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2 weeks ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Julie Marshall
The Fiat 600 is a compromise between a city car and a small family SUV, writes Julie MarshallThe Fiat 600 is a nice-looking car with a good selection of engines. There’s a fully-electric, battery version called the 600e and two hybrids the 100 and the 136. Bigger than a 500 and eminently more practical, it is a good compromise between a city car and a small family SUV. When it was launched it marked Fiat’s return to the B-segment.
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1 month ago | 
worksopguardian.co.uk | Julie Marshall
Julie Marshall drives the futuristic-looking Toyota C-HR plug-in hybridIf you want a car that stands out from the pack then the C-HR, Toyota’s stylish small SUV really does fit the bill. It has sharp angles and creases, a futuristic design and a striking paint job (especially in the mid-spec GR Sport trim we tested). Toyota dubs it a “concept car for the road” and I can see why they say that. Judge Dredd would feel right at home.
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2 months ago | 
wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Julie Marshall
Volkswagen Golf’s eHybrid is sure to be another winner for Volkswagen, says Julie MarshallThe Volkswagen Golf, which celebrated its 50th birthday last year, is iconic—a word I don’t use lightly. But it is certainly appropriate in this case. With over eight generations and 37 million sold, it is not surprising it is the biggest-selling model in Volkswagen's history to date. The Golf in all its guises is an easy car to live with.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
shieldsgazette.com | Julie Marshall
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
harrogateadvertiser.co.uk | Julie Marshall |Julie Marshall
The Tiguan – Volkswagen’s most popular SUV is as good as ever, says Julie MarshallMore than 7.5 million Volkswagen Tiguans have been sold worldwide to date making it the German giant’s most popular SUV. This family-sized SUV has been around since 2007 and the third generation made its worldwide debut last year. The British car buying public likes Tiguan too. In September this year it was eighth in the table of new car registrations at 4,327. Top of the table was the Kia Sportage with 7,482.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Julie Marshall
Honda’s family-sized CR-V is a great all-rounder, says Julie MarshallThe new, sixth generation Honda CR-V is available as either a full hybrid or a petrol plug-in hybrid. It depends very much on your lifestyle as to which one you opt for. The plug-in hybrid (e:PHEV) gives up to 50 miles of electric driving before the ICE kicks in but, of course you need the infrastructure to charge it up.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
lep.co.uk | Julie Marshall
Volkswagen may have some tough decisions to make but the Golf is riding highGerman automotive giant Volkswagen has been in the news over the past couple of weeks, not for the right reasons. The company announced earlier this month that to remain competitive it is considering closing some of its German factories for the first time in its 87-year history. This is obviously not good news.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
wakefieldexpress.co.uk | Julie Marshall
The life of Maria Eva Duarte was brought vividly to life in this superb production by the Wakefield Youth Music Theatre at Theatre Royal WakefieldKnown affectionately as Evita or Eva she was a young woman who had a poor start in life and went on to become one of the most important and influential figures in Argentina when she married Colonel Juan Peron in 1945. Peron became president in 1946 and Eva his leading lady.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
thestar.co.uk | Julie Marshall
Nineteen years ago, Ed Faulkner, lead singer with Beautiful South tribute band Beautiful Couch came off the stage at the Mathew Street Festival in Liverpool and had a eureka moment. He decided there and then he would put on a festival dedicated solely to tribute acts and hastily scribbled a few ideas on the back of the proverbial ‘cig packet’. The idea gained momentum and so, in 2007 a few hundred music lovers gathered in a rain-sodden field in Driffield and the magic of Tribfest was born.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
lep.co.uk | Julie Marshall
The new KGM Torres is one to watchYou’ve probably never heard of KGM. But a bit of online searching will tell you that it is the new name for Korean motor manufacturer Ssangyong. Under various guises the company has been in existence for 70 years with the Ssangyong name around since 1988. Ssangyong officially entered the UK market in 1994 with the launch of the Musso SUV and proceeded to introduce a range of other large SUVs at regular intervals.
