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2014 Toyota RAV4 gets more equipment and a lower price

2014 Toyota RAV4 (pictured) gets more equipment and a lower price Toyota like to think of the RAV4 as the originator of the compact SUV, and as it’s been around for two decades and is in its fourth iteration, they probably have a point. But being the first doesn’t guarantee continued success; that comes from still being relevant and keeping up with the ever growing competition in the market place. So Toyota are giving the RAV4 a bit of a makeover for 2014 – not quite a facelift, more an upgrade – with additional equipment across the range and a price drop too.

Whiplash claim legal costs rising

GOVERNMENT attempts to reduce legal costs from whiplash injury claims seem to be failing. The average legal costs for small, whiplash-like third party injury (TPI) claims now stand at £2,500 per claimant, according to a report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. The institute said this was a 15% increase since 2010 "when the Ministry of Justice introduced new measures which sought, in part, to contain legal costs".

Audi A6 & Audi A7 get 309bhp V6 Bi-Turbo Diesel

The UK gets the new 3.0 BiTDI quattro in the A6 and A7 Audi has launched a new 309bhp V6 BiTurbo diesel engine in the UK for the A6 range and A7 Sportback. If you’re in Germany and wondering why reporting a new, more powerful Bi-Turbo diesel for the A6 and A7 is news, that’s because you’ve already got it, and we haven’t. Until now.