Car News
Lexus SC 430 gains new model year refinements
Lexus’s ultra-sophisticated SC 430 might never be considered lacking when it comes to style and equipment, but the svelte coupe-convertible benefits from a strategic series of revisions and enhancements brought in for the 2006 model year.
Cars Direct launches first Internet auction site for consumers
The Cars Direct Group has opened up its unique vehicle auction website to the consumer for the first time, offering the public a chance to buy a wide range of quality used vehicles at trade prices.
Longer service intervals can lead to tyre safety problems
Motorists are now spending less time at garages due to longer service intervals on newer cars, which could mean dangerous tyres aren’t getting spotted.
Lex welcomes 3-year tax disc proposals
Lex Vehicle Leasing, the UK’s largest contract hire and leasing company welcomes proposals planned by the Department of Transport to introduce three-year tax discs for fleet users.
Motorists continue to risk all in big chill
The predicted ‘Big Freeze’ this weekend will once again highlight the risk millions of motorists will take on their journeys this winter.
Ten years of Euro NCAP crash testing
The safety of cars for occupants has increased five-fold for some types of cars thanks to ten years of the Euro NCAP crash testing programme.
Motorists advised to prepare cars for winter
As the UK prepares for one of the coldest winters in a decade, Tesco today advises the nation's motorists to add breakdown cover to their Christmas shopping list.
Nation to take out £9.4bn in car loans
Sainsbury’s Bank estimates that some £9.4 billion of personal loans will be taken out to buy cars between last month and next March, but many people will pay over the odds because they won’t choose a competitive rate.
World debut for hot Seat Altea FR
The wraps are today pulled off the Altea FR – the hottest and fastest version of Seat’s versatile and dynamic MSV (Multi-Sports Vehicle).
Famous Bentley dealership returns to Berkeley Square
After 11 months of meticulous refurbishment as well as a £2 million investment Jack Barclay Bentley, a London motoring icon and Bentley’s oldest and largest UK dealership, has returned to its home in Berkeley Square.
Suzuki Swift takes Irish Car of the Year crown
The Suzuki Swift has been voted Irish Car of the Year 2006 by the Irish Motoring Writers Association. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony today in the Berkeley Court Hotel attended by leading figures from the motor industry. The results were as follows:
Cruising in style – 2006 PT Cruiser launched
Style is everything when buying the retro ‘hot-rod’ PT Cruiser said Steve Grey, marketing director of Chrysler Group UK, this week at the introduction to the UK press of their revised 2006 Cruiser range.
Renault Espace Rush brings luxury and style to MPV market
Renault’s pioneering Espace has set the benchmark in the large MPV market now for over 20 years and the latest version introduced a couple of years ago only confirmed its lead over the competition. Espace IV provides levels of technology, equipment, refinement and style that stand comparison with any mid size “Executive” car, even leading CAR magazine to call it “the Rolls-Royce of MPVs”.
Secret winter testing designs cars to cope with arctic weather
With snow and a severe winter facing the UK, it is reassuring to know car manufacturers test and develop new cars to cope with much worse conditions, such as Volvo's secret winter test world in a snow-bound venue north of the Arctic Circle.
Volvo winter driving tips
From its experience of harsh Scandinavian winters and testing north of the Arctic Circle, Volvo can help drivers to keep safe by sharing some winter driving and car maintenance tips.