Car News
Jaguar's C-X75 design story is told at Clerkenwell Design Week
Behind every car is a story, and the element of design is always a chapter within it.
An electric performance from Porsche with the Boxster E
Electric-powered rear and four wheel-drive variants of the Porsche Boxster E roadster sparked interest last week at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin.
North Lanarkshire Council purchases fleet of Mitsubishi i-MiEVs
North Lanarkshire Council just got a little bit greener by taking delivery of 12 new pure-electric vehicles to extend its pool car scheme. The new Mitsubishi i-MiEVs are clean to run and have zero exhaust emissions, both of which attributes will contribute to the council’s aim of finding sustainable and environmentally-friendly ways to work.
Saab Golf Week tees off Bank Holiday Monday
Golfers and general sports fans will look forward to an amazing day out when they visit The Celtic Manor Resort for Saab Golf Week, which will be staged on The Twenty Ten Course from Monday 30th May to Sunday 5th June, 2011.
DSQUARED² presents exclusive Life Ball MINI 2011
Dean and Dan Caten, better known as the Canadian designer duo DSQUARED², have unveiled their exclusive Life Ball MINI 2011 in Vienna.
Mazda signs new contract hire partnership with ALD
Mazda Motors UK is looking to significantly expand its dealer-based contract hire scheme after forming a new partnership with ALD Automotive.
Aston Martin V12 Zagato wins Concorso d’Eleganza award
At its world premiere this weekend, the Aston Martin V12 Zagato has won the Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award for Concept Cars and Prototypes on the shores of Lake Como, Italy.
Mirror, signal, aim and fire - car paintballing
Calling all thrill seekers, the latest adrenalin pumping leisure pursuit has arrived. The pastime, which involves slamming your foot down on the accelerator of an off road car whilst firing a paintballing gun from the bonnet, is certainly not for the faint hearted.
BMW 328 Hommage
The BMW 328 is considered the most successful and best-looking sports car of the 1930s. The BMW 328's success was the result of its design parameters - through the use of systematic lightweight construction, aerodynamic lines, opti-mum engine types and outstanding suspension technology, it laid the foundation stone for a new vehicle concept, by which performance only leads to success if combined with perfect harmonisation of all parameters and maximum efficiency.
Tube Lines makes a smart decision
Tube Lines, the company which manages fleet vehicles for Transport for London has chosen smart to assist its engineers in making urgent repairs.
Lindner Jaguar and other famous Jags to appear at Shelsley Walsh
On June 4th and 5th there is going to be a great gathering of Jaguars and their owners at Shelsley Walsh near Worcester, to celebrate 50 years of the E-type and 60 years of the C-type, Jaguar’s first Le Mans winner.
Volkswagen Golf is named as the ‘honest’ choice
The Volkswagen Golf’s successful run continues this week, with the car winning the Small Family Car category at the inaugural Honest John Awards.
Ford doubles up at Honest John awards
The new Ford C-MAX and Ford Mondeo are hits with "Honest John" website fans, who voted them best large family car and best people carrier respectively.
Audi A1 scores its sixth award in five months
The Audi A1 topped the Small Hatchback category at the first ever Honest Awards, which were held last night (19 May) in London by motoring website honestjohn.co.uk.
smart festival is back with a difference for 2011
The smart festival, the world’s biggest single-day gathering of smarts, is confirmed for 2011, taking place on Saturday, 10th September at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge.