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aily Record, July 4, 2008ROAD RECORDAlfa8217s first
showingIt8217s taken
as
RedALFA Romeo8217s sporty new
c
ompact car will make its
U
K
debut at next month8217s
British International
M
otor Show in London.The first compact Alfa for
more than 35 years,the sporty
and agile Alfa MiTo signals the
new energy and direction for
the Italian sporting marque.
Blessed with styling cues
from the sublime Alfa 8C
C
ompetizione,
the Alfa MiTo is
expected to win over style-
conscious young drivers when it
goes on sale in January,2009.
N
eat styling touches include
the 8C-esque fr
ont end,
frame-
less side windows,distinctive
headlamps and LED tail lights,
flared wheel arches,high
waistline and br
oad C-pillar,all
of which combine to give the
Alfa M
iT
o
a
purposeful stance.
H
igh build quality is matched
b
y
superb mater
ials and top-
quality fabrics,and finishing
touches such as the use of glossy
titanium chr
ome paint cr
eate a
spor
ty and stylish environment.
P
r
ices star
t
at 16310,975 for the
entry-level 1.4 16V 95 bhp
T
ur
ismo and r
ise to 16314,975 for
the 1.4 TB 155 bhp Veloce.T
HE appeal of the exciting
F
ord Fiesta line-up
continues to grow with
the debut of a new sporty,
feature-packed special
edition 8211 the Zetec S Red.Just 400 new S Red special
editions,representing 10 per
cent of all Zetec S models,will
be available,priced at 16313,000.
The Red edition follows the
success of the popular radian
y
ellow Anniversary and lime
green Celebration models
which sold out within weeks of
their launch last year.
The Fiesta has been in the
top thr
ee best-selling vehicles
in Britain every month this
year,with 42,895 models sold
up to the end of May.
With the zesty yet thrifty
1.6-litr
e,
99bhp petrol engine,
Z
etec S R
ed features Colorado
r
ed paintw
o
rk with chequered
flag r
oof decal.
Privacy glass,body
mouldings and r
oof spoiler
add to the car
8217
s
stylish look.MORE than 20 cars will
make their global debuts
at next month8217s British
International Motor Show
at
London8217
s
Docklands.The new
V
auxhall I
nsignia
will be unv
eiled while Lotus will
r
ev
eal their first all-new model
in 12 y
ears,
a
mid-engined 2+2
spor
ts car.
O
thers include F
or
d
8217
s
F
ocus
RS,
Toyota8217s 200bhp Aygo Crazy
concept
,
belo
w
,and the
200mph B
entley Continental
Flying Spur Speed,billed as the
w
orld8217s fastest saloon car .
There will be plenty of green
inter
national pr
emier
es,
including the F
ord Fiesta
EC
O
netic,
which emits less
than 100g/km of C
O2.
A
host of alternative-fuel cars
will also br
eak co
v
er for the first
time,
including an MPV from
the NICE C
ar C
ompany of
London.The heightof fashionHIGHCOSTOFPOOR
REP
AIRSBotchedjobs add upto a 1631.2bn
bill for UK
motoristsDocklands
debutantesD
riven byPOOR
tr
aining
standardsat
vehicleservice
and
r
epair
centr
es
ar
e
costing
UK
motorists
1631.2billion
a
year
.R
esear
ch
hasrevealedthat
almost
40percentofmotorists
hav
e
exper
ienced
a
fault
with
r
epairworkontheirvehicle.
O
ne
in
thr
ee
r
epor
ted
thatthe
repairhadputtheirsafetyatrisk.
Wheelsfallingoffonmotorways,
clutches
snappingonthedrive
homeandcarsburstinginto
flames
after
under
going
a
ser
vice
arejustsomeofthehorrorstories
to
come
out
of
the
r
esear
ch.
The
study,carriedoutby
Autoglass,involvedmorethan
2500
motor
ists
and
disco
v
er
ed
thattheaveragecostofcorrecting
a
botched
r
epair
was
163117.
W
ithnolegislationinplaceto
make
tr
aining
compulsor
y
at
v
ehicle
ser
vice
and
r
epair
centres,Autoglassareurgingthe
industr
y
to
do
mor
e
to
pr
otect
and
promotethereputationof
oper
ators
withinthesector.
While
therearemanyvoluntary
schemesaimedatraising
standar
ds
,thereiscurrentlyno
nationally
requiredqualification
for
automotiv
etechnicians.
R
ecentresearchbytheOffice
of
F
air
T
r
ading
suggested
that
ar
ound
1.3millioncomplaints
ar
emadebyconsumersabout
shoddy
wor
kfromgarages
ev
eryyear.
Ther
e
ar
e
an
estimated
25,000
gar
ages
or
vehiclerepairoutfitsintheUK.
ConsumerwatchdogWhich?
estimatethatthree-quartersof
them
ar
e
offer
ing
a
poor
service
to
car
owners.
A
utoglass
for
malised
their
o
wn
trainingandaccreditation
programmein2006.
N
igel
Doggett,managing
dir
ector,said:8220Inanindustry
wher
e
vir
tually
any
one
can
set
uparepairbusinessona
super
mar
ket
car
par
k
without
any
pr
oof
orrequirementfortraining,
theonusissurelyonestablished
vehicleservicingandrepair
centrestoleadtheway.8221
B
ut,
worr
yingly
,Autoglass8217s
researchalsosuggeststhatthereis
stillasignificantjobtobedoneon
educatingconsumers.
Some68percentofthose
questioned
always
look
for
the
cheapestvehiclerepaircentre
when
they
need
wor
k
doing,
with
onein10admittingthatthey
wouldbeswayedtouseacheap
gar
age
withapoorreputationto
savemoney.
Ov
er
halfofrespondentssaid
theywouldratherspendmoneyon
theirhousethanonessentialcar
r
epairs
,andonein10put
bookingaholiday
higher
on
their
priority
list
than
a
quality
service
for
the
car.SPORTScarmanufacturer
AstonMartinandbespoke
tailorKilgour,ofSavile
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ashionshowinParis.AstonMartincreatedtheir
veryownhautecoutureV8
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ItisfinishedinauniqueMorning
FrostSatinpaint,withthetexture
of
finesilk.
Theinteriorisinfluencedby
Kilgour8217slatestcollectionand
finishedinKilgourMidnight
Blue,withtheseat-inserts
adornedwithapolka-doteffect.
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