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New Ford Kuga: Titanium and Titanium X make up 87% of sales

The new Ford Kuga is now hitting UK showrooms, and Ford has revealed that 87% of buyers are opting for the range-topping Titanium and Titanium X models. But what’s most interesting – in what is supposed to be a cash-strapped economy – is that a full 87 per cent of all the new Kugas ordered so far have been the range-topping Titanium and Titanium X models, and the average up-spend on options is another £1,000 on top of that. That means that although the Ford Kuga range starts at £21,000, 87 per cent of buyers are actually spending between £25-30k on their new compact SUV, which must warm the cockles of Ford’s heart.

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 & Peugeot RCZ HYbrid4 at Frankfurt

Peugeot are bringing the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 - a diesel Hybrid - to Frankfurt But not just the Peugeot RCZ HYbrid4. The RCZ’s sibling – at least platform-wise – is the 3008. And Peugeot are bringing a Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 – a diesel Hybrid version of the new Peugeot 3008 – to Frankfurt as well.

2014 European Car of the Year shortlist announced

Established in 1964, the European Car of the Year award was set up to celebrate a “single, decisive winner” each year among all new cars in Europe. So, now running into its fiftieth year, the shortlist for the landmark half-century award for the European Car of the Year 2014 has been announced. The seven runners and riders boast among them an interesting and varied mix of bodystyles, shapes, sizes and even powertrains.