Car News
Sainsbury’s Bank warns of unsafe child car seats
It is now a legal requirement that any child who is under 135cm tall (about 4ft 5ins) must be restrained in an appropriate car seat or booster, but Sainsbury’s Bank warns that many child car seats may not be working properly and could be harbouring hidden faults.
New Vauxhall Corsa overview
Vauxhall’s eagerly-awaited New Corsa is gearing up to inject a healthy dose of style and driving fun into the supermini market.
Maserati at Mondial de l’Automobile
The Maserati stand, located in Hall 1, Allée B, will showcase the current product range: GranSport MC Victory, Quattroporte Executive GT, Quattroporte Sport GT, MC12 Racing in Vitaphone livery, currently leading the FIA GT Championship and GranSport “Contemporary Classic”.
Aston Martin and Amanda Wakeley announce new collaboration
Aston Martin and British fashion designer Amanda Wakeley today announce a new collaboration.
Lions get into the groove with Volkswagen Wayside
The Milton Keynes Lions basketball squad has teamed up with the Wayside retailer group to launch the Groove Truck, a new Volkswagen Crafter which will help deliver the Lions’ Community Programmes in schools and parishes in and around Milton Keynes. The lavishly decaled van, which is the long wheelbase high roof version with a 136 bhp engine, was handed to the MK Lions’ Chief Executive, Vince Macaulay, at the Xscape building in Milton Keynes on 2nd September.
Audi reveals world’s most powerful diesel passenger car
A road-going Audi Q7 SUV with a Le Mans race-bred V12 TDI engine bristling with 1,000Nm of torque takes pole position this week as the world’s most powerful diesel passenger car. Benefiting from technology honed in the development of the V12 unit that powered the Audi R10 TDI to the first ever Le Mans victory for a diesel-powered sports prototype, the 6.0-litre, 500PS engine will be available in fully fledged series production Q7 models in the foreseeable future.
Happy Birthday Stirling!
Sir Stirling Moss OBE, patron of next year’s GPlive event, which will be held at Donington Park on 18-20 May 2007, celebrates his 77th birthday this Sunday. I’m sure that you’ll join with us in wishing him a very happy birthday.
Imperial Commercials takes on Hino
Imperial Commercials, the country’s leading distributor and dealer group for commercial vehicles, has been appointed as a Hino dealer at its Derby and Peterborough locations. The franchise is for vehicle sales and aftersales.
Child seats - how the new regulations affect you
New regulations governing the use of child car seats will come into force next week (18 September 2006).
Range Rover 2007 model year prices and specifications announced
The 2007 model year Range Rover will start from £53,995 and is available later this month from Land Rover dealerships throughout the UK.
Elvis Cadillac fetches 50% over estimate at H&H
The massive 1960 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, once the property of the “King of Rock ‘n Roll”, Elvis Presley, had attracted enormous interest and BBC TV was on hand to see it sell for no less than 50% over estimate (nearly £23,000) at yesterday’s H&H sale in Buxton, Derbyshire. A total of 72% of the lots sold in this £750,000 sale.
Lex signs high profile RAC fleet contract
Lex has won an outsourcing contract with the RAC to manage its fleet of 3,350 cars and vans.
Tracker Technology to work with BMW to ensure smooth running of Ryder Cup
TRACKER announced today it will be making a significant contribution in ensuring this year’s Ryder Cup runs smoothly for BMW!
Hyundai C-Segment Concept pictures released
Hyundai has released the first pictures of its stunning Arnejs concept; the best clue yet as to what the company’s all new C-segment car will look like when it arrives in the UK next summer. The Arnejs concept car will be on display at the Paris Motor Show later this month.
Honda CBR600RR unveiled
Honda’s new-for-2007 CBR600RR has now been unveiled to the world and it promises to be the most advanced 600cc machine in the Supersports class.