Opel was perhaps sticking its neck out naming a car Adam Rocks, but it paid off, for the Opel Adam Rocks does indeed ‘rock’. The Adam Rocks is the second variant in Opel’s first city car range and we at atTheLights think we might like it even more than the original. The chunkier Adam...
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I drive cars of all sizes, from tiny little city cars to monster SUVs, and sometimes I feel like I get bullied on the road – and (surprise, surprise) it’s always in the small cars. Given the range of cars I drive, I’ve concluded that it’s not the driver who’s being bullied, it’s the...
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Drivers can now get have their cars tested at selected NCT centres in the middle of the night. Twenty-four hour testing is one of a number of measures introduced to ease demand. It came into effect at Northpoint test centre in Dublin last night. It will be available four nights a week, shared with...
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Seat believes it has 2020 vision when it comes to the SUV market – the Seat 20V20, to be exact. The Spanish car company said the 20V20 showcar, which Seat says means Vision 2020, ‘delivers a clear vision of the brand’s future in the form of a powerful, exceptionally sporty SUV’. It added: ‘The...
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It’s no secret that I love the Opel Insignia, so I’m always interested when a new variant appears on the market – especially when it’s of the OPC variety (not to be confused with the OPC Line trim). Created by experts at the Opel Performance Centre, the Insignia OPC combines the style and sophistication...
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Peugeot is to bring 27 models to next month’s Geneva Motor Show. These include the new look Peugeot 208, the Onyx, Exalt and Quartz 500bhp concept cars and the Peugeot 2008 DKR. With an average age of three years, this is the youngest range Peugeot has ever showcased at Geneva. The new Peugeot 208...
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Kia is to unveil the new Kia cee’d GT Line at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Kia says the new variant ‘offers buyers the sporty looks of the high performance Kia cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT and the versatility of the conventional cee’d model family’. The GT Line is distinguished by ‘ice-cube’ LED daytime...
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Skoda has unveiled the new Skoda Superb, a car it’s describing as ‘the best Skoda ever’. It said the new model has ‘revolutionised the design of the brand’. ‘Generous dimensions, innovative assistance systems for safety, the environment and comfort, powerful EU6 engines and Skoda-typical Simply Clever features have moved the brand’s flagship to the...
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Thought you’d never get to drive a brand new Audi TT? Well, think again. After nearly a decade, Audi has brought a brand new TT to a new generation of drivers – and it’s a beauty. With its curvy coupe body and rear spoiler, there’s no doubt our red TT test car turned heads...
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The Kia Sportspace concept will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show next month. Created for long distance driving, the Sportspace has been ‘designed for fast and efficient travel with maximum comfort and minimal stress, in the best grand touring tradition of the weekend getaway’. Kia describes the shape of the Sportspace as...
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