Buying An Audi A3 S line: Is It Worth Your Money?

Antony Ingram

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June 14, 2013

Walk into your local Audi dealership and chances are, their immaculate showroom will be full of models lavished with the full 'S line' trim.

But as a buyer, do you really know what that S line pack offers you over SE or Sport trims

That's where our handy guide comes in. We've picked one of Audi's most popular models, the A3, to show you just what you get with S line trim.

Audi A3 S line guide

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Jaguar Sports Cars Past And Present At The Mille Miglia 2013

James Allen

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May 24, 2013

With the F-Type meaning quite a lot to Jaguar and the talented people who brought it to life, it’s understandable that Coventry’s most famous car company desires to show it off to as many people as possible.

So, whilst the firm’s never won the 100km Mille Miglia event in Italy before, it’s befitting for a car that’s acclaimed for its looks, beauty and performance to participate in “The World’s Most Beautiful Race”.

Jaguar Mille Miglia video

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Porsche 918 - The Tale of Porsche’s Hybrid Hypercar So Far

James Allen

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May 19, 2013

With the McLaren P1 and the Ferrari LaFerrari still dominating the conversations in some circles when it comes to supercar discussions, it’s perhaps quite easy to forget about Porsche’s upcoming hybrid speed machine - the 918 Spyder.

We take a look at the 918 story so far...

Porsche 918 story so far

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Retro Road Test - 1986 Toyota Corolla GT AE86

Antony Ingram

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May 12, 2013

If someone had told you, around the late eighties or early 90s, that people would happily trade five-figure sums in 2013 for a Toyota Corolla, you'd probably have thought their shell suit was cutting off the oxygen to their brain.

Yet here we are, a quarter-century wiser, and some Corollas really do go for that sort of money. But how is Toyota's old 'Hachi-Roku' AE86 to drive?

Toyota AE86 retro review

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carbuzz is now carwow - We've changed our name!

Alexandra Margolis

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May 10, 2013

That’s right, we’ve changed our name to carwow! We hope you’ll agree it has a bit more impact, which is exactly the effect we’re hoping to have on the new car market.

Though it’s nothing more than a name change (and we now helpfully own the .com as well as the .co.uk), we’re still the same great team with the same big mission. Now is simply the right time to make the switch as lots of exciting changes are happening over at carwow HQ (now based in Covent Garden) and our name change is just one small bit of what’s to come...

carwow-carbuzz

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The 10 Most Economical Cars On Sale - This Way For High MPG

Antony Ingram

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May 07, 2013

Electric cars might not be for everyone just yet, but there's one aspect of running an EV that no owner seems to miss - standing beside a fuel pump, watching their savings tick away at an ever-increasing rate.

The vehicles below won't stop that experience but some can certainly minimise it - every car here achieves more than 80 mpg on the official European combined cycle.

Top 10 Most Economical Cars

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Goodwood Festival of Speed & Cholmondeley Pageant of Power – A Guide to The UK’s Top Car Festivals This Summer

James Allen

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May 01, 2013

With the sun shining, the temperature slowly starting to rise and the sales of after sun lotion starting to pick up, it can only mean one thing: summer will soon return to these usually sodden and windswept British Isles.

As such, plenty of big festivals will be springing up in various bits of the nation’s countryside, with perhaps the most prominent ones for the nation’s petrol heads being this year’s biggest car shows: the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power.

UK Car Festivals Guide

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300,000-Mile Peugeot 205: Why Maintenance Is A Virtue

Antony Ingram

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April 30, 2013

At what mileage would the average car be considered over the hill?

Most might get a bit wary when a car passes 100,000 miles. By then, items that need replacing might start getting larger and more expensive. Some might even be put off by a car with no more than 50,000 miles on the clock.

But how about 338,000 miles?

Peugeot 205 300k

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New London Congestion Charge Limit: What It Means For You

Antony Ingram

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April 25, 2013

It's now confirmed: From July 1 this year, vehicles emitting more than 75 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide will no longer be eligible for free passage into London's Congestion Charging (LCC) zone.

The implications of the new rules are wide ranging, with both positive and negative outcomes. But how will it affect you, the customer, and the makers of cleaner cars?

New London Congestion Charge

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