Car News

Fiat Panda 4x4 is just an MOT away

Fiat Auto (UK) has just launched another MOT Plus programme, in which a brand new Fiat, in this case a Panda 4x4, will be won by a lucky customer in March 2006.

Colin McRae finishes seventh in the Skoda Fabia WRC 05

Colin McRae achieved his stated aim of bringing the best result of the season for the Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team when he finished seventh on Rally GB. Team mate Armin Schwarz ended the British event 14th. The Fabia WRC 05 proved reliable throughout the three-day event and McRae was able to show his characteristic speed despite having been out of the sport for nearly two years.

Suzuki confirms gravel pace after strong Rally GB

Suzuki driver P-G Andersson has won class A6 on the all-gravel Rally Great Britain, beating several more powerful cars and proving once more the pace of the new Swift on fast gravel. Second in class was another Suzuki – the Ignis of Leon Pesticcio. Guy Wilks was third in the other new Swift, after losing time with broken suspension on the opening day.

Citroen voted ‘MPV Maker of the Year’

Citroen has just been voted ‘MPV Maker of the Year’ by the authoritative "4x4 & MPV Driver" magazine in their 2006 Awards, further strengthening the Company’s status as the MPV manufacturer of choice for the Great British public.

Lexus Junior Rugby Festival

On Sunday more than 550 schoolboys from across London participated in the inaugural Lexus Junior Rugby Festival, with England International and British Lions flanker Richard Hill on the sideline checking out England’s future rugby stars.

Motorists choke on the cost of catalytic converters

Catalytic converters are costing motorists a small fortune. That’s the small box on the front exhaust pipe of a vehicle that reduces emissions and converts those nasty gases into a less harmful puff of smoke. ‘Cats’ as they are fondly known, have become a common failure part on modern vehicles.

Motorists urged to check tyre pressure

More than two million motorists in the UK are putting their lives at risk by never checking their tyre pressure or tread according to the RAC Foundation.

Maserati wins the FIA GT1 Manufacturers’ Cup

Maserati has made mathematically certain of the FIA GT1 Manufacturers’ Cup, thanks to a sparkling one, two, three secured by Bartels/Scheider (Vitaphone), Babini/Biagi (Vitaphone) and Bertolini/Wendlinger (JMB) in the eighth round of the FIA GT championship held today at Istanbul.

VX Racing provisionally crowned BTCC champions

Vauxhall’s VX Racing team has been provisionally crowned as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship manufacturers’ champion for the fifth successive year.

Audi Q7 hybrid unveiled at Frankfurt

A closely guarded Audi secret has become public knowledge this week at the official unveiling of the new Audi Q7 SUV in Frankfurt, where a futuristic petrol and electric hybrid version of the seven-seat luxury all-terrain vehicle took the world’s media by surprise. Public reaction will be a key factor in determining the future for the Q7 hybrid, but this production-ready concept could become a reality by 2008.