Driving Seat: P.lugs POINTS A new car which goes on sale in the UK this summer has become the highest-scoring car in terms of protection provided in the event of a crash. The Peugeot 1007 got the maximum five stars for occupant protection in the latest batch of results from crash tests within the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP NCAP New Car Assessment Program NCAP Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides NCAP Network Capable Application Processor (from IEEE standard 1451. ). The new Peugeot, shortly to be available in France, also got four stars for pedestrian protection. Two other cars - the Honda FR-V and the Suzuki Swift - were also released. Both got four stars for occupant protection and three stars for pedestrian protection. Edmund King, executive director of the RAC Foundation, said: 'These results clearly show that safety does not have to be compromised by size. It is great news for the consumer that they can choose a small car which is incredibly safe but also fuel efficient. 'It is also encouraging to see more progress on pedestrian safety with two more cars achieving three stars. We encourage all motorists to check relevant Euro NCAP ratings before buying a car SKODA had the Yeti yeti: see abominable snowman. (Young, Entrepreneurial technocraTI) Coined around the turn of the century during the dot-com bubble, there is also a "yetti" variation, which means "young, entrepreneurial, tech-based twenty-something." design study on display at the Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Motor Show, taking the firm into the sports utility vehicle sports utility vehicle sport n → véhicule m de loisirs (de type SUV) sports utility vehicle n (esp US) → fuoristrada m inv (SUV) arena for the very first time. Strong hints of how future Skodas will look were contained in the Yeti, which has a wrap-around windscreen, and characteristic roof covering. Interestingly, it has no 'aggressive' styling: Skoda wants the Yeti to be seen as 'a positive, friendly object representing an enjoyable contrast to other off-road and sports utility vehicles THE iconic Audi TT sports car puts performance in even sharper focus this month with news of the Audi TT Coupe quattro Sport. Just 1,000 will be sold in Britain, and the pounds 29,355 1.8 litre racer can be ordered now for May delivery. The new TT Coupe quattro Sport can sprint to 62mph in 5.9 seconds, and has a top speed of 155mph SUPERCHIPS, the engine management system tuning experts, can now reprogramme the 2.7-litre diesel engine of the new Land Rover Discovery The Discovery is a four wheel drive on-road and off-road vehicle from the British car maker Land Rover. There have been three generations of the vehicle, which is less expensive than the company's top Range Rover model. 3 TDV6. The conversion, costing pounds 511.13, produces a maximum power gain of 36bhp and sizeable boost in torque with no adverse effect on fuel economy |
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