Car Market
Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy celebrates first year
A revolutionary new UK driving school has been a huge success in its first year, attracting more than 2,500 students and nearly doubling the first time driving test pass rate, compared with the national average.
Ferrari Store grand opening in New York’s Park Avenue
The Ferrari Store of New York has officially opened its doors, unveiling a retail space offering an array of branded apparel and lifestyle products.
Specs to connect EVs to electricity grid defined
The European automobile manufacturers have defined joint specifications to connect electrically chargeable vehicles to the electricity grid in a safe and user-friendly way.
Modding and customisation could cost sellers dear at resale
‘Pimping your ride’ – adding modifications - could devalue a vehicle when it comes to its resale price, warns the UK's leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA).
Toyota Auris Hybrid in Goodwood’s Moving Motor Show
Built in Britain and now the star of a very British motor show, Toyota’s Auris Hybrid will mark its official on-sale date in a new curtain-raising attraction for the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
THINK G4 EV Drive Controller
Speaking at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Spain, THINK CEO Richard Canny introduced, in detail for the first time, the THINK G4 EV DRIVE CONTROLLER – the most advanced commercially available electric vehicle (EV) drive-train technology.
BMW picks up three Green Car Awards
BMW has won three accolades at the Environmental Transport Association’s Green Car Awards 2010. This year the Environmental Transport Association examined over 5,000 vehicles to establish the greenest cars on the market for the Green Car Awards 2010.
Enjoy a 'super' weekend in Wiltshire
Visit Wiltshire this August and enjoy a super weekend in Salisbury at Wilton House’s annual Supercar event.
Ampera ends first UK road trip with energy to spare
Vauxhall gave the most persuasive demonstration yet of its new Ampera’s core strengths of ultra-low emissions and real-world usability when a prototype car traversed seven UK counties; its production version would have enough energy left to do the same again.
Hybrids by the hundred for Lewis Day
In the space of just four years, Lewis Day has built up one of the largest hybrid fleets in the country, numbering more than 250 Toyota Prius.
Customs captivate at Beaulieu
Now in its third year, Victory Wheelers South-coast based bash, South Coast Internationals goes from strength to strength.
21st Century future for legendary Alvis model
The Alvis Car Company will be using the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month to announce details of a unique project to re-introduce a renowned1930’s Alvis model using the original technical drawings, allied to the latest CAD/CAM technology.
Classic cars of the future
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione has been voted the car most likely to become a future classic, in a survey of the UK’s top motoring media, run by Carsite.co.uk.
Deadline for entries extended for Classic Car of the Year?
There’s still time to get your entry in for this year’s Classic Car of the Year competition as, at the request of classic car clubs, the deadline for entries has been extended.
Get into gear with Top Gear exhibit
Fans eagerly awaiting the start of the new BBC Top Gear series on 27 June 2010 will be able to catch many of the vehicles used in challenges featured on the show over the years, in a visit to the World of Top Gear Exhibition open now at the National Motor Museum, in Hampshire’s New Forest.