New Hyundai i10 Premium SE trim added to range to improve customer choice.

• Hyundai adds new Premium SE trim level to hugely successful i10 range
• New features include 15” alloy wheels, electric sunroof, rear parking sensors
• Premium SE will showcase many features usually found on cars in the segment above
• Additional updates to existing SE trim level implemented

Hyundai Motor UK has announced an addition to the New Generation i10 line-up. The new range-topping Premium SE derivative will offer customers levels of comfort and technology usually found in the segment above.

Priced at £11,995 on-the-road (OTR) for the manual gearbox, and £12,650 OTR for the automatic, Premium SE customers will benefit from 15” alloy wheels; an electric tilt and slide glass sunroof; rear parking sensors; smart key with engine stop/start button; chrome effect exterior door handles; climate control, heated front seats and steering wheel.

As of February 2015, Hyundai will add the space saver spare tyre as a standard feature on new SE models and above. Furthermore, Hyundai is offering customers, of the SE model, the ‘Connectivity Pack’ option which comprises of Bluetooth^® with voice recognition; steering wheel with audio controls and rear speakers, all for just £175.

Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor UK, commented: “Since its launch a year ago, we’ve already sold over 25,000 units of New Generation i10 in the UK. The introduction of Premium SE will look to build on this success by providing customers with competitive levels of technology, without the need to compromise on the small car package.”

Since going on sale in January 2014, the New Generation i10 has already scooped nine awards including What Car? Best City Car for the second year running, and the Scottish Car of the Year title in 2014.

Lexus launches new CT200h derivative, called Advance Plus, you get more kit & two tone paint.

• New model grade introduces Lexus’s first two-tone paint finish
• Price includes metallic paint, or option of black roof with contrasting bodywork, plus an F Sport roof spoiler
• Specification also includes exclusive 17-inch alloy wheel design, sunroof and fabric/Tahara combination upholstery
• Equipment specification also provides Lexus Navigation, front and rear parking sensors and cruise control
• On sale now, priced £25,495 – a premium of just £1,250 on the cost of the Advance grade model

Lexus launches 2015 with a new addition to its CT 200h line-up, the Advance Plus. As its name implies, it takes the specification of the Advance grade – well established as the most popular in the range – and adds even more features, at a high-value price.

These extras include the debut of Lexus’s first two-tone paint finish. The on-the-road price includes either metallic paint, or (at no extra cost) a contrasting Velvet Black roof with Fuji Red, Ultra Blue, Sonic White or Sonic Titanium body. Advance Plus is the first CT model to adopt the new Sonic Titanium finish, a shade that has proved an immediate hit with customers for the new NX 300h crossover, and is also the only version available in Celestial Black.

Where the two-tone design is selected, the CT’s stand-out style statement is increased with an F Sport roof spoiler. All versions are fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels with dark silver finish – in a design exclusive to the Advance Plus – and a sunroof. In the cabin the seats feature a fabric and Tahara upholstery combination that is also exclusive to the model grade.

All these elements are in addition to standard features that have already made the CT 200h Advance so popular, including front and rear parking sensors, keyless entry, cruise control, heated front seats and the Lexus Navigation system with Remote Dial control. The extra value for customers is particularly strong, with the new model priced at a premium of only £1,250 more than the Advance. On sale now, the new Advance Plus costs £25,495 on the road.

The attraction of the Advance Plus’s style and equipment is strengthened by Lexus quality throughout and the exceptional smoothness, refinement, efficiency and lasting reliability of its hybrid system. The value enjoyed by customers in the sale price is mirrored by lower ownership costs. CO₂ emissions figures of 88g/km secure exemption from annual road tax (Vehicle Excise Duty) and the CT 200h delivers good fuel economy, supported by the hybrid system’s ability to optimise use of its electric motor, for example when driving in slow-moving city traffic, switching automatically to its EV mode.

Ssangyong enters the new year with some tempting new retail offers, I still wouldnt have one though.

• New Limited edition Korando LE
• Free automatic upgrade on Korando ELX4 saving £1,500
• PCP scheme with guaranteed values plus free servicing on Korando
• Free servicing offer on Rexton W

A new limited edition Korando model is launched this month bringing a range of special and distinctive features to this already comprehensively equipped and great value SUV.Korando LE

Finished in Grand White, this exclusive limited edition includes 18” diamond cut alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, a rear spoiler and rear parking sensors, and inside, heated front seats, climate control and an automatic dipping rear view mirror.  It comes with a retail price of just £16,495.

Korando ELX4 - free automatic offer

The four-wheel drive Korando ELX4 crossover is also offered with a free 6-speed automatic transmission upgrade.  Priced from £19,995 this represents a saving of £1,500.

Korando PCP - now with free servicing

SsangYong places great emphasis on the availability of PCPs (Personal Contract Purchase) and guarantees strong residual values for customers after three years. 

In addition to the scheme detailed below, 3 years free servicing is also now being offered on any Korando model purchased before 31^st March.

The programme, which is being administered by SsangYong’s finance provider GMAC, offers purchasers realistic deposits and highly competitive monthly payments.  PCPs are also available on the Rexton W 4x4 and seven-seat Turismo MPV.

Announcing the Korando offer, CEO of SsangYong Motor UK, Paul Williams said: “We already have a considerable price advantage over the competition with every car in our range, and now with PCPs, guaranteed final values and free servicing, we can offer customers supreme value.”

Example PCP rates for Korando, based on 36 months/10,000 miles per year

	Korando SE	Korando SE4	Korando ELX4	Korando ELX4 Auto
OTR	14,995.00	16,495.00	19,995.00	21,495.00
DEPOSIT	3,574.67	4,133.14	4,972.55	5,541.09
DEPOSIT %	24%	25%	25%	26%
PAYMENT	£189	£209	£269	£279
GFRV	6,625.00	7,000.00	7,925.00	8,675.00
GFRV%	44%	42%	40%	40%
APR	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%	6.90%

The guaranteed final values (GFV) are underwritten by SsangYong Motor UK with GMAC, and the PCP programme is available through participating dealers.  

Rexton W - free servicing offer

Every Rexton W including the new CSX Commercial sold up until the end of March will also come with a 3-year free servicing offer for even great value and customer reassurance.  Prices start from just £18,495 ex VAT for the Rexton CSX Commercial, and £21,995 for the five seat Rexton SX.

5 year limitless mileage warranty

All models in the SsangYong range are covered by a best-in-class 5 year limitless mileage warranty.  Designed to be totally transparent and give customers complete peace of mind, ‘limitless’ means just that: not a maximum mileage condition that some brands impose in their small print.  

All the major mechanical components are covered including wheel bearings, suspension joints and bushes, steering joints, shock absorbers and even the audio system.  Wearable components such as clutch discs and brake friction materials which could have their life reduced by poor driving are covered for one year or 12,000 miles, and the battery and paintwork for three years.