The CarGurus UK blog is packed with news, views and features about the world's most interesting cars (as well as some less interesting ones), all written by some of the UK's best motoring journalists.
The current Volkswagen Golf R is a legend in its own lifetime. Many previous versions of fast, four-wheel-drive Golfs might have had seemingly more exotic V6 motors, but it’s the 2014, Mk7 generation with its 296bhp, 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that really proved how spectacular the hottest Golf could be.
[Read more…] about Half Price Hot Hatch: Volkswagen Golf R Mk7
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone – or ULEZ as it’s known – is an
area covering central London that older diesel and petrol cars must pay £12.50
to enter. It applies 24/7. The ULEZ currently covers the same area as the
London Congestion Charge zone, which has a separate charge of £11.50 that
applies to any car producing more than 75g/km of CO2 that enters the city
between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday.
Diesel isn’t having an easy time of it at the moment. With the ULEZ zone in central London now costing any pre-Euro 6 diesel an extra £12.50 per day on top of the £11.50 congestion charge, and with company car costs no longer favouring diesel, it’s not hard to see why sales of new diesel cars have suffered in the last few years.
[Read more…] about 60mpg for £600: Ultimate Economy Cars that Won’t Break the Bank
We’re big on kids at CarGurus. Here on the team, we’ve got them all – little ones that won’t leave you alone, big ones that only want to be alone, ones that are ‘going through a phase’… We’ve wrestled with the car seats, cursed the buggy and generally made all the mistakes that you, as a new parent, will probably also make.
[Read more…] about Car Buying Tips for New Parents
Electric cars are a buzzword right now, and with good reason. Pure electric cars are on the brink of making the transition from novelty to mainstream, with models such as the Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona Electric offering near-300 mile driving range in an affordable, sub-£35,000 car for the first time ever. Before 2019, you’d have been looking at twice that much money and a trip to a Tesla dealer for driving range anywhere near 300 miles.
[Read more…] about Why 2019 is the Year of the Electric Car
