Car News
Prepare tyres now for treacherous winter conditions
With forecasters already predicting this year’s winter will be as treacherous as the last, motoring experts at Skoda are advising car owners to check their tyres now to ensure they can cope with the changeable weather conditions.
Peugeot’s RCZ wins Top Gear Award
Top Gear magazine, today announced that the Peugeot RCZ is its ‘Coupé of the Year’ 2010. The UK’s best selling automotive magazine took its assessment of the RCZ to the extreme by road testing it in Northern China in the proximity of the Great Wall; the first time the Peugeot RCZ has been in the world’s largest car market.
Audi A6 travels light to tackle emissions
The latest Audi model to move into the vanguard of Vorsprung durch Technik is the A6 Saloon, which has been redesigned from the ground up with the benefit of the brand’s most advanced lightweight construction techniques, engine efficiency measures, chassis developments and in-car technological innovations.
Dealers branch out with Nissan Leaf
Nissan has appointed its network of dealers who will be supplying the 2011 European Car of the Year, the 100% all-electric Nissan LEAF, when deliveries start in March 2011 in the UK.
Vauxhall goes wild in Cheshire
Employees at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant have received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation on their site.
Lucky Middlesbrough lady wins a Suzuki Swift
In a national competition run in the Daily Mail newspaper, a lucky Middlesbrough lady has won a brand new Suzuki Swift SZ2 3-door worth £9,995 on-the-road. The prize car was handed over to Julie Winward at Stoneacre Suzuki this week. Julie entered the competition in the Daily Mail which was run in conjunction with the launch of the all new Suzuki Swift.
Renault to launch first iAd in Europe
Renault, the only carmaker in the world to offer a complete range of affordable electric vehicles beginning in 2011, will launch Europe’s first iAd on Thursday 2 December with a campaign for Twizy, its new 100% electric tandem-style city car. iAd is Apple’s revolutionary new mobile advertising network, reaching millions of iPhone and iPod touch users, right in their favourite apps.
Orlando’s blooming great value!
Not only is it the perfect combination of bold and new, but Chevrolet’s new Orlando MPV is also ‘spec’-tacular value for money.
Citroen DS3 crowned Top Gear Magazine ‘Car of the Year’
Some say, Citroen’s DS3 is not only the best small car around, it’s the best car on the road full-stop. TopGear magazine certainly agrees, making Citroen’s DS3 its ‘Small Car of the Year’ and also crowning the talented supermini with the highly coveted ‘Car of the Year’ title in the publication’s 2010 awards.
Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari arrives in the UK
The first right hand drive Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari to arrive in the UK took centre stage at a glittering motorsport celebration night recently at Abarth’s flagship dealer, Fiat Marylebone.
Electric car wins Car of the Year
Nissan’s Leaf has become the first all-electric car to win the coveted Car of the Year title, after one of the most diverse voting processes in the award’s history. Nissan’s revolutionary Leaf, on sale in Europe from the beginning of next year and is scheduled to be built in Britain at Nissan’s Sunderland plant from 2013.
Local athletics fan wins national Alfa Romeo award
Gary Watson from Sherburn Village, Durham, enjoyed a VIP break for two at the Goodwood Hotel last weekend, including the chance to experience fast laps in an Alfa 8C Competizione supercar, after recording the quickest time this year on the UK Athletics Alfa Race Simulator competition.
Honda Jazz refresh makes popular supermini even better
The popular Honda Jazz has been given a refresh, with a range of enhancements to both looks and driving dynamics. The revised Jazz range, which will include a hybrid model, goes on sale in the UK on 1 February 2011, with prices starting from £11,295 for the 1.2 S model and £15,995 for the Hybrid variant in HE trim.
Pole position for Peugeot iOn as electric car orders build
Pioneering UK firms are switching on to the benefits of electric vehicles and turning to Peugeot’s all-electric iOn.
BBR-Cosworth Mazda MX-5 MK3 supercharger
Renowned Mazda MX-5 tuner BBR has joined forces with Cosworth Engineering, the premier motorsport engineering company in the UK, to deliver an exciting performance upgrade package for the latest 2.0-litre, 158 bhp Mk3 Mazda MX-5.