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Kate Humble takes delivery of new L200 Series 5
Broadcaster, businesswoman and farmer, Kate Humble, has taken delivery of an all-new Mitsubishi L200 Series 5 after the model’ s forerunners became one of the most important tools on her farm.
T he well known TV presenter is currently busy gearing up for The Big Day Out, a weekend festival of food, music, crafts and fun at her farm, Humble by Nature, in the Wye Valley, Monmouth, and the L200 is already being put to good use.
Kate has admired the versatile and dependable pick-up over the years since buying her first – a battered second hand Series 2 – and has since gone on to become a Mitsubishi brand ambassador. The new Series 5 is Kate’ s fourth L200 and the adaptable allrounder has become the go-to vehicle on her working farm where it is used for everything from transporting animals to getting things ready for the Big Day Out, which takes place from Friday, July
1st to Sunday, July 3rd.
Kate also uses the pick up for business, travelling to filming locations and personal appearances across Europe.
Taking delivery of the new L200 Series 5, an excited Kate said:“ I absolutely love the L200.
“ With my lifestyle, I want a vehicle that’ s really going to work and one that isn’ t phased by anything.
“ For me, that’ s the L200 because it does exactly what it says on the tin and is up to any job.”
Kate, whose second book, A Friend for Life: The Extraordinary Partnership Between Humans and Dogs came out at the end of May, added:“ I’ ve been through the L200s over the years – this will be my fourth – and the Mitsubishi designers and engineers have been winning me over with a
New powertrain option for Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Motor UK’ s best-selling model, the Hyundai Tucson compact SUV, is now offered with a fifth powertrain option. A dynamic and efficient 141 PS 1.7-litre turbo diesel with seven-speed double clutch transmission( 7DCT) and two-wheel drive( 2WD) is available to order in the UK.
H yundai Motor’ s inhouse developed 7DCT system offers a choice between fully automatic operation and sequential manual gear changes, selected with the gear lever for greater driver involvement. The 7DCT provides improved fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions compared to a sixspeed automatic transmission- emitting only 129g of CO2 and offering fuel consumption of 57.6 mpg on a combined cycle. The turbo diesel engine provides a maximum torque of 340 Nm over a wide rev range of 1,750 rpm to 2,500 rpm.
For further efficiency, the new powertrain comes with Hyundai’ s Integrated Stop & Go( ISG) system as standard, which is also available for the 1.7-litre( 116PS), and the 2.0-litre 2WD( 136PS) diesel engines as well as the 1.6- litre petrol engine.
The Tucson is one of the safest vehicles in its segment and received the maximum five-star
Euro NCAP safety rating. It benefits from a solid body structure featuring 51 % of ultrahigh strength steel for improved torsional rigidity and impact resistance and a host of innovative passive and active safety features like Autonomous Emergency Braking with pedestrian recognition that can stop the car automatically if a crash is predicted. The Tucson’ s list of safety features also includes a Blind Spot Detection alerts the driver to approaching vehicles, Rear Cross Traffic Alert which scans a 180-degree area behind the vehicle alerting the driver if there is approaching cross-traffic and the Lane Keep Assist System applying steering correction in case of unintended lane departure. Additionally the Active Hood cushions the impact shock in case of a frontal collision.
The new 1.7-litre CRDi 7DCT powertrain is available to order in the UK now across the Tucson range from SE trim and above. better driving experience and more creature comforts each time.
“ As soon as you drive the new Series 5 you can feel the improvements Mitsubishi has made. It has a lighter touch and is
D acia continues to grow, selling its 4 millionth vehicle and setting a new record in its young history. This milestone was celebrated with the Dacia community at its annual picnic on Sunday at Domaine de Courson in France. With his purchase of a Duster, Denys Charrasse became the brand’ s 4 millionth customer and, in turn, a part of Dacia’ s history. Mr Charrasse was welcomed and celebrated at the Dacia France Picnic by more than 11,000 participants at the event, who had the opportunity to sign a commemorative Duster prepared for the occasion.
Dacia is enjoying great success in the 44 countries around the world where its vehicles are marketed. Since the beginning of the year, the brand ranks fifth in the passenger car segment in France, with its Sandero already a leader of the passenger cars sold to individuals. In the UK, Dacia regularly outperforms much larger and well-established brands in its segment thanks to strong Sandero, Duster and Logan MCV sales, with over 78,000 Dacias sold in the UK since its launch in April 2013. instantly more responsive and car like. We have already been putting it to work on the farm and it can handle everything we need it to.”
For more information on The Big Day Out go to www. humblebynature. com / bigdayout
4,000,000 Dacias...
Worldwide milestone celebrated at the 2016 French Dacia Picnic.
Dacia has won numerous awards in the UK since launching just over three years ago including What Car?’ s‘ Best Small Car under £ 12,000’ for four consecutive years for the Sandero. One of the UK’ s largest automotive owner satisfaction studies, Auto Express Driver Power, has placed Dacia in its top five best manufacturers for three consecutive years, out of 32 brands featured in the 2016 survey, with customers praising the brand’ s reliability in particular.
Dacia has won numerous awards in the UK
The eighth edition of Dacia’ s yearly picnic was again a great success. Customers and their families enjoyed a day full of events such as volleyball, football, sailing, photo booths and workshops. Dacia organises these events across the world to thank its enthusiastic customers and ever-growing community. Dacia UK’ s Dacia Day for owners will take place on 13th August at Bruntingthorpe. More information will be provided via the Dacia UK Facebook page in the coming weeks.
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