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Roadtest: Making a splash
6:30am Thursday 27th November 2008
One manufacturer sitting at the smarter end of the drive to downsize is Suzuki.
Comments (0)Car makers move into new markets
6:20am Thursday 27th November 2008
Sales of new cars may be slowing drastically in the current global economic crisis, but motor manufacturers' research and development is gathering pace.
Order books open
6:30am Thursday 27th November 2008
Volkswagen’s Golf Mark VI is now available to order, with UK deliveries in January.
Citroen makes 100mpg bid
6:30am Thursday 27th November 2008
Citroen’s quirky C-Cactus concept car, which made its debut at Germany’s Frankfurt Motor Show last year, looks set to become a reality.
Nissan sheds weight
6:20am Thursday 27th November 2008
Nissan has made its first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since its re-introduction in 2003.
Sportline stands out
6:20am Thursday 27th November 2008
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has released prices and specifications for the new Caddy Sportline and Caddy Maxi Sportline models, which along with the existing Transporter Sportline panel vans and five-seater kombi, expand Volkswagen’s stylish Sportline range to five models.
Lexus RX goes all-hybrid
6:20am Thursday 27th November 2008
LEXUS will launch its new RX 450h hybrid model next year. The luxury all-wheel drive model made its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ahead of going on sale in Europe next summer.
Passat praised
11:35am Monday 24th November 2008
The prestigious Institute of Transport Management has just named the Volkswagen Passat as winner of its Fleet Car of the Year 2008 Award.
Roadtest: Marathon Mondeo
6:30am Thursday 20th November 2008
ANY list of the greenest cars on the planet was never likely to include the Ford Mondeo. It’s a big car, with a big cabin, big boot and a range of pretty serious engines.
Laguna key to coupe market
6:30am Thursday 20th November 2008
THE arrival of the new Laguna Coupe to Britain in January could prove to be more than just an important launch for Renault.
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The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Early taste of Christmas wine
Next week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
Dylan Moran: New Theatre, Oxford
‘I was the first person to discover that if you infected a person with Marmite, he would stand up and bark at the moon.” “Everybody under the age of 35 has the intelligence of raspberry jam.” “Children can hear vegetables hiding.”
Sleeping Beauty, Chipping Norton Theatre
There’s nothing King Couer-de-Loup likes more than a good battle: “We’ll march on King Florizel’s wet and wicked army,” he proclaims. His Queen is not so sure, however. She would rather her husband stayed around: there’s the christening of their daughter Princess Aurora to arrange for a start. And he certainly can’t go out and fight looking like that: “Your chain mail’s got a ladder in it,” she wails.
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