Car News

New Porsche Service Centre opens in Ireland
A new Porsche Service Centre is opening for business in Dublin from November 15 2010, providing customers in the Republic of Ireland with an authorised facility that caters for all Porsche after-sales requirements.

Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship winners
An expert panel of judges has selected Benji Hetherington (18) from Hulme Walfield, Cheshire and Kieran Vernon (20) from West Chiltington, West Sussex, as the two recipients of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship.

SsangYong Korando
New platform, new design, new engine – SsangYong’s new Korando brings an entirely fresh approach to the crossover market.

Ford's World Cup winner to appear at NEC
Ford's 1970 London-Mexico winning Escort is making a rare public appearance at the Classic Car Show in November.

Volkswagen at the 2010 MPH Show
Volkswagen is proud to announce that it will be supporting the 2010 MPH Show with a number of road-going and unique high performance Scirocco and Golf models.

New date for International MG Show
Enthusiasts of Britain’s best-loved sports car maker have a new date for the diary as the International MG Show and Spares Day returns to Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park on Sunday 20th February 2011. It’s the ideal start to a classic year and brings together all that’s best about the small sports car maker that developed a global fan base.

Ford is the choice of the emergency services
The entire Ford range - from the Ford Fiesta to the Ford Transit - has been awarded preferred status in the newly announced framework for vehicle procurement from the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and the National Association of Police Fleet Managers (NAPFM).

Seat Alhambra glides into UK showrooms
The new SEAT Alhambra is making an elegant entrance into UK showrooms this week as the Spanish brand’s highly-anticipated successor to its original seven-seat MPV makes its public debut here.

New 4x4 drivetrain for Skoda Superb and Octavia models
Building on its multi-award winning product line-up, Skoda has announced the introduction of a four-wheel drive 2.0 TDI CR 140bhp engine with automatic DSG transmission to hatchback and estate versions of the Superb, Octavia Estate and Octavia Scout.

Pre-eminent Aston Martin DB4 set for auction cameo
Amidst the continued clamour for the Aston Martin marque, Historics at Brooklands is set to auction a highly original example of the DB4, widely recognised as being responsible for establishing Aston Martin’s reputation as a road car specialist, at its sale on Saturday December 4th.

Peugeot 90X breaks cover
In parallel with its 2010 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP race programme, Peugeot Sport is busy designing and developing a new prototype that will defend its colours in 2011.

Las Vegas reveals the wilder side of Lexus
Lexus has let some of America’s top custom car specialists loose on its hybrid models to mark its return this week to the 2010 SEMA auto trade show in Las Vegas.

Toyota fuel cell hybrid ready to clean up
Zero emissions performance is one of the long-established goals of the motor industry and it’s an ambition that’s nearing reality for Toyota, as it demonstrates this weekend with the UK debut of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCHV-adv.

Kia Sportage – full range on sale now
Kia's stunning new Sportage crossover goes on sale across the UK Kia dealer network today as a full 16-model range following the huge sales success of the early First Edition version that went on sale on 1 August.

Citroen’s Survolt charges into Top Gear Live arena
Survolt, Citroen’s stunning all-electric racing car concept, will be one of the star cars in this year’s Top Gear Live show at London’s Earls Court. Presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the arena performance will give audience members a rare opportunity to see the striking concept in action.