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  Honest John's Deals from July 31 Jul 2014 (News)
  Want to save money on your next car service, cut the cost of fuel or save thousands off the price of your next car? Experts from HonestJohn.co.uk search the market every day to find you the latest money saving deals and offers. Here’s our round up of the latest discounts to save you £££££s on everything from breakdown cover to new cars.  Friday 1 August Drive the Deal is offering savings of as much as £5000 off the list price of various Toyota models , including the Aygo and the Rav4.  Click here Thursday 31 July The RAC is offering up to £50 free fuel with selected breakdown cover .
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 26 Jan 2016 (News)
  Morrisons, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's have all slashed the price of diesel.  Click for more info Monday 4 January  Get £500 free fuel with Vauxhall. The manufacturer is offering free fuel with selected new models, along with 20 per cent off all approved accessories.  Click for more info
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  New 1.6 and 2.0 Litre PSA/Ford Diesels 19 Feb 2003 (News)
  The project team wanted to design a high-quality engine, in particular with significantly enhanced drivability compared with the previous generation, which had already set the market standard. These goals were met without increasing fuel consumption, which remains very low. In terms of environmental protection, the new engine will be available at launch with a Euro IV compliant version with the FAP particulate filter.
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  First Production HondaJet Files 30 Jun 2014 (News)
  The HondaJet is the world's most advanced light business jet aircraft, with best-in-class advantages in performance, comfort, quality and efficiency. The HondaJet is the fastest, highest-flying, quietest, and most fuel-efficient jet in its class. The HondaJet incorporates many technological innovations in aviation design, including the unique Over-The-Wing Engine Mount (OTWEM) configuration that dramatically improves performance and fuel efficiency by reducing aerodynamic drag.
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  40,000,000th Engine Comes Off the Line at Ford's Dagenham 12 Jul 2012 (News)
  Ford Dagenham’s 1.6-litre TDCi diesel engine powers the latest Ford Fiesta ECOnetic model, which boasts fuel economy of 85.6mpg and low CO2 emissions of 87g/km. Ford’s 1.6-litre TDCi also features in Ford Focus, C-MAX, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models as the most fuel-efficient, low-CO2 engine derivative and is the most popular engine choice for UK fleet buyers.
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  World's Most Dangerous Roads Back With a Vengeance 14 Jun 2012 (News)
  They quickly learn not to turn off the engine and refuel on the move, as failure to do so would rapidly result in frozen fuel, a cracked engine block and hypothermia for the humans. Travellers regularly die on this road when they run out of fuel or break down. It's a difficult drive from the start and the comics end up skidding off the road into the ditch on their very first day.
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  Scrappage brings New Suzukis Down to £4,795 12 May 2009 (News)
  The Alto is the cleanest five-door City car on sale in the UK with emissions of just103g/km, 64mpg fuel consumption and £35 Annual Road Tax. The Swift 1.3 GL three-door is available for a down payment of £625 with 0% APR finance, payable over two years. Driveplan Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) now includes Alto – available from just £89 per month.
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  Jaguar recognised For Exceptional Dependability by J.D. Power 19 Mar 2009 (News)
  "Just this year we've introduced two outstanding new engine series that set the standard for performance, fuel economy and emissions, while our new super high-performance models, the XFR and XKR, are getting excellent reviews from the world's motoring writers. "Stand-out design, stunning performance and superb dependability – This Is The New Jaguar!"
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  HONDA TO LAUNCH JAZZ HYBRID 21 May 2008 (News)
  Its strengths will be good fuel efficiency, manoeuvrability, comfort and styling. Production costs will be significantly reduced with the new control unit and battery made lighter and more compact. A thinner motor is also being produced in an improved manufacturing facility at Honda's Suzuka plant.
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  Toyota Prius Avoids Congestion Charging 16 May 2002 (News)
  TransportAction PowerShift is a government-funded initiative run by the Energy Saving Trust, which aims to create a sustainable market in the UK for vehicles which run on clean fuels such as LPG, natural gas and electricity. Since it was started in 1996, the programme has helped place 12,000 clean fuel vehicles on UK roads. The PowerShift demonstration project programme is designed to make support funding available to assist projects involving near market-ready clean fuel vehicle and engine technologies.
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  New Hyundai i20 revealed: tech-heavy small car to rival Ford Fiesta 20 Feb 2020 (News)
  Set to compete against the popular Ford Fiesta as well as value alternatives like the Skoda Fabia and Kia Rio, the new i20 will be sold in the UK solely with a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 100PS. This uses a 48-volt mild-hybrid system to provide an improvement of fuel economy of around three per cent, says Hyundai - although official MPG figures are yet to be confirmed. As standard, the petrol engine will be paired with a new six-speed manual gearbox capable of decoupling the engine from the transmission when the driver lifts off the accelerator, allowing the car to coast and save fuel.
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  A Grand Monday: Vauxhall Nova 10 Mar 2014 (News)
  What’s more, it has tax until the end of April and eight months left on its MoT. We also think there’s room to negotiate on the asking price, with a faulty fuel gauge listed in the advert. The big bugbear of the Nova was rusty wheelarches, but this hatchback looks clean and solid from its pictures, with striking red paintwork and original hubcaps. Nova hatchback models are becoming quite rare now, with many lost in accidents to inexperienced drivers or the whims of GTE enthusiasts.
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  Paris Motor Show 2012: SEAT debuts the new Leon 27 Sep 2012 (News)
  Prices start at £15,670, rising to £22,375 for the FR TDI.  The lighter weight helps towards lower emissions and better fuel economy. The Ecomotive model will achieve sub-100g/km emissions and official economy of 74.3mpg, meaning zero annual VED and congestion charge exemption. Economy improvements aren’t restricted to the Ecomotive model, though – the rest of the range benefits from better fuel economy too, despite increased peformance.
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  Michelin Energy Saver Tyre is 'Which?' Best Buy 13 Apr 2012 (News)
  magazine, rated summer tyres in all main areas of performance including wet and dry handling and braking, external drive-by noise, fuel consumption and wear. The Michelin Energy Saver is the Company’s fourth generation of “green” car tyres which replaced the previous Energy range and is designed to improve fuel consumption, and thus reduce CO 2 emissions, by reducing rolling resistance.
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  2009 was worst years for used car sales 12 Mar 2010 (News)
  All of these cars suffered a drop in sale, while BMW was the only manufacturer to enjoy a rise in used car sales throughout 2009. Alternative fuel and hybrid-powered cars become more popular in 2009, helped by rising fuel prices. However, used cars aged between 0- and 3-years old also endured lower sales as the scrappage scheme encouraged more buyers to purchase a new car instead of a used one.
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  New Engines and Specs for Alfa 156 8 Jun 2002 (News)
  JTS stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric. Alfa has abandoned twin spark plugs in favour of directly injecting the fuel air mixture to the combustion chamber, running at lean burn to 1,500rpm and a stoichiometric 14.7:1 air:fuel mixture thereafter. Compression ration is raised to 11.3:1, power is up 15bhp and torque up 18 lb ft. 156 JTSs start at £17,720 for the saloon and £18,820 for the Sportwagon.
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  Top 10: Most popular cars on the road 1 Jun 2016 (News)
  The UK car market is booming as thousands of buyers t ake advantage of record low rates on finance, lower fuel prices and a glut of new models. As a result, n ew registrations  are at a 10-year high and  2.4 million cars were sold in the UK in 2014, a rise of 10 per cent on 2013.  We've crunched the DVLA numbers to find the UK's 10 most popular models and the results will surprise you, because the list doesn't include a single SUVs or crossover.
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  Teenage Special Citroen C2 Just £7,758 29 Apr 2005 (News)
  New 1.1i C2 Furio comes with low Group 2E insurance, and 'We Pay The VAT' discounted price of £7,758. 61bhp 1.1 engine offers combined fuel economy of almost 50 mpg. Kit include rear spoiler, fog lights, colour-coded mouldings, two-tone bolstered sports seats, leather bound steering wheel, CD player, ABS with EBD and EBA, four airbags, remote central locking with deadlocks, as well as electric front windows and door mirrors.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 16-5-2015 16 May 2015 (News)
  Or, if you always obtained your fuel from a single supplier, do you want to pursue the fuel station, which has already denied any water in its fuel? It is possible that if the vehicle was filled with high percentage biofuel (which has a higher water content) and left for a long time unused, then condensation created the water in the fuel.
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  Hyundai gets into the funeral business, BMW's political roundel badges and a SEAT Leon with a 10,000-mile range 1 Apr 2010 (News)
  A handy luggage space sits atop the extra-large fuel tank, meaning the Leon Ecomotive Prototype remains as practical as it is economical. Other important revisions have been made to the SEAT's standard suspension set-up of course, allowing it to maintain its sporty handling while carrying the increased fuel load.