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2010 Toyota Auris: launch weirdness in general
cj hubbard writes:
The launch of the 2010 Toyota Auris in Barcelona raises a number of interesting points – for the time being here are just a pair of them.
First of all, why is that whenever a car manufacturer chooses to rely on satnav instead of a route book to tell us where […]
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under On Launch.
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Volkswagen Group boots it!
Richard Aucock writes:
If you like Volkswagen-esque estates, you’re spoiled for choice right now. Here are two more load-luggers from the VW family:
You’ll recognise one. It’s our SEAT Exeo ST long-termer. And the other? It’s the one you can get for almost the same circa-23k spend. The new Skoda Superb estate. Time for […]
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 under On Launch.
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Toyota: well, this should be interesting…
cj hubbard writes:
I’m just leaving now for the Heathrow, and the launch of the 2010 Toyota Auris.
This is the first Toyota launch we’ve attended since the company’s little local international difficulty with a remarkably vast selection of recall notices, and its apparent attempt to disprove the maxim that all publicity is good publicity.
Now is […]
Posted: February 21st, 2010 under On Launch.
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An Aston Martin on Aston Hill
Dan Trent writes:We actually drove the Aston Martin Rapide some weeks ago but the vagaries of embargoes and suchlike meant we couldn’t publish the story until this week. Anyway, you can now read all about how wonderful the new Rapide on the main MSN Cars page. But I thought I’d expand a bit on […]
Posted: February 10th, 2010 under On Launch.
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A taxi ride, AMG style
Dan Trent writes:So, Bernd Maylander. By now if you’ve been reading my blogs you’ll know who he is. Not just F1 safety car driver. Not just occasional Sprinter minibus chaffeur. No, he’s also a taxi driver. OK, the AMG ‘ice taxi’ isn’t your usual minicab (not unless the ones round your way have 6.2-litre […]
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under On Launch.
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SEAT Ibiza FR TDI: getting far too familiar with Barcelona Airport
cj hubbard writes:
I’m here today to claim the unofficial lap record for Barcelona Airport. Well, Terminal 2 at the very least.
See, during the return leg of the launch route for the new SEAT Ibiza FR TDI – which is a turbodiesel hot hatch, incidentally – my driving partner and I were somehow […]
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under On Launch.
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AMGs on ice, day two
Dan Trent writes:So, day two at the AMG academy and today things got serious - time laps and everything. But first we needed a lift to the garage to pick up the cars. And here, finally, is evidence of our may Bernd Maylander at the wheel of our mini bus. Remember this image when […]
Posted: February 7th, 2010 under On Launch.
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AMGs on ice, day one
Dan Trent writes:Two important things to note from the above photo, the first being the temperature and the second being the fact the ESP is switched off, under strict orders of our hosts! Now, switching off the stability control when the going is slippery isn’t usual behaviour (OK, I may have done it with […]
Posted: February 6th, 2010 under On Launch.
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What do Swedes drive in the snow?
Dan Trent writes:
Greetings from Arjeplog, just 60 miles short of the arctic circle but cold enough for that not to matter one jot. Obviously it’s snowy too, cue various winter wonderland/just-like-Narnia type cliches and the 8000-plus lakes in the region (it says here) are all frozen solid and therefore just the job for winter testing […]
Posted: February 5th, 2010 under On Launch.
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No pain, no gain
Dan Trent writes:
There are early starts and there are early starts. And setting the above alarm call made me wince. But this particular cloud (of snow) literally has a silver lining, as you’ll see below.
Watch this space for more!
Dan
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Links:
Top 10 best and worst cars in the snow
Let it snow, let it snow, […]
Posted: February 5th, 2010 under On Launch.
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