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Mot ring Motoring Suzuki Alto joins the Bridgestone Eco-Rally


SUZUKI’S styl ish Alto, one of the very cleanest petrol powered five door City Car s 103g/km has in


on sa l e


Eco-Rally. The Rally, now in its fourth year, was run from Brighton to London on Wednesday 8th July. The Alto achieved impressive results completing the 59 mile


some dense traffic - using less than five litres of fuel. The Bridgestone Eco-Rally,


journey - including The Suzuki Alto


organised by Revolve, was opened by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne and started on Madeira Drive in Brighton at 10.30am. With a pit-stop in Central London the Rally finished at 3pm at


the annual Bridgestone taken part at


the Royal Albert Memorial in Hyde Park. The Eco Rally is open to manufacturers,


and private individuals who were all keen to their


car exper ts, demonstrated again that compact and high efficiency petrol powered cars of simple, lightweight design and low cost can also make a difference. Other


fully


commercial vehicles, scooters, pet rol


ele ctr ic entrants ca r s


included and


high technology diesels and hydrogen fuel cell power. Speaking about the event,


/ elect r ic hybr ids,


David Seward, Senior Director for Sales and Marketing at


emissions vehicles. Suzuki, well known as the


latest low and zero small


companies showcase


Suzuki commented: “The annual Eco-Rally has been another


emission-producing cars. The Alto has proved today that not only does it keep up with the “pack” but it can do so in a clean and efficient way, producing very low emissions, a combined fuel consumption of more than 64mpg and just £20 in annual road tax.” The Alto is available from


for the company to show its strong commitment to producing cleaner,


lower fantastic opportunity


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just £6,995 under the latest low rate offers available from Suzuki Financial services and from £7,655 as an outright purchase or with Zero per cent


three years with a 10 per cent deposit.


Vauxhall’s safety conscious


FOR anyone with small


larger ones come to that, the fraught world of getting from A to B is made worse by one tiny flaw that every car has. Every car that is,


rear door on a normal car for a small child to get in,


seconds the child is out of your control and


for a few


except the new Meriva from Vauxhall. The problem is this: you open a


When children, or


family FlexDoor Meriva Test


under threat of traffic. The shear ergonomics involved in the action of opening the door, puts you on one side and


the other. It’s a mad moment. But now, thos e


the chi ld on


sup er sma rt car designers at Vauxhall have come up with the solution to every parent’s


- FlexDoors. The new Meriva’s


It’s not a nightmare


rear doors open the other way.


new idea as I’m sure we’ve all seen gangster cars


and also London cabs, employing the same method. Al Capone took advantage of the door arrangement to ride


Chicago, whereas the London cab provides a safe haven for Harrods shoppers to protect th e i r


of time until all family cars adopt this design.


handbags. It’ll only be a matter


n ew Gucc i roughshod over from the 1920s,


It’s so simple, it’s genius. But then again, most genius ideas are simple. For test ing this


and


Vauxhall Meriva I nee two children to help out. My 8-year-old and his 3-year-old cousin Rosie are willing guinea pigs and as anyone will know, who has a gaggle of small children to protect with your


hard work enough without the impending peril of


juggernauts lives, it’s


vans. The Vauxhall


delivery


Mer iva i s a family car that de l i v e r s. It del ivers


to stand in the same space as you load the precious cargo. So what about the


car itself? Well, it’s a Vauxhall. Vauxhalls have 500 years of history behind them, they know what they’re doing. It’s roomy and a


piece. In effect the FlexDoor ar r a ngeme nt provides a safe area for children to get in and out of the car. It’s an incredible feature being


lo v e d ones safe and sound an d


in your by by o n e NIGEL EV NIG


safety able


1.4 engine delivers a combined mpg of 46.3 (urban 35.8 and extra urban 55.4), has carbon emissions of 144 g/km and does 0- 62mph in 13 seconds. For me the technical


the EVANS


great drive. If you must know tech spec, the


tech out of the way, the Mer iva


car for the family now. I t set s


stuff is a nice bi- product. If you’ve got a family to look after, the pistons are a means to an end.


benchmarks for every other manufacturer. Thanks to Jonathan at Southern Vauxhall on the Watton in Brecon for the loan of the New Meriva. Call 08443 752451 for your own test drive and see how safe transporting your little ones can be.


new


So with all is


the the


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 





 


 





Thursday, August 5, 2010





 


The back door arrangement on the Meriva provides a safe area for children (and dogs) to get in and out of the car


  


The new Vauxhall Meriva Exclusiv





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  


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