Car Market

A lesson in reliability

As tens of thousands of new students leave home and head for university this month, Warranty Direct reveals that the best car to pack them off in, for the student-sized budget of under £3000, is the Honda Jazz.

Younger drivers pay the price for a racy reputation

Young male drivers pay on average 79 per cent more than young women for their car insurance, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.

Is your car causing you stress?

Those of us who regularly drive to work or use our car to do the shopping know how stressful a journey can become, especially when it comes to negotiating heavy traffic or trying to find a place to park.

British garages more likely to contain a load of junk than a car

Research carried out for car accessories retailer Halfords found almost two in three people (63%) have never kept the car in their garage.

Porsche Classic at the Goodwood Revival 2010

Porsche Classic will be present at the 2010 Goodwood Revival, a celebration of the golden era of motorsport which takes place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, near Chichester, from September 17-19.

Outrace - Eight Audi robots invade Trafalgar Square

To launch this year's London Design Festival, the organisers have commissioned Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram to design an installation in Trafalgar Square.

Student motoring tips and advice

It's freshers week for most universities across the country so Aviva, the UK's largest insurer, is anticipating large numbers of students taking to the roads for the long trek to their halls of residence.

Plug-In Car Grant encourages safer vehicles

RoadSafe supports the stringent standards set for the Plug-In Car Grant, which will offer motorists up to £5000 to buy qualifying electric, plug-in or hydrogen fuelled cars.

Beware the used car bargain

Preparing to start at a new university can be a hectic time. For some, it will be their first experience living away from home and so they will be looking for that vital tool in starting to live independently – a car. HPI is advising those students buying a used vehicle for the start of term to be cautious and not rush into any purchase – no matter how cheap – as they could end up buying more then they bargained for.

Bentley begins great American journey

An Anglo-American team from Bentley Motors has just kick-started a US road trip with a difference. On this occasion, the famous British luxury carmaker won’t be crossing the continent with one of their renowned Grand Touring cars but will instead be accompanied by over 1,000 Heritage Parts and Accessories that have been specially shipped into the US from the company’s manufacturing headquarters in the UK.

75 years of Jaguar history brought to life

To mark the occasion, a group of 75 individually-numbered, iconic Jaguars from across the years will make a two-day journey from Coventry to Goodwood.

JapShow Finale - Santa Pod Raceway

The JapShow Finale is the highlight of the calendar for Japanese car fans, and the absolute barometer by which the scene is judged. Whist most shows are over for the year in October, the JapShow Finale is just getting revved up, and the lights are set to go green for the show on October 3rd 2010!