http://www.rentcarengland.com Car rental services in England Fri, 18 May 2012 15:14:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-commodore-returns-to-north-america http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-commodore-returns-to-north-america#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:14:37 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=231eede8fff920e1a835e2f15612f7b5 Great news for Holden – and the Australian automotive manufacturing sector – with confirmation of a new Commodore export program to North America. A left-hand-drive high-performance derivative of the new VF Commodore will be sold State-side as the Chevrolet SS sedan from late next year. It will be the first [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-commodore-returns-to-north-america/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/audi-tt-updates-add-s-tronic http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/audi-tt-updates-add-s-tronic#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:58:52 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=b22c71c07c6c73c63b52aede719183d1 Audi has boosted the lineup of its gorgeous TT with three new models scoring the S tronic automatic transmission. Both 1.8 TFSI and 2.0TDI engines (Coupe and Roadster for the petrol, Coupe only for the turbo-diesel) can now be ordered with the slick seven-speed S tronic automatic.   The updated range is: [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/audi-tt-updates-add-s-tronic/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/subaru-outback-diesel-gets-automatic-transmission http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/subaru-outback-diesel-gets-automatic-transmission#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:17 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=8e728c7b37a7342b526f4d0c7bb6c95f Subaru has confirmed an optional automatic transmission for diesel-powered Outback models. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) has been extensively tested in Australia and will be available from early next year in the Subaru Outback 2.0 diesel. This is Subaru’s first diesel automatic.  While pricing has not as yet been confirmed, demand [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/subaru-outback-diesel-gets-automatic-transmission/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/bmw-rolls-out-new-models-and-upgrades http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/bmw-rolls-out-new-models-and-upgrades#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:12:56 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=c519fdb2b5059a8f1ee6c9c9aa45387c Major changes for the BMW model lineup in Australia from July. Headlining the new additions are the high-performance BMW M135i and a new entry-level 114i. The M135i features xDrive all-wheel-drive (now also available for the 120d). The BMW 114i is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine delivering 75kW/180Nm and fuel [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/bmw-rolls-out-new-models-and-upgrades/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-unveils-first-volt-charging-station http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-unveils-first-volt-charging-station#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:43 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=96e1ae5c3c4805c92109ea6c17b2cc38 Holden moved one step closer to launching the Volt electric vehicle when it unveiled the first dedicated battery re-charge station. Powered by Origin Energy’s pure GreenPower, the ChargePoint station is situated outside Holden’s Salmon Street, Port Melbourne headquarters. That’s convenient for many Melburnians as Port Melbourne is now a rapidly [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/holden-unveils-first-volt-charging-station/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-almera-due-in-august http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-almera-due-in-august#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:55:34 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=39aebe9b264dc78b5e43bdb61f8f1267 Nissan will boost its passenger car lineup in August with the launch of the all-new Almera compact sedan. A product of Nissan Europe, the Almera rides on Nissan’s V platform (shared with the Micra) and is the precursor to Nissan’s all-new Pulsar small car and Altima mid-size sedan. All share [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-almera-due-in-august/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-boost-dualis-and-x-trail-safety-with-around-view-monitor http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-boost-dualis-and-x-trail-safety-with-around-view-monitor#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:50:30 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=600221968f0ed715f73c5fc7c54c2885 Nissan’s technologically advanced, four-camera ‘Around View Monitor’ is now standard in Dualis Ti-L and X-Trail Ti (petrol) and TL (diesel) models. Like similar systems in more expensive European vehicles, Nissan’s ‘Around View’ system is a significant safety boost, particularly when reversing, and also eases parking maneuvers. Displayed on a central console [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/nissan-boost-dualis-and-x-trail-safety-with-around-view-monitor/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/opel-named-2012-most-innovative-automotive-brand http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/opel-named-2012-most-innovative-automotive-brand#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:39:53 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=87eb671ced4a138c012a925c7df132a9 Ahead of the marque’s launch in Australia later this year, GM’s German brand Opel has been named the ‘2012 Most Innovative Automotive Brand’ at the ‘Plus X’ technology awards. Factors considered in the Plus X awards include material and production quality, ergonomic and environmental characteristics, sustainability and long-lasting value. The 2012 [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/opel-named-2012-most-innovative-automotive-brand/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/volkswagen-launches-digital-radios-in-britain http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/volkswagen-launches-digital-radios-in-britain#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:31:30 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=22490fe8ad9ce8739cfa779b1048708d Customers ordering 2013 Volkswagen vehicles in the U.K. – the entire range from Polo to Phaeton – can specify digital radios. The U.K is about to switch to digital radio so the German giant is predictably ahead of the game. Maximizing the benefits of the improved audio, all Volkswagen models sold [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/volkswagen-launches-digital-radios-in-britain/feed 0 http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/porsche-918s-prototype-on-the-road http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/porsche-918s-prototype-on-the-road#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:16:07 +0000 admin http://www.rentcarengland.com/?guid=e3879225186dad216cfee98ea6598e96 Development of Porsche’s 918 Spyder supercar continues apace with prototypes now undergoing road testing ahead of production in September. Porsche says development is on-track for first customer deliveries before the end of the year. And with a nod to previous Porsche sports car racing success, the prototype 918 Spyders have been [...] ]]> http://www.rentcarengland.com/rent-a-car-in-england/porsche-918s-prototype-on-the-road/feed 0