Evening Chronicle

Renault Cuts Prices for New Model Line-Up

PRICE cuts of up to pounds 2,300 are being made by Renault following the French car maker's decision to streamline its model line up. From January 4 Renault is cutting its core range from 227 to 159 models and reducing trim choices to three - Expression, Dynamique TomTom and GT Line TomTom.

Get More for Money

MAZDA has a sporty Takuya special edition range with evocative styling and high-levels of standard equipment representing enhanced value for money. The special edition range follows on from the successes of the Mazda2, Mazda3 and Mazda6 Tamura special editions earlier this year. The name 'Takuya" - pronounced 'tah-koy-yah" - is taken from the Japanese for forerunner or pioneer. The generously equipped new Takuya models incorporate features normally only available with topof-the-range derivati...

Seat's Sporty Stunner

THE SEAT Ibiza ST has just made its showroom debut in the UK with a price tag of pounds 12,070 for the entry-level 1.4-litre 16V S model. This third member of the Ibiza line-up joins the sporty Ibiza SC and the practical Ibiza fivedoor and catapults itself into SEAT"s history books as part of the most extensive range in the Spanish supermini"s 25-year history. Part of the giant VW Group, which is famed for its build quality and competitively priced models, SEAT has not only taken on board VW"...

This Alfa has Looks and Brains

IT used to be the case with Alfa Romeo that it was all about style. The other bits, reliability, practicality, residuals, took their chances. Not so any more. The new generation of Alfas has managed to square the circle of looks and those other really quite important requirements for modern car buyers. The Giulietta, the replacement for the 147, is not quite in the same league looks-wise when compared to its stunning Brera and Spider siblings, but as family- sized motors go, it is certainly o...

Great Around Town

IF THE Nissan Pixo was an animal Sir David Attenborough would surely make an award-winning documentary highlighting how perfectly it is adapted to survive and thrive in the urban jungle. The model, which slots into the Japanese company's supermini line- up below the Micra and the Note, is compact yet spacious while also being economical to run.

Hyundai Reveals Its European Flagship

HYUNDAI'S new European flagship the i40 will make its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March and go on sale soon after. Known during development under the codename VF, the Korean manufacturer has not only confirmed i40 as the model's official name, but also revealed that the car will be launched as an estate - with a saloon to follow later in the year.

Pick of the Day

Pickoftheday Nigella Kitchen (7.35pm) Nigella Lawson prepares food and drink for a Christmas party, including turkey meatballs in tomato sauce, mustard and ginger cocktail sausages, and a seasonal cocktail. Supermarkets: What Price Cheap Food? Panorama (9.00pm) Paul Kenyon examines the real cost of budget food items, and how the major supermarkets manage to offer cut-price products in the recession.

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