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Porsche Boxster comes out fighting for 2012
publication date: Jan 14, 2012
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author/source: Robin Roberts
The new Porsche Boxster arrives in the UK this spring
offering open-top driving enthusiasts a new generation of the benchmark
roadster.
The Boxster has an
all-new lightweight body, new flat-six engines with direct petrol injection, a
completely revised chassis and evolutionary styling. |  | Considerably lower weight,
a longer wheelbase, widened track and larger wheels significantly enhance the
driving dynamics of the mid-engined sports car.
These attributes,
combined with many other new features including electro-mechanical power
steering, result in the new Boxster not only offering superior performance but
also up to 15 per cent greater fuel efficiency.
Both models achieve
their best fuel consumption and acceleration performance with the PDK.
Fuel consumption
for the Porsche Boxster with PDK is 36.7mpg, and 35.3mpg for the Boxster S.
With gear changes achieved without interruption to the flow of power, the
Boxster sprints from 0- 62mph in 5.7 sec, the Boxster S in just 5.0 sec.
To enhance the
driving dynamics further, the Sport Chrono Package option is offered on the
Boxster, featuring Dynamic Transmission Mounts for the first time. Also new in
the Boxster is the option of Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) with a mechanical
rear limited slip differential.
Built in
Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, the new Porsche Boxster will go on sale in the UK from
April 28. The Boxster is priced from £37,589, and from £45,384 for the Boxster
S.
| | | Positioned as the ultimate Toyota Land Cruiser, the
Land Cruiser V8 has never wanted for much in terms of quality, performance,
luxury and unmissable road presence.
That formidable
combination notwithstanding, the newly unveiled 2012 model goes even further in
terms of sharper design inside and out, more creature comforts and advanced
handling technologies for exceptional off-road capabilities. |  | | Making its debut
this week at the Brussels motor show, the 2012 Land Cruiser V8 will go on sale
in the UK in March. More details of the UK range will be announced nearer the
time of launch. | | |  | A new range of Seat
Ibiza models hit the UK this spring.
Completely
new inside and out, the three body styles have updated powertrains to reduce emissions
and fuel consumption without compromising on driving appeal. | | Extending from the ultra-efficient Ibiza E
Ecomotive with 89 g/km of CO2 to the exceptionally sporty Ibiza FR with its
muscular 150 PS, the extensive line-up offers impressive performance at every
turn. Precise UK specification will be announced closer
to the on sale date in a few months. | | | Vauxhall's new Tech Line trim, available on Astra and
Insignia, offers company car drivers exceptional levels of standard spec,
combined with irresistibly low P11D prices and attractive benefit-in-kind tax
charges.
Already offering
customers savings thanks to ecoFLEX technology, the Insignia Tech Line offers
substantial benefit-in-kind savings versus the comparable SE model.
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example, the 2.0CDTi 16v (160PS) ecoFLEX Start/Stop model saves you £1092 based
on 40 per cent benefit-in-kind over three years. Similarly, the Astra
Tech Line delivers significant benefit-in-kind savings.
Both Astra and Insignia Tech Line models also
give Vauxhall customers benefit-in-kind reductions over their Ford Focus Zetec
and Mondeo Zetec rivals. Prices start at £16,470. |
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