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From The Sunday Times
July 15, 2007
BMW 135i Coupé and Vauxhall Zafira
JUST ANNOUNCED . . .
BMW 135i Coupé
Price £30,000 approx
On sale in UK November
What’s different? This coupé is the third body style to be spun off the 1-series platform following the three and five-door hatches, and a convertible awaits. Three engines will be available at launch – two frugal 2 litre diesels and a 306bhp twin-turbo 3 litre petrol
Why should I care? Because although BMW continues to protest that it will never build an M1, that is precisely what the 3 litre petrol model (the 135i) is in all but name. We think that more than 300bhp in such a small car will be well worth the wait. Quite what it will do to sales of the less powerful, more expensive two-seat-only Z4 Coupé remains to be seen
Consider also: Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 JTS V6 Q4 SV £29,250, Nissan 350Z £26,795, Porsche Cayman £36,220
IN THE SHOWROOM . . .
Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 16v Elite
Price £18,950
Performance 0-62mph: 10.8sec / Top speed: 122mph
Power/torque 140bhp / 129lb ft
On sale Now
What’s different? Elite is a word Vauxhall uses for its high specification cars, and this Zafira has leather upholstery, climate control, cruise control, an MP3 socket, automatic headlights and wipers and a self-dimming interior mirror. Prices start at £18,950 for this 1.8 litre, but you can also have an Elite Zafira with a 2.2 litre petrol engine, a 2 litre turbo and a 1.9 litre diesel
Why should I care? The Zafira is a solid if unexceptional performer in the compact seven-seat MPV class and Elite trim gives a big equipment increase for little more money
Consider also: Honda F-RV 1.8i-VTEC EX £18,347, Citroën Picasso 1.8i 16v VTR+ £16,925, Ford S-Max 2.0 Zetec £18,995
Yet Again the motorist is being conned by this goverment, I have noticed that the road tax has jumped from £165 to £205 for a new vauxhall zafira in hours, if this amount had been put up in a budget there would be a riot, Its not only the car above
but also fords estates and many more makes, It is just a way to get more money from us all GET RID OF BROWN and this Labour goverment,
B.A. WEBB, Bromley, England