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All drivers must hold a full UK licence and meet eligibility criteria including limits on driving convictions and claims. The higher purchase cost of some diesel cars threatens to make them redundant against a new generation of small, efficient, turbocharged petrol models. Carslaw told Driving that air quality could still be improved if motorists switched from diesel to petrol-powered cars. How does it work? This is also described as telematics. Just Add Fuel deals can be a more affordable way for young drivers to get a brand new vehicle.
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More fuel efficient and emitting less CO2, they are also fitted with special filters that trap harmful emissions from their engines. The initial report, commissioned by Defra, the environment ministry, blamed diesel vehicles for a rise in nitrogen dioxide emissions and high levels of tiny toxic particulates that can pass through the lungs to enter every organ in the body.
And scientists have found that tiny particles in air pollution can significantly worsen infections and make them harder to treat with antibiotics. All the while, improvements in technology have seen petrol-powered cars catch up diesels for cost-effectiveness. Carslaw told Driving that air quality could still be improved if motorists switched from diesel to petrol-powered cars. What most people would say is that petrol is worse than diesel for CO2 emissions.
The higher purchase cost of some diesel cars threatens to make them redundant against a new generation of small, efficient, turbocharged petrol models. For example, the petrol-powered Ford Fiesta 1. It would take a staggering 12 years to make up the difference in the money you save on fuel, based on the UK average of 7, miles per year. Depreciation is roughly the same, whichever type of engine you choose, according to Cap, a vehicle pricing company. It also happens to be good to drive, can seat five at a pinch and parking this petite package is a doddle.
Of the new generation of small-capacity, turbocharged petrol engines, the Twin Air has received most criticism for failing to get close to its official fuel consumption figure. All the same, it is economical and brimful of character, and proves cheap to insure and service.
View the Fiat Pandas for sale on driving. FIRST, a word of warning. The Fiesta will be replaced by a new generation model, which goes on sale in July. But you know what? Some cars are more spacious inside, others have more up-to-date technology, some are safer — but none drive as well as the Fiesta, as Jeremy Clarkson finds with the Zetec S Red Edition.
The three-cylinder, 80PS 79bhp engine is no ball of fire. But it sounds pleasant enough and if need be you can opt for the more expensive, turbocharged EcoBoost version. But when the regular motor makes the car so cheap to buy and frugal to run, why bother? View the Ford Fiesta for sale on driving.
The turbocharged, three-cylinder engine is positively brimming with character compared to a hum-drum diesel, and the car rides, steers and handles with a surprisingly grow-up feel.
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