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Seat Ibiza Cupra Concept

Seat has released what it calls a ‘concept’ Seat Ibiza Cupra at the Beijing Motor Show. In reality this is likely to be the car that will be produced as it is clearly in the mould of the current Leon Cupra. Apart from looks nothing much has changed – it still retains the same 180bhp […]
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Jaguar’s New Engines

Jaguar have announced 2 new engines at the Bejing Motor Show – a 3.0 litre supercharged V6 and a 2.0 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder one The XJ ‘Ultimate’ will be the first model to come with the new V6 motor with a 340bhp version. It will also share this with the Jaguar XF. Sharing its […]
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Ferrari HY-KERS for Enzo Replacement

Ferrari has been looking at hybrid technology now for the latest generation of supercars and has tried it out in the 599. It has chosen the obvious KERS name to link it in with the F1 racing team which carries so much clout in the motoring market. Seen as the pinnacle of the Fiat brand, […]
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Range Rover Evoque by Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham was announced as a Range Rover ‘Brand Champion’ back in 2010 which most would claim was a cynical attempt to tie up the Evoque with fashion. With the car now having a waiting list of over a year and having a huge female appeal (including our MD’s wife!), one would have to say […]
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Confusion over Drink Driving Insurance Cover

An interesting article has been posted on the BBC Money Box site re the apparent confusion over Insurer Liability in the event of a Drink Driving conviction. The bottom line is that some insurers want to add an exclusion into their policy wording that invalidates motor insurance cover in the event of a drink or […]
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Drink Driving Insurance Commendation

New client John Fairbanks has kindly allowed us to quote him after he took out motor insurance with us: “Oh my God – an efficient, professional, honest, no-nonsense insurance broker with a sense of humour. Am I dreaming?” Kind words indeed for our head of Convicted Driver car insurance, John Roberts. John F was delighted with […]
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Lamborghini Urus Revealed

Following on from the likes of Bentley and others who have joined the SUV bandwagon, Lamborghini have announced their own crazy version, the Lamborghini Urus. Lamborghini plan to sell 3,500 of these a year which is more than double the number of Gallardo and Aventadors put together! Although we believe a large number of these […]
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Audi Buys Ducati

Finally after a lot of rumours flying around recently, Audi has announced their purchase of Ducati motorcycles for £700 million. The obvious comparison for Audi is the BMW brand of vehicles which has included the manufacture of bikes for many years. The current Ducati brand has had a huge resurgence with a model line-up that […]
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Mercedes CSC Concept

The CSC is seen by Mercedes as a move into the premium C sector for their CLS 4 door coupe range. A saloon will follow named the CLA. The design represents a new facelift for the Mercedes brand which some would say is much needed (with increased competition coming from Audi and BMW), which will […]
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BMW M3 Frozen Silver Limited Edition

This latest edition of the E92 M3 is to be made in 100 units. Celebrating 40 years of the BMW M division, the Frozen Silver is their new look matt paint finish. Matt black alloy wheels, dark chrome for the exhaust and side grills, and black bonnet intakes, give the car a distinct sporty and […]
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Audi RS Q3 Concept Unveiled

Audi will be unveiling this new concept car at the Beijing Motor Show next week – the Audi RS Q3. Audi’s 2.5 litre 5 cylinder engine will be used and will produce 360 bhp – as it does in the new TT RS plus. The power will be transmitted to the road via all 4 […]
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Surrey Rolling Road

Keith Michaels are pleased to continue the close relationship with Surrey Rolling Road who recommend our insurance services as well as looking after a lot of our customers. Many of the people who go to them have heavily modified cars which we are pleased to cover using our Modified car insurance. Also others have cars insured […]
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Renault 5 Turbo 2

This car must still rate as one of the finest Hot Hatch cars ever made and can be insured using a combination of our Hot Hatch insurance and Cherished car insurance schemes. Although the Renault 5 Turbo wasn’t the most successful rally car of the group B era, it was notable for several reasons. For […]
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Nissan Planning Return of the 200SX

Following on from the announcement by Toyota of the GT86 and Subaru’s BRZ, Nissan are planning their own rear-drive affordable coupe to resurrect the old Nissan 200SX and Nissan Silvia models. Currently the Nissan range has the 370Z as the coupe model but the world is moving towards smaller engines and better fuel economy. With […]
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Mercedes G Class Facelift

You could call this a facelift if that’s what you consider LED lights and new door mirrors! Apparently some more work has been done to the drivetrain but the biggest difference is the powerplants: AMG Twin-turbo V8 and a V12 also – perfect for our Performance car insurance and Mercedes AMG car insurance schemes. Only […]
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