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n o t q u i t e u p t o A u d i l e v e l s o f q u a l i t y .

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t e e r i n g w h e e l w i t h t h e s t a r t / s t o p b u t t o n

o u s e d w i t h i n t h e l o w e r l e f t s e c t o r . T h e

o s t e y e - c a t c h i n g t h i n g s , h o w e v e r , a r e

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t e e r i n g c o l u m n . M o r e o n t h o s e l a t e r .

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v e r l y s u p p o r t i v e , b u t y o u n e e d t o s p e c t h e

u x u r y p a c k i f y o u w a n t t o h a v e f u l l l e a t h e r

n d e l e c t r i c a d j u s t m e n t . I n t h e b a c k , t h e r e

a n i m p r e s s i v e a m o u n t o f r o o m , w i t h

n o u g h s p a c e f o r s i x - f o o t e r s t o b e

o m f o r t a b l e i n t h e s l i g h t l y b u c k e t e d

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Essentials

AlfaRomeoG iulia2.2JTDM -2Sup e rPrice: £ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ( e s t )

Engine: 2 . 2 - l i t r e 4 c y l t u r b o d i e s e l

Power/torque: 1 7 8 b h p / 4 5 0 N m

Transmission: E i g h t - s p e e d a u t o ,r e a r - w h e e l d r i v e

0-62mph: 7 . 1 s e c o n d s

Top speed: 1 4 3 m p h

Economy: 6 7 . 3 m p g

CO2: 1 0 9 g / k m

ON SALE September

E N G I N E A 148bhp 2.2-litre diesel isavailable alongside this 178bhp version. Top-spec Quadrifoglio models come with a 503bhp 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6

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c o m p e t i t i v e e x e c u t i v e s a l o o n s e c t o r .

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p l a t f o r m a n d 5 0 : 5 0 w e i g h t b a l a n c e

a l s o m a k e i t e n j o y a b l e t o d r i v e .

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f t e r i t h a s s e t t l e d , i t ’ s r e m a r k a b l y

m o o t h b o t h a t i d l e a n d o n t h e m o v e .

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a v e j u s t t h e s a m e f e e l a s t h e o n e s y o u ’ l l

n d i n a F r r a r i , a n d i f y o u w a n t t o d o t h e

h i f t i n g y o u r s e l f , t h e y m a k e t h e p r o c e s s

e l v e r y i n v o l v i n g . T h e p a c e i s b r i s k , t o o ,

i t h t h e G i u l i a a c c e l e r a t i n g e f f o r t l e s s l y

n d r a c i n g f r o m 0 - 6 2 m p h i n j u s t 7 . 1

s e c o n d s . H o w e v e r , i t ’ s a l s o p r e t t y f r u g a l ,

w i t h c l a i m e d 6 7 m p g f u e l e c o n o m y –

i d e n t i c a l t o a B M W 3 2 0 d ’ s f i g u r e .

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t r a c k n e a r M i l a n , a s w e l l a s o n t h e r o a d ,

a n d w h i l e s u r f a c e i m p e r f e c t i o n s w e r e f e w

a n d f a r b e t w e e n , t h e r i d e f e l t r e m a r k a b l y

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a n d t h r o u g h c o m p r e s s i o n s .

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t h e c a r f e l t n i c e l y c a l m a n d s e t t l e d w h e n

c o r n e r i n g , w i t h a d i s c e r n i b l e a n d e n j o y a b l e

r e a r - w h e e l - d r i v e b a l a n c e i f y o u p u s h e d h a r d .

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f r o m w i t h A l f a ’ s D N A s e l e c t o r . A d v a n c e d

E f f i c i e n c y m o d e i s t h e m o s t e c o n o m i c a l ,

b u t t h e G i u l i a f e e l s h a m s t r u n g b y t h e t i m i d

t h r o t t l e a n d g e a r b o x c a l i b r a t i o n s . T h e c a r i s

h a p p i e s t i n N a t u r a l a n d D y n a m i c s e t t i n g s .

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a s s t a n d a r d , w h i l e a d a p t i v e c r u i s e c o n t r o l ,

b l i n d s p o t w a r n i n g , a r e a r p a r k i n g c a m e r a

a n d a u t o n o m o u s e m e r g e n c y b r a k i n g w i t h

p e d e s t r i a n p r o t e c t i o n a r e a l l o p t i o n a l .

v e r a l l , t h e G i u l i a i s a p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e .

V a r i o u s e n g i n e e r s w e r e b r o u g h t a c r o s s f r o m

F r r a r i t o g u i d e d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d i t h a s c l e a r l y

b e e n a v e r y e f f e c t i v e s t r a t e g y . I ’ s e n j o y a b l e t o

d r i v e a n d c o m p e t i t i v e i n a l l t h e k e y p r a c t i c a l

a r e a s , w h i l e r e t a i n i n g t h a t d a s h o f d e s i r a b i l i t y

t h a t l i f t s a n A l f a a b o v e t h e m e r e u t i l i t a r i a n .

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LOAD AREA Alfa’s 480-litre bootmatches rivals fromBMW and Mercedes.Spacious under-floor storage area comesin handy, too

INaddition to thediesel, wealso took thered-hotQuadrifoglioversionfor adrive.It’s this car that Alfa hopeswilltakeon the BMWM3– andwith503bhpgoing to therearwheelsfromitsall-newtwin-turboV6, it’s inwith a shout.The0-62mph sprinttakes3.9seconds

andthe eight-speed ZFwill be theonly

gearbox option. Yougeta fourthsettingadded to theDNA driving modeswith‘Race’ turning theESPoff; it’s great fun. A proper torque-vectoring differentia

makes thecarbeautifully progressive,andpromisingly, there’salsoa buttonthat allows youto soften thedampers.Watch outfor our full reviewnextweek.

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e n g i n e s w h e n i t m a k e s i t s d e b u t i n 2 0 1 8 .

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a n d o r d i e s t a a l s o e x p e c t e d i n 2 0 1 7 .

P e u g e o t ’ s s t a t e d g o a l i s t o b e c o m e

“ t h e b e s t h i g h - e n d g e n e r a l i s t b r a n d ” –

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t o b e o f f e r e d i n t h r e e a n d f i v e - d o o r f o r m .

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w i l l b e c l o s e t o t h a t o f i t s l a r g e r b r o t h e r ,

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l e n g t h w i l l s t a y a t f o u r m e t r e s . T h e

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customer thatit can beas goodas four-wheeldrive in many conditions,”he said.

“After transferring theknow howfrom theDakar car intostandardmodels,

wewillmake itwork– everythingwelearn willoneday bein our roadcars.”

Peugeotprojects design director

KeithRyder insisted thebrand washeading in the right direction.“We

are not afraidto takerisks,” hesaid.“Before, marketingwould havesaid:

‘Thatneedsto beblueas it’s alwaysbeenblue.’ Now wehavemore freedom.”

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a m e d e s i g n a s t h e S - s p e c m o d e l . B o t h f e a t u r e a m o r e o r g a n i s e d

e n t r e c o n s o l e , w i t h a l a r g e d i s p l a y d o m i n a t i n g t h e d a s h .

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GTi-badged SUVs couldbe on theway.

Wechallenged theboss onwhether he could ignore the successof crossoversin Europe, and if hisperformance

sub-brandwasalready considering beefed-up versionsof existingSUVs.

“Why not?” Famin told Auto Express.“The2008 DKR isfullyin the brand’sstrategy.Cross-country raceslike theDakar aregetting biggerandbigger,andwe are winningthem. The 2008 is

ourworldcar. Having this cross-country program fits verywellwith wherewewant todevelop ourbrand.Doing itwith the 2008 isalsoa way topromotethisSUV and togiveit a better image.”

A 2008GTiwould buildon the successofthe 208 and308GTi models, andour exclusive imageshowshowit could

look. Flaredarches, largealloysandchunkybumperswould setit apart,while

under theskinwouldbe a powerfulturbocharged petrol enginepairedwitha manualgearboxand front-wheel drive.

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MOTORISTS withunpaidparkingfinecould havetheir ticketspaid offby watching advertsvia a newmobile ap

Users ofParkMyFineearncredits watching ads,which arethen enteredinto a dailyprizedraw. The more eachdriver watches, thebetterchancethehaveofwinning. Theythenhave24 hours to receivethepayment.

TheBritishParkingAssociationsaitdidn’tcommenton specific cases,butquestioned whyanybodywould

wantto watch thatmanyadverts.

TOYOTA hasrevealed a conceptcarbasedontheGT86, usingan unusual bodystyle:a three-door shooting brake estate.

TheGT86 ShootingBrakeconceptwasthoughtup byToyota Australia’sProductDesignteam,and after theGT86’schief engineerTetsuya Tada sawthedesign,

histeam inJapandecided tobuild a full

concept. It’snotjusta life-sizemodel,either;this isa fullyfunctioningcar that’sbeen tested onToyota’sproving grounds. It’snotdestined forproductionatpresent,althoughToyota iskeentoseethepublic reaction to theestate.

Thereareno fundamentalmechanical

changesto theconcept,with only therear

quarter and roofline being altered.Thatmeans thesame 197bhp2.0-litrefour-cylinderengineremains under thebonnet,paired with a six-speedmanualgearboxandrear-wheel drive.

The boot isa lotbigger nowas well,and Toyota’sAustralian designchief

says it’s evenbigenough forsurfboards.

DRIVERS caug h t b y s p eed cam eras in Lond on o r Nor th am p tons h ire are

ore th an t ice as likel to h ave th eir fineovertu rne d th an th e UK average ,accord ingto ex clus ive Auto E p res s r es earch .

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d rivers h ad as ucces s rate of9.2 p e r cent.

M otoris ts caug h t b y th e M etrop o litanPolice are m os t likel to d od ge p o ints and afine, ith nearl one in five tickets cancelled .

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es earch at IAM Road Sm art,s aid :“ W e ’d liketo s ee no s p eed ing tickets overtur ned ,as itcan s end th e m es s age ex ceed ing th e lim its s om eth ing th at y ou can g et a a ith .

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as p eed ing ticket is or th ch alleng ing .”

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t o c c e l e r t e t h e p r o c e s s ”

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h o c k s F CA j o i n s w i t h G o o g l eo d e v e l o p u t o n o m o u s c r t e c h

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G o o g l e t o w o r k o n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

r i v e r l e s s c a r s . FC A w i l l s u p p l y t h e t e c h g i a n t

i t h 1 0 0 C h r y s l e r P a c i f i c a s ( a b o v e ) , a n d

n g i n e e r s f r o m b o t h f i r m s w i l l c o m b i n e

f f o r t s t o t u r n t h e M P V s i n t o s e l f - d r i v i n g c a r s .

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o r k e d w i t h a t r a d i t i o n a l c a r m a n u f a c t u r e r

i n c e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f i t s a u t o n o m o u s

r o j e c t i n 2 0 0 9 – a l t h o u g h i t s c u r r e n t t e s t

e e t o f a r o u n d 7 0 v e h i c l e s i n c l u d e s t h e

e x u s R X 4 5 0 h . C h r y s l e r w i l l s u p p l y 1 0 0 o f

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a l l o w e n g i n e e r s t o f i t G o o g l e ’ s s e l f -

r i v i n g s o f t w a r e a n d h a r d w a r e .

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p p o r t u n i t y f o r FC A t o p a r t n e r w i t h o n e o f

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p i c t u r e d b e l o w r i g h t ) . “ T h e e x p e r i e n c e

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o d e l i v e r i n g a u t o m o t i v e t e c h n o l o g y

o l u t i o n s t h a t u l t i m a t e l y h a v e f a r -

e a c h i n g c o n s u m e r b e n e f i t s . ”

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s “ d i s r u p t i v e i n t e r l o p e r s ” i n t h e c a r

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t e s t i n g a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o c e s s .

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a s e l f - d r i v i n g t e s t b e d i s a c a l c u l a t e d

o n e , a s G o o g l e w o u l d l i k e t o s e e

a u t o n o m o u s v e h i c l e s c o m p e t e w i t h p u b l i c

t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r a t h e r t h a n p r i v a t e c a r s .

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c a r s i n f o u r U S c i t i e s , b u t t e s t i n g o f t h e

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f a c i l i t y i n C a l i f o r n i a b e f o r e m o v i n g t o

t h e p u b l i c r o a d . G o o g l e c l a i m s t h a t

a r o u n d 3 3 , 0 0 0 d e a t h s p e r y e a r i n

t h e U S c o u l d b e p r e v e n t e d w i t h

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THERoadTrafficActcouldbe amendedassoonas2017 toprepare UK roads fordriverlesscars.It wasannounced lastweekthat internationaldriving lawswillbe altered bytheUNtoallowvehicles to travelat highspeeds forup to threeminuteswithout drivers touchingthewheel,andVolvo will launch livetrials in London. And theUKGovernment– keen tomake Britain

a centreof excellence for autonomous vehicles–will reveal theresultsof itsconsultationon

lawchangeslater this year,with changesexpected tobe rolledout bysummer 2017.There’s still nodecisiononwhat orwho

will be liablein theevent ofanaccident,though, withsomemanufacturers likeVolvocommitting to self-insurance. Thedirectorof the Associationof British Insurers, James Dalton,saida patchworksystemwas unsustainable,andtheUKwould likely take cues from Americancourt rulings to influenceinsurance claims. Aframework is expectedtobe inplaceby 2019. A certificationprocessfordamagedcarsis also

likely tobe introduced tomakesure autonomousfeaturesare fullyoperational after a shunt.

CHAN G EOFPLANFCA’s Marchionne

had previously described Googleas an “interloper”in industry as itdevelops its owndriverless car (pictured above)

New petrol engine for facelifted PicassoTHECitroenC4Picasso (above) has been updatedwith thenewmodelgetting a redesigned frontbumperand grille,as well asnewrear lights,newexterior colour options and17-inch alloywheels.TheGrandC4 Picasso gets a similar roundof

changesfor 2016, and bothmodelsnow featureCitroen’s latest sat-navand infotainmentsystemsTherearenewengineandgearbox options too,with a new 108bhppetrol andsix-speedmanualoptionfor theC4 Picasso,whilebothmodelsget anautomaticgearbox for the128bhppetrol engine.

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r o n t i n c o n t r a s t i n g g r e y f o i l . H o n e y c o m b

r a p h i c s c o v e r t h e s i d e , b o n n e t a n d r o o f ,

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s e v e n s p e a k e r s a n d L ED l i g h t s .

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a 3 4 5 b h p v e r s i o n o f t h e s a m e e n g i n e , t h i s

t i m e p a i r e d w i t h a f o u r - w h e e l - d r i v e s y s t e m .

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3 4 5 b h p ) p o w e r o u t p u t , a n d t h e f a c t t h a t

t h i s y e a r ’ s f e s t i v a l i s t h e 3 5 t h m e e t i n g .

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Kn irsc h also c o n firm ed t h at t h e n ext A8 –p review ed b y t h e Prologue co n c ep t (p ic t ured )

at t h e 2014 LAMot o rSh o w – w ill feat ureh e So c iet y o fAut o m o t ive En gine ers’(SAE)st an d ard ise d Level 3 o faut o m atio n ,w h ereh e d riverc an rem o ve th eirh an d s fro m t h e

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FINDING afault ith ane car isrr itating ,b u t it’s not th e en d ofth e orldfy ou r d ealer c an fix it.Th e q u es tio n is ,o long s h ould y ou ait for th e rep air?

Read er Ch ris Grind ro d ofO ld h am ,GreaterM anch es ter,argu ed on e m o nth as toolong for h is d ealer to loc ate th e s ou rce of

aleak in h is fou r-m onth -o ld Jeep Ch erokee.H e told Au to E p res s :“ I noticed flood ingn th e foot ells b ack in Janu ary ,b u t it kep tth e car for eeks b efore it m anage d to

ork ou t h o th e ater as getting in.”H e ex p lained h is franch is ed d ealer,

Old h am M otors ,h ad b een forc ed to ord eratoolfrom th e U S to un b olt as eat andnves tig ate fu rth er,b u t th at as on b ackord er untilm id -M arch .Alth oug h Ch ris

as g iven acou rtes y car h ile th e rep airstook p lace,h e arg u ed :“ I s h ou ld n’t

ave b een ex p ected to ait un tilth en.” W e agr eed th e d ealer s h ou ld h ave th e

op p ortunit to fi x t h e p rob lem ,as any courtand ling arejection claim ou ld ex p ect toee evid enc e ofth at.B ut e ad vis ed C h ris

th at,ifth e rep airs d rag on,h e s h ou ld s tartejection p roceed ing s h ile it’s s tillfault .

In th e m eantim e,Au to E p re s s c alledJeep to as k ab ou t th e d ela ,and itsp okes m an ackno led g ed th e d ealerad und ertaken an “ ex tens ive inves tigation”

n o rd er to id en tif th e fault.H e co ntinued :After as s es s i ng allth e p os s i b le cau s es , e

d is covere d avery s m allh ole in th e s ealantaroun d th e h eelarch on th e d river ’s s id e.”

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ofh is finance p a m ents as com p ens ation.Bu t Ch ris told A uto E p res s :“ I d on’t antth e c ar b ack,even ifit’s fix ed ,as I’m

conce rned ab out its long -term reliab ilit .Th ey h aven’t even re p laced th e carp ets .”

W e called Jeep ,and it agr eed to accep tth e re jection .Its s p o kes m an s aid :“ M rGrind rod is avalu ed Jeep cu s tom e r h o isoth er is e ver y h ap p y ith h is Ch erokee and

ants to s ta ith th e b rand .S o Jeep h asd eci d ed to offer h im ane veh icle.”

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UsefulContacts

Con ta ct ar tin S aarine n

Call for drivers to facefines over tyre defects

O T O I C Jaguar’s new F-Pace

■ o v e r n m e n t u r g e d t o f o l l o w I r e l a n d ’ s l e a d w i t h p o i n t s a n d f i n e

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R a d e r s h a v eh a d t h e i r s a yo n F Pa c e –

a n d c o n s e n s ui s g e n e r a l l yp r e t t y p o s i t i v

In defence of thosedriving in middle lane

Dealers not playing fair on MoT testing

FROM: B m b e e THEn ew Jagu ar -Paceappears tobe a triu m ph forth ecom pan y, an d look s tobe on e ofJagu ar an d Rover’s bes tcars.W h enback ed u pw ith a slick d ealers h ipexperien ce, Jagu arh as tobe on toa w in n erh ere forsu re.Con gratu lation s.

FROM: t i g g e r I IKEth is car bu tread in gabou tth e slighty firm s u spen sion inyou rreport(Is s u e 1416m ak es m e feelth e -Pace w on ’tbe a good d rive on UKroad s.W h en are we goin gtogetan SUVw ith d ecen ts u spen s ion ? If Iw an ted asports carrid e, I’d bu y a sports car.

FROM: D o n a l d L m b e REGARDIN G TerryJon es ’com m en t(Iss u e 1417) I’m oftenpas s ed by d rivers an gry atm e forbein gin th e m id d le lan e.Id rive at70m ph ,an d fasterth an th e traffictom y leftIfI’m travellin gatth e n ation als peed lim itw h y s h ou ld an yon e n eed toovertk e?

FROM: N o r m a n Y u i l l e M Ylas ttocarsfailed th eirfirstM oTbecau se th e d ealerch ose totestth e carbefore servicin gitd espite k n owin g th ere w ere fau lts th atn eed ed ad d res sin g.Ibelieve th e first-tim e M oTfailu re rates in th is cou n tryare s k ew ed becau s e of th is practice.

FROM: R b e r t C m p b e l l AM O N G m y

frien d s an d I w e have a n u m berofEu ro5 d ies elcars .Severalpeople areexpres sin gin terestin gettin gretro-fitu pgrad es tored u ce h arm fu lem is sion s .Su rely m an u factu rers cou ld com e u pw ith som e m od ification s , w h ich cou ldbe carried ou td u rin grou tin e servicin g?

FROM: A l b e r t G r e g o r y YO URrecen tarticle

on recyclin g cars (Is s u e 1416wasexcellen tGiven allth e recen ttlkabou tem ission s an d pollu tion , itsgood tosee th atw h en cars com e toth een d of th eirlife , th ey aren ’tju stbein g lefin scrapyard s , bu tare recycled toh elpth e en viron m en tsty a bitclea n er.

Retro-fit solutionsneeded for emissions

Recycled cars a majorstep in right direction

■ “Th e M agn eRid es u spen sion s hou ld m ak eth e carvery ad aptbletod ifferen troads u rfaces.” French Alfisti

■ “Ju stseen th ree of thatm y d ealerin N ottin gh– th ey look eve n betterclose u p.Th e -Pace hidits size w ell.” antonyr

■ “How can th e -Pace besold w ith a d ies elen gin ean d a 0-62m ph tim e of8.7 s ecs a n d stillbe calleda Jagu ar?” BillyBananas

THEUKGovern m en tis bein grged tofollow Irelan d ’s lead inim provin groad safety by in trod u cin gm an d atory fin e form otorists

d rivin gwith illegalord efective tyres.Irelan d rece n ty an n ou n cedn ew 80Eu ro(£62) ixed

Ch arge N otice form otoristsu n d break in gth e law .Althou gh pen alties are in

place in th e UK– th ree pen altypoin ts an d a m axim u m fin ef £2,500perd efective tyre –h is is on ly see n as a s u m m ary

ffen ce, an d m otorists h ave togoth rou gh th e cou rts beforebein gh itw ith th e pen alties .Tyre m ak erBrid geston e believes

if th e UKw as tofollow Irelan d ’sead w ith an on -th e-spotapproach ,m ore m otorists w ou ld strtpayin gatten tion toth eirtyres.Recen ts u rveys h ave fou n d

h atm ore th an a qu arterofUKd rivers are ru n n in gworn tyresbelow th e 1.6m m legallim itrru bberth ats oth erw ise d efectiveleavin g10m illion Britis h

m otorists d rivin g on illegaltyres.Brid geston e m an agin gd irector

Robin Sh aw explain ed :“If a fixed

in e, as in Irelan d , res u lts inm otorists ch eck in gth eirtyresn d replacin gas n eces s ary,h en itcan on ly be a good th in g.”Th e Departm en tforTran s port

aid itw as alread y an offen ce todrive w ith d efective tyres an den forcem en tw as d ow n topolice.

Safety gap between

new and worn tyres has

brought a call for action

OPTIONS, options! Ifyou’veorderedanewcar recently, you’ll knowtheplethoraofextrasavailable.Whatdo youchoose?The20-inchdiamond-cutwheels?Glassroof?Top-endstereo?Allvery desirable, butwhatabout safetykit?“But allcarsgetfivestarsnow,don’t

they?”I hearyoucry. “Safety’sstandard!”Theanswer issurprisingly“no”– andtobereallysafe inmanymodels, you’ll needtospendextra.If you lookatSuzuki’snewBaleno, ithasthe first ofour EuroNCAPdualratings. Ineffect,themodelgetstwo ratings.Thefirstis a base ratingfor standardkit (three stars).Yetif youoptfor thesafetypack, you can‘buy’ five stars.Problem is,most customerswon’t

payfor safety– especiallynot collision-avoidancesystems. A recentThatchamsurveyshowedonlytwopercentof buyersopted foroptionalAutonomousEmergency Braking,eventhoughthe tech is insomeplacesreducing injurycrashesby45 per cent.Theissue?Most customers aren’t

awareofthesystems, andmostdon’twanttopayextra. Anddealersrarelypush thekit,either, preferring thevisualglitter.So,whypay forsomething youmay

neveruse?Well,it protectsyou24/7, yourownguardianangel. Itmight notsave yourwallet, butit maysaveyour life.

SAFETY

EXPERTMatthew Avery Direc t o ro fres earc hat That ch am Research(ww w.th atc h am .org )


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Tackling the motoring issues that matter

E i t o r - i n - c i f S v F w l r m t s s o m o f t h t o p b s s s i n t h b s i n s s a t t hB i j i n g M o t o r S o w t o f i n o u t h o w C i n a i s c a n g i n g t h s h a p o f t h i n u s t r y

CITROEN launched theChina-onlyC6saloon in Beijing, butthe futureis morenternationalwitha rangeofglobalmodels in

the offing, as CEO Linda Jackson and SabineScheunert,directorof Citroenin China, told us.

Jackson said: “Ourcore modelstrategyisabout internationalmulti-regionalsilhouettes.Ratherthan saywe’regoingto design itall n Europe orChina, we lookforthe biggest

opportunity. So withthe C6, the biggestopportunityforusishereinChina.Hencewedeveloped itin the Shanghaidesign studio.

“Whereasfive or so years ago you haddifferentvehiclesbetweenChina and Europeand theChinesemarketaccepted thesecars,you nowhave more andmore manufacturers

– usincluded – looking to Chinaand saying the vehicles areso similar nowpeople arewantingthe same sortof things.

“So we don’tproducea Chinesevehicle,we don’tproducea Europeanvehicle,whatwe trytodo isproduce an international

vehicle, and the SUVis popular inEuropeand China; the trendsare becomingcloser.”

While the C6 wasCitroen’s Beijing showstar,a crossoveris starringin showrooms,as Sabine Scheunertexplained: “We areknownfor oursedansin China and we’re

seen as a more traditionalbrand.ButwelaunchedtheC3XR[crossover] lastyearandit’sbeena tremendous success – onemonth weeven sold10,000of them.

“Itis todayourhero model – we’re gaining more and more customers becauseof thisconcept. The brand isaboutto change, Ithinkcustomers aretakingwhattheyknowfrom Europe andChina isalsochanginga lot.

“Customers aremore opentochangethan theywere five years ago and theywanttotakethe same products thattheyseeacross theworld, particularlyfrom France.”

Demand forelectric cars isalso making Citroen presson with its EVplans, as Jacksontold us:“The acceptance of electric cars in

China isexactlywhywe’ve launched theE-Elyséehere. It’ll be on sale by2017 with arangeof 250km. We’reable toacceleratethisinChina becauseof demand andlegislation,butit’ll be 2019 to 2020before we getelectrification into thecore rangein Europe.”

BEHINDB EIJING

JA G U A Ra n C a l l u m director of design, Jaguar

J A G A R l a un ch e d a l o ng - wh e el b as e X F i n B e i i n g, b utIanCall u mwas q u ick to p ointo u the’s no tdesigning carsj u st f o r C h i na . “ Y o u h a ve t o u n d er s ta n d t h e m ar ke t s,h e s a i d. “ B u t y o u h a v e t o c re a te a c a r f or t h e b r a n d –that’s whatp eo p le areb u ying into ,wherev erthey are.

Still , the Chines e market do es hav e an imp act. “ ewere co ns cio u s that the F -Pace, in o u r two b ig g es tmark ets – China and America – as a s mal l is h v ehicl eh a d t o h a v e e n o u g h r o om f o r t h r ee f u ll - si e a d u l t s i nt h e b a ck a n d a d e ce n t a m ou nt o f l u gg ag e , h e a d d e d.

“ I n m an y w a ys t h at d i d d e te r mi ne t h e s i e o f t h ec ar . I f w e d i d t he c ar j u st f or E ur op e, i t m i gh t b e s ma ll er .[ P l us w he n w e l o o k a t t h e c o lo ur p al et te w e h a ve t oens ure there are at l eas t two co l o u rs that wo rk wel l inthe Chines e mark et, s p ecifical l y dark red and g o l d.

C T R O E Nn d a J c k s o n CEO Citroena b i n e S c h e u n e r t director

of Citroen China

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Chin a u pda te I s d e s t o r y

AS TON M AR TINAndy PalmerP r e s i d e n t a n d C E O A s t o n a r t i n

A S T O N s a l e s i n C h i n a a r e r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l a t 2 0 0 a y e a r ,b u t t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r g r o w t h i s h u g e , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h en e w D B X c r o s s o v e r . “ f w e w a n t t o g o b e y o n d 3 0 0 o r 4 0 0c a r s h e r e , y o u h a v e t o d o s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l – y o u h a v e t o d o a n S U V , ” P a l m e r t o l d u s .

“ b e l i e v e i f y o u s p e a k t o t h e p e o p l e a t B e n t l e y , t h e y ’ l l t e l l y o u t h e y d i d B e n t a y g af o r C h i n a , a n d t h a t ’ s t r u e o f u s a s w e l l . D B X c o u l d p o s s i b l y n o t e x i s t w i t h o u t C h i n a . ”

C h i n e s e A s t o n b u y e r s a r e a l s o d i f f e r e n t t o E u r o p e a n b u y e r s , a s P a l m e r e x p l a i n e d :“ T h e s p o r t s c a r b u y e r i s m u c h y o u n g e r t h a n i n E u r o p e . T h e y t e n d t o b e a s i n g l e c h i l da n d h a v e a c c e s s t o m o n e y e a r l i e r , a n d t h e r e ’ s a g r e a t e r p r o p e n s i t y a m o n g w o m e n t ob u y s p o r t s c a r s – t h e R a p i d e i n p a r t i c u l a r , w h i c h i s 6 0 p e r c e n t o f o u r s a l e s h e r e . ”

AUDIR u p er t S t a dler C E O A u d i

A DI is at the fo refro nt o f the co nnectiv itycharg e, driv en b y Chines e b u yers , as R u p ertS ta d le r re ve al e d “ e s ee t ha t th e C hi n es ecustomers, especially the young customers,are techies – mo re s o than Eu ro p eans .

“ T h ey p l a y, t h e y g a me , t h e y a c t i n ac o nn e c te d w o r l d. Y o u o n l y h a v e t o s e e

yo ung cu sto mers p l ay ro und in the car. Theyd o n ’t r e a d a n y m a n ua l s, t h e y j u s t t es t i t ”

As with o ther mak ers , the ag e o f Au di’sChines e b u yers is different to el s ewhere.“ H e re t h e a v e r a ge a g e o f o u r c u s t om e r i s3 4 , i n t he S it ’s ab ou t 4 a nd i n E ur op et he a ve ra ge i s a ro un d 5 0 , S ta dl er t ol d u s.

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“ P o t e n t i a l f o r g r o w t h o f s a l e s

i n h i n a i s h u g e , e s p e c i a l l y

w i t h t h e n e w D X c r o s s o v e r ”

T ECH T R EA T

TTRSw asAud i’sshow sar, and

S ad ler sayshabuyershereared raw ninby ech

G R O W T H P ANDB11 was on display on stabut Aston boss Palmer toldthat new DBX crossover is more crucial car for China


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B EN TLEYW olfg an g Dü r h ei m er CEO Bentley

WOLFGANGDürheimer hasbeen travellingto China

forthe past 25 years. “Back then the roadswere

ready,but they were fullof scooters and bicycles,

with somecars sneaking through,” he told us. “Now

t’sall cars, minibuses, trucksand electrifiedscooters.

“Now weseea constantdesirefor people

to demonstratethat they’ve madeit.To havea Bentleyis somethingthat’sdesirable.

“Chinese customers like theextraordinary

side ofourbusiness – ourcarsareveryspecial.

Oneof thebest expressions is in the Bentayga

with the woodworkonthepassengerside where

we havean intricate veneer; thecraftsmanship

and detailarethingstheChinesemarket likes.”

China ispushing hard toadopt electric cars,

which will affectusall,as Dürheimerexplained:

“What I’veexperienced in the last25 years in

China isa tremendous story. Rightnow wesee

rigid enforced change, especially relating to

powertrains, by central governmentdue to air

quality. This iswhytechnology will change –

ookat what’shappenedwith thescooters.”

P A G E 4 8 : B e n t le B e n t a g a vs R an g e R o v e r

G EELYP e t e r H o r b u r seniorvice-presidentof design, GeelyGroup

HORBURYhasa differentview tomanyothers. He’sa Brit headingupdesign forChinesemakerGeely, which iscomingto theUKwithinthenexttwoyears.

“China’s doing what it tookEuropeandAmericaalmost100years todo inabout20,”hetold us. “Andit’smovingstill atthe same pace – itdidn’tjustcatchup,it’scaughtup and ispassing, I think.Thedemandfornew, forgood, forbetter, forbest,it’shappening

so fastyoureallynotice it. AtGeelywehad goodcars ata certain level thatwere locallyacceptable.Nowwe want tomake them globallydesirable.”Horbury’salso keentoensure Geely’scarsretain

theirChineseheritage. “We’vealreadystarted usindetails – allour speaker grilleshavea veryChinesepattern,”he explained.“Thewaywe do someofthelineson the interior,ratherthanusing amarker,if yotake a calligraphybrushand dothe samelineit’ll varin thicknessand featheroutto a point.That’swhat you’llnotice– notputtingapagodaroofonthe firstcar wedesign,butthesedetails that comefromChinesartand architecture giveusa littlesignature.”

“ H r b u r y i s a B r i t h a i n g s i g nf o r G l y ,a n i s k n t o n s u r i t s

ca r s r t a i n t h i r C i n s h r i t a g ”

I ns id e s t o r y

B R I A B R O A D

H o r b u r y b e l i e v e sC i n e s e c a r m a k e r s

h a v e c a u g h t u p w i t ha n d o v e r t a k e n t h e

E r o p e a n b r a n d s

S P E CIA L T O U CH D ü r h e i m e r e x p l a i n e d h o w d e t a i l s l i k

i n t r i c a t e v e n e e r s ( l e f t ) o n B e n t a y g a a p p e a l t o C i n e s e b u y


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WHENJean-MarcGalestookoveras LotusCars chief executivetwoyears ago, he found a brandon the brink.

Dogged bycontroversyoverthe pastdecade, the famousNorfolk sportscar maker’s aura had beenseverelydented.

The sackingof previous boss DanyBahar, whose boldplansincludedfiveconceptsthatnever madeitto production,wasfollowed bylegal actions thatfurthertarnished Lotus.

And despite newMalaysian ownerDRB-HICOMinvesting

£100million toget the companybackon track, the reality was thatLotus still had lossesof nearly£80m fortheyear 2013-14 alongside an ageing and limited modelline-up.

Itwas worse still, as Gales pointsout: “We had 1,200workers making just1,200 cars a year. You don’tneed1,200people tomake 1,200 cars.”Gales knew Lotusneeded arealitycheckto survive before itcouldprosper, and thatmeant toughdecisions. He cutthe workforce by261 jobsattheend of2014 – a movehe says saved thebrand.

“Withoutthose toughjob cuts and majorcostsavingsacrossthe business, Lotuswould notbe here today,”explains Gales.“Peoplewanted toturn Lotus into aBritish version of Ferrarior Porsche;thatwas rubbish.We decided togo backto ourroots. Lotusisa maker of lightweightsports cars. Ourcarsfeel differentto any othersports car; theyare likean extensionof yourbody.”

Thecostsavings started instantlywith Gales setting upa ‘lightweightlaboratory’; he puteverycomponentused inbuildinga Lotus on a largetable, and attached price andweighttags,with theaimof reducingboth.Manyparts werere-engineered eitherinternallyor byLotus suppliers, andsavings offiveto 10 percent weremade; notonlydidthiscutlosses, itallowed Galesto pass savingson to customers– the price of the entry-levelElise fellto under£30,000.

No stone wasleft unturned, from securingtougherdealswithsuppliers toswitchingto economyclass forexecutivetravel. Gales alsopinpointed a lackofdealersgloballyas amajorweakness: “You need good dealers tosell cars andthere were manykeycitieswhere we weren’trepresented.”

In two yearsGales hasincreased Lotus’sdealernetwork from 137 toover200, andsays: “Ourdealershave investedheavilyin the business astheybelieveinLotus.”He acceptsdealersneed newproducts, somethingLotushasbeen short

of recently, butstresses: “We need togenerate cashflow topayfornew models; the businesshas tobe sustainable.”

Inthe shortterm Gales says thatthe newmodelswill bespecialeditionderivati

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