Car News

New Transit arrives in Ford showrooms

Transit Specialist Dealers across the county are going all-out this month to make the new Ford Transit available to Britain's builders plumbers, electricians and small operators to drive for the first time.

Comma revs up with new motorsport oil

With the popularity of trackdays continuing to grow year-on-year, Comma Oil, has launched a new fully synthetic Motorsport 5w-50 oil designed specifically for engines that are put through their paces on the race circuit .

The new Volvo XC90 SE Sport

In response to customer demand, Volvo is adding a dynamic new model to the new XC90 range – the new Volvo XC90 SE Sport. With a specially tuned dynamic chassis, sharper driving characteristics and unique appearance and specifications, the Volvo XC90 SE Sport offers drivers the practicality of an SUV, with more enjoyable handling and distinctive styling.

Bikers warned to check before they buy this summer

Last year over 15,414 motorcycles were written-off, 32,111 were recorded as stolen and 67,082 were bought on finance.

Porsche Carrera Cup season resumes in Yorkshire

After a six-week mid-season break, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship resumes over the weekend of 15/16 July at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire. Heading into rounds nine and ten of the 20-race season, just two points split Damien Faulkner (Co Donegal) and Tim Harvey (Witney) at the head of the championship.

Mitsubishi Motors makes financial sense

This summer Mitsubishi Motors has something to suit most budgets with a host of fantastic finance offers available across the range, as well as discounts of £2,000 off some of its most desirable 4x4 models.

New boss puts the sporty Seat brand to the test

SEAT UK’s new Director, Peter Wyhinny, has taken the hands-on approach to the extreme – by testing a fully race-prepared Leon touring car on one of the UK’s fastest circuits.

Toyota muscle dominates Dragstrip Challenge

Toyota blitzed the competition in a dominant performance at the latest JapShow event at the Santa Pod Raceway. The hard-fought Pro-Shootout competition, which pits the cream of professionally-prepared Japanese machines against each other in timed runs along the famous drag strip, resulted in an all-Toyota final on 25 June.

Toyota turns up the Motor Show heat with first indoor F1 test

In the space of just over a week, Toyota’s Formula 1 activities have taken it from the legendary wide open banking of Indianapolis to a course just 384 metres long inside ExCeL, the new home of the British International Motor Show.

No St Swithin’s Day folklore fears for Peugeot CC owners

With water shortages and hosepipe bans affecting large parts of the country, farmers and gardeners may be eagerly looking at the weather forecast for 15 July and praying for rain. For legend has it that if it rains on that day, the feast of St Swithin, it will rain for the next forty days and nights.

Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB show true grit at Monza

Ferrari GB had a tough weekend at Monza in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli at the midpoint of the European championship. Geoff Farmer (car 103) and Borislav Maleti? (car 89) took the top honours for the British team in the Coppa Shell with two individually inspired drives while Ross Kaiser struggled for form in the Trofeo Pirelli. The fourth car in the Ferrari Dealer Team GB of Christian Passuti and Lorenzo Casè (car 29) was competing in the Italian championship.