THE annual UK Fleet World Honours often provide a strong indicator of which vehicles are likely to prove to be good fleet choices. Some of the vehicles in the line-up are still on their way to SA which allows fleet managers to look at future options but, given the huge fleet and company car market in the UK, the team behind Fleet World has plenty of experience.This year there were a few surprises and a few less so, with major awards for some of the French manufacturers. One was Peugeot, which is certainly on a roll in Europe this year. Having recently won the much coveted 2014 European Car of the Year title in March the new 308, which is coming to SA early next year, has now been awarded Best New Car.The new 308 is 140kg lighter than its predecessor with a stylish exterior, an "i-Cockpit" inspired interior that combines instrumentation viewed over the smaller steering wheel, a 9.7-inch touchscreen control display and a wide range of new PureTech petrol and BlueHDi diesel engines, so...
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