Car News
Bentley Mulsanne wins international readers’ award
Bentley is proud to announce that its flagship Mulsanne has been chosen by Centurion Magazine readers as their outstanding car model in the category Best Limousine/Saloon Car in the magazine’s Readers’ Choice 2010.
Lexus signals future design thinking with LF-Gh
The Lexus LF-Gh will make its global debut at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. The concept has been conceived as a redefinition of the luxury grand tourer, with a “clean sheet of paper” approach to design.
£1.68m award helps Bentley gear up for growth
Bentley has today received confirmation of a conditional allocation of £1.68 million financial support from the Department for Business’ Regional Growth Fund. The funding will help to maintain and further enhance skill levels amongst Bentley’s 3,500 strong Cheshire-based workforce as the company gears up to meet increased demand.
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair 2011
On Sunday 19th June the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is pitching up just off Brick Lane, returning for its most anticipated and creative event yet. Now in its eighth successful year, the Vauxhall Motors sponsored boot fair has made a real name for itself with art-loving Londoners.
MINI WRC Team is officially launched in Oxford
The return of MINI to one of the biggest stages in motorsport is approaching ever closer. On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford (GB).
Special spring offers from Saab
Saab Great Britain is celebrating the arrival of spring by offering the most comprehensive and competitive range of customer finance packages it has ever devised.
Das WeltAuto: Changing the way Volkswagen sells used cars
Purchasing a new car can be a difficult and stressful experience – but one which motor manufacturers strive to make as easy and enjoyable as possible. Purchasing a used car can also be stressful, but it’s not often considered as a key area for transformation or change.
Infiniti supplies safety car to the Spanish Rally Championship
Infiniti is working with the Royal Spanish Motorsport Federation by supplying a G37 Coupe S for the 2011 season to be the Work Car Zero in the Rallies Championship of Spain. The car began its duties on April 1 in the Rally of Villajoyosa.
Astra Start/Stop - mpg in the 60s, 0-60 in the 8s
With a 0-60mph time of just 8.5 seconds and combined mpg of 62.8, the new Astra 2.0 CDTi Start/Stop Hatch really is a case of having your cake and eating it.
Strong Suzuki finance offers ‘spring’ into action
Suzuki has announced even more flexibile ways to buy a Swift with the launch of its low deposit, low monthly payment PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) scheme. Suzuki’s low rate (4.9%) PCP is an ideal route for younger buyers or those who simply don’t wish to put a large deposit down for a new car.
Kia pro_cee’d heads ‘four’ the top
Kia has introduced a new top line pro_cee’d to its family car line up. Surpassing the existing pro_cee’d ‘3’, the facelifted pro_cee’d ‘4’ features the Schreyer grille and a new higher output 1.6-litre diesel engine producing 126bhp @ 6,200rpm - 13bhp above the current engine.
Bromley man on the fast track to racing success
Bromley sportscar enthusiast, James Hudson, will compete in the UK GT Academy National Finals next month, after winning a unique ‘Wild Card’ competition hosted by Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment UK.
McLaren unveils MP4-12C GT3
The concept phase of the new MP4-12C GT3 race car began in the McLaren simulator in 2010. Like McLaren Formula 1 cars and the 12C road car, on which the 12C GT3 is based, the simulator has played a vital role in defining the GT3’s engineering requirements and technical specification.
Razor sharp Seven takes to the road
Caterham Cars’ first brand new addition to the world-renowned Seven range in two years – the Supersport – is one of the purest versions yet of the iconic British sportscar.
Ricardo helps Volvo reduce CO2
It can be revealed that the new Volvo S60 and V60 DRIVe models unveiled at the Geneva show – delivering exceptional fuel economy and CO2 emissions respectively of just 114 g/km and 119 g/km – were developed in collaboration with Ricardo.