Parkers

Latest from this author

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  Kia Optima: Is the fuel trip computer accurate?
  There are motoring journalists that don’t bother calculating their fuel economy the old-fashioned way and none of them are at Parkers. Thankfully. I’ve had conversations with fellow hacks about fuel economy and...
  14 Jun 2012
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  Ford claims victory over fuel thieves
  Ford claims its Easy Fuel system designed to prevent misfuelling is also scuppering thieves’ attempts at syphoning petrol and diesel from motorists’ tanks. With fuel cost escalating, albeit with a brief respite...
  21 May 2012
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  Supermarkets start fuel price war
  Motorists have received some good news this week following a supermarket fuel price war involving a 3p-per-litre cut but experts say fuel suppliers should make prices even cheaper.  Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have...
  21 May 2012
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  New BMW 3 Series Touring announced
  BMW has released details of a car that’s bound to be very popular with company car drivers. Meet the new 3 Series Touring. The estate version of the Bavarian firm’s popular...
  14 May 2012
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  TomTom launches telematic tracking system
  Satellite navigation provider TomTom has unveiled a new system which monitors driver behaviour. Aimed at helping businesses contain the rising cost of fuel, the LINK 510 system monitors not only driver...
  9 May 2012
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  Vauxhall names new city car
  Vauxhall has announced the official name for its new city car – and it’s probably not what you’re expecting. Unveiled via an odd cartoon strip press release, the new competitor for...
  8 May 2012
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  Peugeot 508 SW: Blazer in the back
  So far the Peugeot 508 SW has done nothing but impress me. The car’s load-carrying capabilities are excellent while the French estate’s performance is also very good, as it proved on...
  27 Apr 2012
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  Top five executive estates
  If you’re a company car driver in a slightly more senior position and are looking for an executive car with lots of load room, there’s a raft of estates around that...
  26 Apr 2012
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  Kia Optima: The car wash conundrum
  Right, let’s talk about the weather. The expression ‘April showers’ well and truly applied to the month that has just passed. It seemed that every day in April, I got up in the...
  26 Apr 2012
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  Kia Optima: It's got the look
  Interesting. I’ve only had the Kia Optima two weeks and on three separate occasions people have likened it, lookswise, to a BMW. Now this will really please the great and the good...
  26 Apr 2012
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  Skoda names new car
  Do you hanker for a Skoda that is bigger than a Fabia but smaller than an Octavia? Yes? Well then your prayers are answered: meet the Ford Focus-sized Skoda Rapid. Unfortunately,...
  24 Apr 2012
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  Suzuki Swift: Road tester's view
  For the past couple of weeks my Suzuki Swift has been in the capable hands of our road test editor Simon McBride and this is what he thought: My first impression...
  21 Apr 2012