A staggering í‚á£200...
A staggering í‚á£200 per hour - that"s what the average UK driver will pay a mechanic for servicing within three years. According to cover firm Warranty Direct, in the past 12 months the average price for 60 minutes" work rose four per cent. If that continues, the costliest dealers will hit í‚á£200 by 2008.
It"s designed to be...
It"s designed to be more of a soft-roader than a hardcore 4x4 - but there are currently no plans to launch the car in Europe. A Mazda insider explained: "If there"s enough interest, we might see the CX-7 here around 2007."
Meanwhile, bosses have announced the Mazda 5 will come in 12 different guises. The seven-seat MPV offers a choice of 1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol engines and a 2.0 diesel with two power outputs, plus TS, TS2 and Sport trims. Prices range from í‚á£14,300 for the 1.8 petrol TS to í‚á£17,900 for the 2.0 diesel Sport.