January will see a bundle of hot new superminis unleashed onto UK roads – including the Alfa Romeo Mito, Ford Ka and Fiat 500 Abarth.
With plenty of car deals, low petrol prices and postponed tax increases, 2009 is a great time to buy.
Are you going to buy a new or used car this month?
Entries Tagged as ‘Toyota’
January 6, 2009
Are you buying a car in January?
January 5, 2009
Snowed-in family runs fridge, freezer and TV on Toyota Prius
When an ice storm hit the US town of Harvard last month many houses found themselves without electricity for several days.
But one quick-thinking man converted his hybrid Toyota Prius to run his family’s essential appliances. Here’s how:
December 12, 2008
Which of the Sultan’s 3,000 cars would YOU blag?
Forget his 1,788 room mansion. Forget the private aeroplane with gold-plated furniture. Forget his Oxford Law degree – this man has more than 3,000 cars. THREE THOUSAND.
If driven all at the same time, his planet-eating collection would melt the polar icecaps and suck the ozone layer by Christmas. Probably.
You have think, surely he wouldn’t miss [...]
November 25, 2008
Toyota iQ is a clever package
The genius of the original Mini was its use of space. The Toyota iQ’s designers clearly understood that.
Alec Issigonis placed the Mini’s engine sideways under its bonnet, and placed the battery in the boot so there was more room inside the car for passengers and luggage.
The Toyota iQ is the latest interpretation of this design [...]
June 18, 2008
Top Gear hits America
It’s like Top Gear… in America.
The UK’s biggest motoring programme hops across the pond to deliver high-octane thrills to the US – swapping Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for a trio of American hosts in Top Gear USA.
The new series of Top Gear starts in the UK this Sunday with the familiar line [...]
June 13, 2008
What used cars can you get for the cost of a Kelisa?
Britain’s lowest priced new car is the Perodua Kelisa, with prices starting from £4,499.
Fitted with a 1-litre petrol engine, it delivers 62.4mpg on the combined cycle and emits 121g/km of carbon dioxide, putting it in tax band C with an annual bill of £120.
But what used cars can you get second hand for the price [...]
April 25, 2008
Lexus tease us with the LF-A supercar
The Lexus LF-A supercar looks fantastic, packs a sledgehammer-like 5-litre V10 engine behind the front wheels and can spit road out of the back at the rate of more than 200mph.
But please Lexus, let us drive it.
April 21, 2008
My car was inspired by Kate Winslet
Auto Trader has delved into the inspiration behind some well-known cars and found out some surprising things.
April 1, 2008
Would you buy a ‘green’ special edition?
We reviewed the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion, which uses an ultra-efficient diesel engine emitting just 99g of carbon dioxide per km.
And with the recent Budget announcement changing the rules for road tax, the new Polo Bluemotion is road tax-exempt.
Another car with the same philosophy is the new Seat Leon Ecomotive. It uses a new diesel engine [...]
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