While making the motoring public and press aware of the many benefits and features of their new executive model, there was little column space given to the fact that the birthof the Insignia bought about the death of one of Vauxhall’s longer-term vehicles: the Vectra.
It could almost be suggested that the Vectra was being done [...]
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After a dramatic entrance in London last year and a world premier at the British Motor show in July of 2008, the new Vauxhall Insignia has been announced as this year’s European Car of the Year with just a single point victory above its competitors.
The new Vauxhall Insignia dropped in on London, literally, in a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, aston martin, auto, auto news, automotive, car news, cars, driving, ford, honda, hybrid, hybrid cars, motoring, motors, renault on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a tricky time for the automotive industry as the recession has plunged it’s claws in deeper with every passing month, will 2009 see it recover? Not an industry to rest on its laurels, there’s some great cars launching to keep an eye out for in the coming year with something for all tastes [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 3 series, auto, bmw, bmw 3 series, car, car tests, cars, driving, engines, motoring, motoring articles, motors, road tests, test drives, tests on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did I want to test drive the new BMW 3 Series? Of course I did. Because I happen to love the new face lift and wanted to experience the famous BMW handling. For while the styling on the new BMW 3 Series may be decisive, there is little argument on the drive and ride quality.
Climbing [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged auto, automotive, badge, bmw, branding, car, cars, emblems, motoring on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In terms of branding, BMW is known in the automotive world for three things. One of which is the more recent facelift and redesign of its models that divided the motoring critics into love-it-or-hate-it camps. The two longer standing brand identities associated with BMW are its logo and the numerical nomenclature used in the naming [...]
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