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SCOTTISH MODIFIED SHOW

Free track and road magazine

FREE MONTHLY ONLINE MAGAZINE - WWW.TARMAG.CO.UK AUG 09 #11 >>>>2 0 0 9 S H O W R E V I E W

And:ISUZU RODEOMG UPDATETRUCK FEST 09TOYOTA PRIUSRHS 2009And much more..

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6 INDUSTRY NEWS12 FEaTURE : ISUzU RoDEo

18 FEaTURE : Smc 2009

34 GaDGETS38 mG UpDaTE44 FEaTURE : BENTlEYS GaloRE!

48 pIcTURE oF THE moNTH50 RoYal HIGHlaND SHoW

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THIS moNTHWhat a crazy 6 weeks we have had. Due to technical problems out end, but also the number of events we have been attending promoting our magazine. We took the decision to not have a July issue which took allot of stress away from us.

And next month ( September ) is out 1st Birthday..

But back to this month’s issue: We have the full review from Scottish Modified Car Show 2009 which we had our indoor display at, we attended Truck Fest 2009 for a rather fun day out. We review the Isuzu Rodeo which has TV’s in the back and big chrome rims. Can’t get much better than that! And we have much more for you to read in our August issue.

Also if you are into your ATV’s/ Quads and everything off road be sure to check out Traction Action ( www.trac-tionaction.co.uk ) it’s another maga-zine we launched 2 months due to the growing demand in that industry. It’s similar to TarMag, it’s a Free online magazine so be sure to check it out.

We are trying to organise a special issue for you guys for our 1st Birthday issue, so be sure to check back early August for it! ENJOY....

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INDUSTRY NEWS

FORD TRANSIT SPORTVAN REDEFINES WHITE VAN MANWhite Van Man is now has the ulti-mate drive thanks to the launch of the latest Ford Transit SportVan - available in white.The limited edition Ford Transit SportVan has been created for cus-tomers who want to make a bold statement. The model is based on the popular 260, short wheelbase Tran-sit with front wheel drive, the 140PS 2.2-litre TDCi diesel engine and a six-speed transmission.

The exterior features frozen white paintwork, Le Mans-style blue bonnet stripes, twin exhausts, 18in ‘snow-flake pattern’ alloy wheels, low profile 235/45 tyres, front and rear lower

spoilers, side skirts and extended wheel arches.

Inside the cab standard features in-clude: velour trim, air conditioning, six CD-player with remote ‘steering-col-umn’-mounted controls, cruise control, power windows, power and heated mirrors, leather steering wheel, tinted glass, leather gearshift knob and a perimeter alarm.

Standard equipment also includes power deadlocks, rain-sensing wipers, auto headlights, front fog lights and load area protection kit. Optional are leather seats and Satellite Navigation FX system with 5in colour screen.

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The f i rst v is i t to Ma-deira was always going to be di f f icul t for Peugeot UK’s Kr is Meeke and Paul Nagle, due to the special ist nature of the ral ly.

However, the dynam-ic duo can hold their heads up high af -ter secur ing a hard fought f i f th p lace and four champion-ship points. Kr is Meeke now leads the IRC Dr iver ’s Standings by f ive points. Peugeot a lso extended their lead in the Manufactur-ers standings.

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INDUSTRY NEWS Peugeot UK’s Kris Meeke scores good points in Madeira

STONEMAN SCORES ELUSIVE FIRST WIN AT SNETTERTONAlpine Motorsport’s Dean Stoneman (Southampton) finally secured his first win of the 2009 Michelin Formula Re-nault UK Championship during rounds 13 and 14 at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit on August 1st/2nd. The single-seater racer, who recently turned 19, has had a brace of podiums so far this season but had to wait until round 14 – broadcast live on ITV4 – to claim his first visit to the top step of the podium.

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LEXUS IS-FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

Humberside Police have taken deliv-ery of a Lexus IS-F in order to make life more difficult than ever for those looking to travel to the region to com-mit crime.

Specially trained officers spent 12 months evaluating a number of high performance vehicles that are set to replace the current Subarus which have proved highly successful in ena-bling the Roads Crime Section to tar-get organized criminals in the area. Following a stringent evaluation proc-ess the decision was taken to pur-chase the Lexus IS-F after the vehicle proved to be exceptionally capable of remaining stable in high speed opera-tional policing environments, despite carrying the extra weight provided by the £30,000 worth of on-board com-

puters and communications equip-ment.

The Lexus IS-F has a performance tuned 5.0-litre V8 engine capable of reaching 62mph in 4.8 seconds and a top speed electronically limited to 168 mph and was supplied by Steve Kelly, Centre Principal at Lexus Hull who has been working closely with the Hum-berside police regarding the sale.

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ITALIA - Ferrari’s innovative new V8

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a completely new car from every point of view: engine, design, aerodynamics, han-dling, instrumentation and ergonom-ics, just to name a few.

The new 4499 cc V8 is the first Fer-rari direct injection engine to be mid-rear mounted. It has a very low piston compression height typical of racing engines which contributed to achieving its compression ratio of 12.5:1. Equipped with the traditional flat-plane crankshaft, the engine delivers 570 CV at 9000 rpm and, with an outstanding power output of 127 CV/litre, sets a new benchmark not only for the whole Ferrari range and the history of company, but also for the entire market segment. Maximum torque is 540 Nm at 6000 rpm, over 80 per cent of which is available from 3250 rpm. Specific torque is a record 120 Nm/litre.

The 458 Italia is designed for own-ers for whom the priority is uncom-promising on-road performance with occasional track day capability, but who still demand a car that is use-able in day-to-day driving like all Fer-rari’s recent models.

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SUPERCHARGED AUDI S5 CABRIOLET BREEZES IN Cabriolet lovers hopeful of an Indian summer will welcome the new Audi S5 Cabriolet, which becomes available to order in the UK this month priced at £42,245 OTR and will touch down here in October.

The latest A5 range flagship is pow-ered by the same all-new super-charged six-cylinder engine that ena-bles the previously V8-powered S4 Saloon to deliver characteristic sports car pace with atypically high efficiency, and its influence is equally palpable in this latest application. Working exclu-sively in conjunction with the equally economy-focused 7-speed S tronic twin-clutch sports transmission, the new unit pares CO2 output back to 224g/km and boosts economy to up to 29.1mpg, yet also powers the S5 Cabriolet to 62mph in 5.6 seconds

and on to a governed 155mph top speed.

Specially tailored ‘S’ sports suspen-sion gives the quattro system and sport differential optimum conditions in which to shine, and lowers the S5 Cabriolet body to within millimetres of its 19-inch 5 parallel spoke alloy wheels. Aluminium-look door mirrors, xenon plus headlights with LED day-time running lights, rear LED lamps, special ‘S’ front and rear styling treat-ments and black painted brake cal-lipers bearing the S5 logo will also be distinguishing features.

New S5 Cabriolet now open for order priced at £42,245 OTR – first deliveries in October

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We at TarMag have never seen such an amazing piece of kit. When it ar-rived at our Office we were stunned by its looks, it’s something you would expect cruising the streets of America, with the BIG rims and Black tinted windows.

The Isuzu Rodeo LE Sport. And to think what comes with this vehicle is standard. We have driven pick-ups before but nothing like this and

we really mean it. We took this ve-hicle to a local farming meet, and even a local car enthusiast meet to see people shocked about how the Rodeo looks but also the kit that comes with it. As quoted by a local farmer“ Wow, it looks like a Chrome Monster Truck.” And we couldn’t agree more!

Inside you have a soundproofed double cab which focuses on in-

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car-entertainment with just some of the spec including a Pioneer-developed audio/navigation and rear passenger DVD system to keep the whole family happy. All which has been specifically engineered for the Rodeo LE Sport. The HDD Touch screen entertainment unit up front has a 10GB HDD music library which means you can keep your cd’s at home, means no need for an iPod either. The 7” Touch screen

system is also very easy to use with a great 3D Sat-Nav with TMC, speed camera detection and Blue-tooth connectivity is just awesome. Comfy seating too!

What else could this pick-up have, well a great reversing camera to help parking up. But you have an option to have the camera on at all times along with the Sat-Nav on the screen which we think is just

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awesome. Something you would get with a Lamborghini.It’s not just an all singing and dancing pickup, it even looks the part. With its huge 20” Shadow chrome Blade alloy wheels with big Pirelli tyres along with loads of Chrome around the car and its big side-steps makes the Rodeo stand out from the crowd. Xenon headlamps, privacy glass, and even the door sills light up with blue neon Isuzu logo.

The Rodeo LE Sport has taken on the all-new 3.0 litre common rail turbo diesel engine which manages around 28mpg but it’s to be expect-ed due to its size. With a top speed of 109mph and a 10.8seconds to 0-60mph makes it pretty fast for its size. Allot of people advise in the wet to keep speed low on corners in the wet as the tail can be light if empty and can lead to sliding, but this is the first pick-up we have driven when its handled better than some road cars we have driven. But to summarise up if you want the looks, the entertainment and the power. Get in touch with your Local Isuzu Dealer for a test drive. If you have any questions about the Ro-deo LE Sport feel free to email us...

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FEaTURE : Smc 2009 Scottish Modified Car Show 2009

Sunday 19th Ju ly 2009 took host to the Scot t ish Modi f ied Car Show 2009 in Ing i ls ton, Ed inburgh on the Roya l H igh -land Show Grounds. Wi th loads of sh iny cars , loads of enter-ta inment f rom; The C lan Stunt Cyc le Team, The Globe of Death , Paul Swi f t s tunt dr iv ing a long wi th EDC dr i f ters a long with Mark Luney f rom I re land.

With over 1,200 cars packed in to the show grounds i t was a great s ight see ing some of Scot land’s top Modi f ied and per formance cars a l l po l ished and waxed up. We at TarMag dec ided to exh ib i t a t th is year ’s show due to the ever growing demand of our Free onl ine magaz ine. We had 5 cars in our in -door d isp lay, 2 N issan R35 GTR’s , 1 N issan 370Z, 1 Subaru Impreza WRX STi , and a Rac ing MG TF. Ar-r i v ing at 7am to set up was a hard job , note to se l f : SLEEP the n ight before a car show. We spent 3 hours c leaning up the cars to get the prepared for the publ ic when the doors opened at 10am.

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FEaTURE : Smc 2009 Scottish Modified Car Show 2009

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On the day we had loads of g ive -aways f rom Blackc i rc les .com Tyre t read checkers , Toyo Tyres caps and t -sh i r ts a long wi th TarMag T-sh i r ts . We even had a set o f Toyo Tyres to g ive away cour tesy of Toyo Tyres and B lackCi rc les .com – Winner deta i ls in our next issue as we hope to meet up wi th them for a photoshoot . . .

Over 18,000 people were in at tendance. And the weather was great cons ider ing days before i t had been ra in ing con-t inuous ly.

A b ig thanks to Subaru for lend ing us the Impreza aga in , to Nobles Nissan for br ing ing along the i r GTR sky l ine and the a l l new Nissan 370Z, our good f r iend Andrew Robb f rom AJR F inanc ia l who brought along h is N issan GTR. And f i -na l l y to the guys f rom Dread-nought Garage for br ing ing a long the i r rac ing MG which proved a huge h i t !

Hope to see you a l l for next years 2010 show. . . : )

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Scottish Modified Car Show 2009

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£20 k wont get much better than tjhis for sure

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Scottish Modified Car Show 2009

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Ring Automotive has extended its range of car mats.

Following on from the introduction of Carpet Shield, four new stylish mats have been designed to complement the interior of any vehicle.

The new mats are Dual Shield, Elite Shield, Dura Shield and Weather Shield.

Dual Shield is a combination of rub-ber and carpet. The rubber surface provides increased durability, pro-tecting the interior of the car, while the hardwearing carpet inserts add a touch of quality and elegance. The functional rear mats are rubber only.

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THIS moNTHS mUST HavES

New car mats shield car interiors from the daily dirtThe mats come as a set of four; a pair for the front and a pair for the rear.

All mats come with an anti-slip pat-tern on the back to hold the mats firmly in position.

The new mats come in either grey or black to match most car interiors and offer long lasting protection for the inside of vehicles.

Suggested Retail Prices start from £10.99

For stockist information please contact Ring Automotive on 0113 2137389

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THIS moNTHS mUST HavESAutoglym Surface Detailing Clay Kit

Kit contains:

500ml bottle of Rapid Detailer

Surface Detailing Clay Bar 100g

Super Resin Polish 100ml

Perfect Polishing Cloth

Blue Micro Fibre Cloth

We trie the Kit on a car a few days ago and it leaves the body work feel-ing like glass! A must Buy!

ASUS P320 GPSThe exceptionally elegant ASUS P320 Mini GPS PDA phone was designed for the fashion-conscious who are constantly admired for their acces-sories – including their handheld choices. Never get lost again! The P320’s built-in GPS module allows timely, faster satellite pinpoint and download for users and their location. Even locations in vast, open country, the global GPS network will always be able to locate the user, and the navi-gation software will guide the user to the destination smoothly.www.expansys.com £149.99

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Apple iPhone 3G SMeet the fastest, most powerful iP-hone yet. The iPhone 3G S features video recording, Voice Control, 32GB of storage, and more.

The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3G S is how quickly you can launch applications.Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attach-ments faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3G S is up to 2x faster and more respon-sive than iPhone 3G.

Camera, photos, and video:- 3 megapixels- Autofocus- Tap to focus- Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio- Photo and video geotagging- iPhone and third-party application integration

Size and weight:- Height: 115.5 mm- Width: 62.1 mm- Depth: 12.3 mm- Weight: 135 grams

Out Now - www.expansys.com

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Well what a strange but wonderfull six weeks we have had with the MG. It went away for two weeks for a warranty repair. We are going to mention this because we are an honest publication, but we still love the car! The fuel pump decided to pack in, but thankfully to the evey helpfull AA and our nearest dealer Dreadnought garage, callander were the most helpful dealership ever! But it did take MG head office 2 weeks to sort out the delivery of the correct

pump. But all i can write is now, the MG is back in full working order and the fun is really back!

Also the tyres were starting to get a bit slick so we have upgraded to some Toyo’s courtesy of Toyo and Blackcir-cles.com so next month we will have a full low down on the tyres and how they are affecting the car. Apart from this the MG hasn’t been upto much this month, booked in for a few events later

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loNG TERm FlEET

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for August around the country so be sure to look out for it. A water leak has developed in the boot, but because this was one of the first press cars it wasn’t sealed with the new sealant but again this issue has been fully resolved.

We actually missed the MG when it was away for two weeks, the smile on our faces when getting back in the car, the first thing i said “ MG.. The fun is back!”

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Glorious weather blessed the 60th Anniversary Bentley Drivers Club race meeting at Silverstone over the week-end of 8-9 August, a meeting first held in 1949 and which has taken place every year since then.

“This was surely one of the biggest gatherings of Bentleys of all ages you could ever hope to see – and so many of the cars are historically famous,” said Sebastian Welch, Competitions Captain of the BDC. But it’s the atmos-phere that sets this meeting apart, as much as the full grids and race action. “Our aim was to celebrate 60 years of BDC racing at Silverstone with two days of ‘proper’ club racing, from highly competitive dicing on track to a

non-stop slideshow of archive pictures in the pit garage and family picnics on the grass at Copse. Racers and spec-tators responded with enthusiasm, as shown by the record turnout of 180 cars in the Bentley parade – where any BDC member who turns up in a Bentley, new or old, can drive three laps of the circuit.”

Over the two days, 18 races welcomed full grids of both Bentleys and other invited marques. One of the highlights for spectators was the chance to see modern Bentleys racing much older machinery in both the Bentley Handi-cap and Bentley Scratch races.Saturday’s Bentley-only Scratch race saw 25 Bentleys taking to the track, in

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Bentleys Galore!

a race which pitted the eventual win-ner, the 1949 MkVI Special of Michael Higginbotham, against much older cars – such as the Vintage Bentleys of the 1920s – and much younger cars, such as the two Turbo Rs from 1990! Meanwhile, the Bentley Handicap race allowed a Continental GT (driven by Robert Gate) to come fourth overall, despite being a standard road car and looking as though it had just driven out of the showroom.

Aside from the racing, other attrac-tions included track demonstrations of the fabulous 1933 Napier-Railton, John Cobb’s 24-litre Brooklands lap-record holder; and of the mighty, 600bhp, 217mph 2003 Le Mans-

winning Bentley Speed 8. Off-track displays of Bentley race cars included past Le Mans winners, Brooklands cars, and Bentleys that have raced at BDC events throughout the past 60 years.

“Those who recall the first BDC race meeting back in 1949, when the main straight was the Lancaster runway and the pits were made from straw bales, tell us that things are very different today. Nevertheless, we hope we lived up to the spirit and tradition of this great annual event,” concluded Se-bastian Welch.

For more information on the Bentley Drivers Club, see www.bdcl.org.

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Bentleys Galore!

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Bentleys Galore!

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Royal Highland Show 2009With Royal visits from Her Majesty the Queen, HRH Princess Royal and HRH Princess Alexandra the Royal Highland Show 2009 was a great success. With over 13,000 more visitors than 2008 meaning over 150,000 attended the show. We have all the talk in the media about the Credit Crunch and how people are struggling, but attend the Royal Highland Show and there is no sign of this.

We took advantage of this show to attend and promote Traction Action ( Our other publication in the ATV in-dustry ) among the farming clientele but also an opportunity to speak to the manufacturers face-to-face and check out some of their product of-fering. Manufacturers from; Polaris, Yamaha, Artic Cat, Suzuki, Honda and a few others were all in attend-ance with big trade stands. With the Majority displaying their entire

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Royal Highland Show 2009product range it gave us a great op-portunity to check out some of the machines.

The Motoring section of the Royal Highland Show this year according to people that attended last year was smaller than usual, which is expect-ed due to the climate of the motor-ing industry. But nevertheless the manufacturers were on hand with some of their latest offerings.

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Scot land has been we l l known fo r ho ld ing the Larges t fes -t i va l o f i t s k ind in Europe , Truck fes t , now onto i t s 20th ann ive rsar y fo r 2009 the show was a g rea t success wi th more v i s i to rs than ever ! From I veco ’s to Mercedes Benz t rucks , even to Mon -s te r Trucks to Monster En -e rgy Dr inks . We hones t l y went th ink ing we a re go ing to be here fo r 20 mins , take some p ic tu res and leave . We l l 8 hours la te r we le f t , an amaz -ing , fun packed day out fo r a l l ages .

Wh i ther you a re in to t rucks o r not , i t s a g rea t show, you can watch the l i ve ac t ion a rena wh ich has motor b ike s tunt team d isp lays , monste r t rucks , and s t range l y t rucks ! But a l so in the g rounds a re over 500 t rucks o f a l l s i zes , i nc lud ing loads o f emergency ser v i ces veh ic les . I cant wr i te how good a day out th i s show was , we w i l l de f in i te l y be back fo r nex t years .

www.truckfest.co.uk

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NEW pRIUS: EFFIcIENT DESIGN

Lowest drag coefficient for a production hatchback, more spacious interior for third generation of Toyota’s hybrid carInside and out, the design of the new Toyota Prius plays a key role in its ultra-efficient performance and its all-round practicality as a family car. “Minimum outside, maximum inside” was Toyota’s guiding principle.

At first glance, the exterior styling is recognisable as a development of the sweeping monoform shape of the sec-ond generation model. But Toyota has gone further in refining the detail of

the car’s shape to render it even more aerodynamic: the Cd measurement (drag coefficient) is just 0.25, the low-est achieved by any hatchback, This is lower even than the Cd 0.26 achieved by the current Prius. Coupled with the car’s lightweight aluminium and high tensile steel construction, this has a significant, positive impact on fuel economy and stability.

The overall design is heavily influ-

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NEW pRIUS: EFFIcIENT DESIGN

Lowest drag coefficient for a production hatchback, more spacious interior for third generation of Toyota’s hybrid carenced by Toyota’s ECO-ICON concept. Key measures introduced on new Prius include a smaller opening in the upper front grille, to maintain a smooth airflow over the body, and a larger lower grille to cut airflow resist-ance and provide cooling efficiency. Flat, vertical surfaces to the front and rear bumper corners help reduce tur-bulence in the wheelarches.

Detail elements include the aerody-

namically efficient design of the door handles and door mirrors, minimal panel gaps, smooth profiles for the doors and window seals and the shape of the rear LED light clusters.

Equal attention has been paid to the underneath of the car, with cov-ers and spats strategically placed to maintain the smoothest possible airflow.

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New Prius is almost unchanged in its overall proportions; a modest increase in overall length accounted for entirely by the front overhang. The wheelbase remains 2,600mm – the same as on new Avensis – but clever interior packaging means there is more space in the cabin. The new dashboard de-sign adds an extra 10mm to the cabin length, and new, slimmer front seat-backs help deliver an extra 20mm of legroom for rear seat passengers. A flat rear floor adds to the comfort fac-tor.

At 1,490mm, Prius is the same height as before, but the highest point of the roof has been moved 100mm further back, which means more rear seat headroom.

Generous, practical boot space is an important factor for family motorists and here Prius does not disappoint. Helped by the more compact battery unit beneath the floor, the space avail-able extends from 445 to 1,120 litres with the 60:40 split rear seats folded down. This gives a flat loadspace floor and room for three golf bags.

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New Prius is on sale from 1 August, priced from £18,370 on the road.

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New Prius is on sale from 1 August, priced from £18,370 on the road.

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