Thursday 14 June 2012

Mercedes e350 AMG SPORT



E350 AMG SPORT 

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It's got a voice activated sat-nav. It's got hands free phone connectivity. Leather seats. Basically all the stuff Merc's have got.

0-62mph in 6.2 seconds.
Top speed 155 mph.
BHP is 254
Torque: 457 ft/lb

its got black leather with white piping. I do not think this drives as well as the 535 but it does drive well for a merc. it goes really well on the motorway, the engine is really responsive if you leave it in sports mode, which I highly recommend. it is really comfortable for long motorway journeys, but not as comfortable as my current car which is the audi A8 long wheel base. It is more of a sporty ride than a comfortable ride as it has the big AMG wheels but overall it does have a degree of comfort.

Thursday 31 May 2012

Mercedes 350 CDi Sport

Here is the ML mercedes cdi 350 sport
It's got front and rear parking sensors. It's got 20" alloys. It's got full leather interior. It's got cruise control. It's got rain sensing windscreen wipers. It's got auto-box. It's a five-speed this time, but it's also trip-tronic gearbox so you can use it in either manual or auto. It's more relaxing in the auto mode. If you want more performance it's quicker to flick it over to manual and put it in sport mode.

0-60mph in 7.6 seconds.
155mph top speed.
265 BHP

Volvo S60 D5

Volvo S60 D5Great to drive. Very luxurious. Drives very well. It's not sporty though, it's more towards a luxury ride than a performance car. It's got leather, air-con, six CD auto-changer in the boot, 20" alloys, six-speed manual gearbox You could have a seven speed Auto. I would personally go for the manual. Metallic paint obviously.
0-60mph: 7.4 seconds
Top speed: 146mph

Could do with cruise control as an extra, if you must have it. That's as an extra, you don't get it as standard. I think it's about £1500. But you get a leather interior as standard.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Vauxhall Meriva


Petrol engines will be 1.4 litres, with one naturally aspirated unit and two turbos delivering 120 and 140bhp.

Diesels will be a choice of the 1.3-litre GM/Fiat Multijet unit and a 1.7-litre turbodiesel in either 100bhp or 120bhp output. There will also be a tuned-up GSi petrol version next year.

Tested: Vauxhall Meriva with 1.4-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and six-speed manual transmission. Front-wheel drive

Power/torque: 138bhp/148lb ft
Top speed: 120mph-plus
Acceleration: 0-62mph in 9.0sec

Tuesday 1 May 2012

Vauxhall Zafira TDCi

This is probably the worst car that I've owned in my entire life. Reason is because it's unreliable. Keeps breaking down. Automatic gear boxes go on the automatic versions. If you've got to get one, get the diesel manual, and get the new 2012 shape, not the old shape.

Zero to 62 in 9.7 seconds Top speed 123 mph Combined economy is 39.2 mpg

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Peugeot 5008 2.0 HDi 150




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2 litre Blue HDI
High Pressure direction injection
BHP 150 
272 foot lb of torque
0-62 9.8
Top speed 130

Satnav
Blue tooth connectivity for phone.
6 speed manual gear box.
Active Cruise control.
18" alloy wheels.
panoramic roof screen making it less claustrophobic.
Part leather seats.

Tuesday 27 March 2012

Audi Q5 Turbo Diesel





Audi Q5 3.0 TDI 



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Performance

Power300 bhp
torque428 ft-lb
0-60 mph5.1 secs
top speed                           155mph 
CO2 Emissions169 g/km
Euro Emissions Standard5
Miles Per Tank726 miles

Thursday 15 March 2012

Ford Galaxy 2012

Ford Galaxy Zetec 1.6 Petrol Eco Boost


0 - 62 in 9.9 seconds
Top Speed 125 mph,
This is a 1.6 litre eco-boost engine.
160 bhp.
177 lb-FT torque (which isn't enough). . It struggles quite a bit with the 1.6 eco-boost. This car has a CD player and air conditioning. But can only take one CD at a time. It also has a 6 speed manual gearbox. The car has the basic set of alloy wheels because it is only a Zetec model, which is the basic one. It is a good idea to keep it over 4500 Rpm in order to get enough power, in every gear.

Just does not have the power for the long motorway journeys unless you are prepared to keep the revs extremely high, then it will be fine but I still recommend the 2 litre if you are on the motorway for long periods of time. either the 163bhp which you could just about get away with but you still have to keep the revs up high they should ideally be kept between 3500 rpm and 4500 to get the most out of the diesel because it doesn't have enough torque. As specially for the motorway journeys but for the town journeys. This car is great for driving around town, short distances like school runs, but the fuel consumption is rubbish, it drinks fuel like nobodies business.
The Best fuel consumption you can hope for is about 25 mpg but averages about 17 mpg, which is most likely what you will be getting because of how you need to drive this motor due to the high Rpm needed to get the most out of the engine, Because the engine is underpowered for the size of the car. this vehicles eco boost engine has an tendency's to blow up. This vehicle also comes with heated windscreen
End Of Report.
Grant Levelle