Car News
New TALEX Lite voice-alert GPS camera warning system
Safer driving and protecting your licence has just become cheaper. The new TALEX Lite from the makers of the original TALEX system, costs just £89.99 and is the country’s lowest-priced, voice-based global positioning system (GPS) speed camera alert system. It is completely legal, warns of speed limits and accident black spots and does not give annoying false alerts.
‘Hot’ accessories for the face-lifted Subaru Impreza
Hot on the heels of Subaru’s iconic Impreza facelift, the following new accessories are now available from all participating dealers:
Volkswagen gears up for Dakar victory bid
Volkswagen is making its biggest effort yet to win the world’s toughest motorsport event, the Dakar Rally, and in so doing become the first manufacturer to take victory with a diesel-powered car.
Peugeot is the ‘upper crust’ with Allied Bakeries
Peugeot has signed a deal worth potentially £500,000 to supply vehicles to Allied Bakeries – one of the UK’s largest bakers.
Autocar reveals: ‘It’s motoring but not as we know it’
Autocar - the original car magazine - celebrates its 110-year anniversary with miraculous revelations about the future of motoring. And to some these predictions will appear to have come straight from a James Bond 007 movie set.
Proton supplies the Jumbuck to local authorities
The sturdy, reliable, two door pick-up, the Jumbuck, is the perfect work companion, and with Lotus expertise the Jumbuck offers a level of ride and handling rarely found in utility vehicles.
More than just a number!
Just like Aston Martin is intrinsically linked with James Bond, it is the unmistakable racing lines of the Caterham 7 that evoke clear memories of the cult 60s secret agent series, The Prisoner.
The future Ferrari is cosmopolitan
The winners of the contest "New Concepts of the Myth", organised by Ferrari with Pininfarina to search for tomorrow’s car designers, come from three continents.
Snow chains a legal requirement in Europe
The French and Swiss make it quite clear. British motorists without snow chains are not welcome to their ski resorts – it’s illegal. You will be turned away, possibly fined and your holiday ruined.
Another ‘green’ Honda development
As well as building environmentally-friendly ‘cars of the future’ like the hydrogen-powered fuel cell car, the FCX, Honda has been working hard on alternative energy sources for the home.
Chrysler PT Cruiser gets new look and engine
Two of the coolest cars in modern motoring get a major boost to their deserved icon status with the introduction of the new Chrysler PT Cruiser Hatchback and Cabrio. Restyled on the outside and sporting the "face of Chrysler", both versions of the charismatic PT Cruiser get an all-new interior and the hatchback gets a powerful upgraded diesel engine.
Motorists careless with keys
Carelessness with our keys is contributing to a car being stolen every 60 seconds in the UK every year, according to new research by AA Insurance.
Know the value of your car
Sainsbury’s Bank is urging owners of second hand cars to make sure they know their car’s true value before setting off to a dealer’s show room or advertising their vehicle for sale.
Roadside eye-catchers drive motorists to distraction
One in four drivers in the UK (23 per cent) have become so distracted by roadside eye-catchers that they have actually veered out of lane, causing driving chaos, according to new research by Privilege Insurance.
Audi R8 sports car to go into production
The new Audi sports car will be called the Audi R8. Presented as the "Le Mans quattro" concept study two years ago at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi has now taken the decision to build its new sports car.