 36.7mpg Urban, 61.4Extra Urban, 49.6 CombinedCO2 EMISSIONS: 150g/kmBiK RATING: 22%INSURANCE: Group 14
Newengines complete Vauxhall’sMerivapeople carrier rangeVAUXHALL has completed thenew Meriva family car’s dieselengine line-up with the arrival oftwo powerplants that togetherboost the range’s greencredentials and offer moreperformance than before.
It means the Meriva rangenow boasts seven engines -three petrol and four diesel
units.First of the new pair is a 95PS
1.3 CDTi engine, which willpower all Meriva ecoFLEXmodels. It uses a variablegeometry turbocharger and ismated to a gearbox with tallerratios.
Upshot is the MerivaecoFLEX’s emissions drop to
119g/km while achieving fuelconsumption on the combinedcycle of 62.8mpg – a 9 per centimprovement over the 1.3 CDTiengine in the Meriva’s previousrange.
The 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX joinsthe 75PS 1.3 CDTi model whichwas available from launchearlier this year.
Those wanting moreperformance can go for the new1.7 CDTi 130PS unit, whichtakes 9.9 seconds to acceleratefrom 0-62mph and will hit a topspeed of 121mph while stillrecording 54.3mpg and CO2emissions of 138g/km.
All 130PS 1.7 CDTi Merivashave six speed manual
gearboxes as standard andprovide a moreperformance-focusedalternative to the existing 1.7CDTi (100PS), which is availableas standard with a six-speedautomatic transmission.
Pricing for the diesel modelsstarts at £16,875 for the MerivaS 1.3 CDTi (75PS).