Car News
Skoda Superb Estate - Fifth Gear's Family Car of the Year
Skoda UK is celebrating a Superb ending to 2010 as the brand’s flagship model was named Family Car of the Year by Channel 5’s hit show Fifth Gear.
Saab 9-5 specification upgrades
Saab has announced a number of specification upgrades for the new 9-5 Vector SE models with immediate effect.
Citroen C-ZERO first all-electric production car to use Eurotunnel
Citroen’s C-ZERO, the company’s new battery-powered city car, braved snow and sub-zero temperatures earlier this month to become the very first all-electric production vehicle to use the Eurotunnel’s shuttle service.
Mitsubishi and Thai government agree on testing of the i-MiEV
Mitsubishi and the government of Thailand have announced that they agreed to start joint study for fleet testing of electric vehicles (EV). MMC, through its local producer and distributor Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh), will begin initiatives for future market introduction of the i-MiEV new-generation EV.
Mitsubishi conducts foundation ceremony for new factory
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has conducted a Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for a new third factory of its Thailand producer and distributor, Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh) at the site where the new factory is to be built in at the Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi province. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including Thailand’s Minister of Industry Chaiwut Bannawat and MMC President Osamu Masuko.
Caterham launches a new chapter in its history
British sportscar maker, Caterham Cars, will introduce an entirely new model to its line-up at next month’s Autosport International Show.
Land Rover funds 30 defibrillators for British Red Cross
Land Rover UK and the British Red Cross have announced a new emergency response partnership, to significantly improve the British Red Cross' ability to respond to major incidents in the UK and help save more lives when crisis strikes.
Audi R18 for 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours
Audi aims to continue its string of victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a completely new LMP1 sports car development. Since its debut in 1999, the brand with the Four Rings has won the world’s most important endurance race as many as nine times with the R8, R10 TDI and R15 TDI models.
McNish bids for third Le Mans win in new Audi Coupe
Audi has unveiled its latest sportscar which Britain’s Allan McNish hopes will enable him to score his third and the German manufacturer’s 10th Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race victory next June.
Citroen DS3 wins ‘Small Car of the Year’ in Fifth Gear Awards
Citroen’s DS3 is celebrating another best in class, after picking up the ‘Small Car of the Year’ accolade in the Fifth Gear Awards. The latest honour for DS3 comes just days after the stand-out model was presented with the same title in TopGear magazine’s 2010 awards, together with the overall ‘Car of the Year’ trophy.
Ferrari 458 Italia - Fifth Gear’s ‘Fast Car of the Year’
The outstanding Ferrari 458 Italia has been nominated Fifth Gear’s “Fast Car of the Year”. Reviewing Ferrari’s latest mid-engined V8 sports car on a road test in the hills above Maranello, home of the fabled Prancing Horse, Jason Plato described the car as “a beautifully-engineered bit of kit.” His praise went even further when he declared: “I’m not kidding when I say this is the best car I’ve ever driven, by a good way. It is just amazing!”
2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR debuts at ‘Night of Champions’
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR takes off into the new motorsport season with extensive modifications. The 2011 version of the world’s most successful GT race car celebrated its international premiere at the “Night of Champions” party held at the R&D Centre in Weissach to mark the end of the motorsport season.
A Porsche 911 Carrera S for Rene Rast
Rene Rast receives an early Christmas present: As a prize for his overall victory in the 2010 Porsche Mobil1 Supercup, the 24-year-old race driver from Germany, who drove for the Al Faisal Lechner Racing this season, receives a new Porsche 911 Carrera S.
Saab appoints new dealership in Scotland
Saab GB is pleased to announce the appointment of a new dealership in Inverness.
i-MiEV completes UK’s largest public electric vehicle trial
CABLED (Coventry And Birmingham Low Emission vehicle Demonstrators) is the largest of eight public trials taking place in the UK as part of The Technology Strategy Board’s £25m Ultra Low Carbon demonstrator programme, with the West Midlands consortium contributing 110 of the 350 vehicles trialled on the UK’s roads.