Archive for October, 2010

Top Five Most Popular Cars in the UK

Each and every year, the popular motoring magazine Auto Trader publishes a list of their top five cars in the UK for the past year.

Taking a look at the entire market, Auto Trader have stated that the following five cars have been the most popular in the country for the whole of 2010.

1. Audi A4 – marketed as a compact executive car, the A4 offers the traditional and somewhat expected style and sophistication of Audi with extreme versatility and capability.

Having been part of Audi’s range since 1994, the A4 looks the part and can meet the needs of a busy, growing family with ease.

2. BMW 3 Series – the company’s best selling car of all time, the BMW 3 series was introduced to the market in 1975 and has gone on to get itself a reputation of being a car that performs well in various respects, from being a sporty vehicle right through to being a capable family car. Read the rest of this entry »

Sports Car Showdown – BMW Z4 Against Porsche Cayman

Among the compact sports cars, the BMW Z4, Porsche Cayman and Porsche Boxster stand out. But which is you? And why did BMW and Porsche wait so long before making the coupes? There is no Boxster coupe, but the Cayman is virtually the same – but uprated.

It might appear peculiar the two German companies, well-known for high-performance and sporty vehicles, waited to make an announcement about their coupes at the same time. The answer lies in why they introduced the roadsters in the first place.

Porsche wanted a new, smaller model to increase its market coverage. Not everyone loves the 911, and not everyone wants a coupe. So it made sense to select the mid-engine layout – the 911 is rear-engined – and the better balance that gives in designing the Boxster. At the same time, the addition of an open-top racer would also increase sales. And both tricks worked. Read the rest of this entry »

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