Car News
Stars in a reasonably priced Kia
After being tested and found up to the mark by The Stig, Kia’s cee’d 2 1.6 manual five door C-segment challenger has made its first appearance as BBC2 Top Gear’s “Reasonably Priced Car” in the latest series of the hit TV show.
Superchips boosts Audi’s TT RS to 401 bhp
Boasting a five cylinder, 2.5-litre turbocharged direct injection TFSI engine and trademark Quattro four wheel drive system, the 335 bhp Audi TT RS is the most powerful TT yet.
Kia Sportage - Global design appeal
“I want to give Kia global appeal, and I want that appeal to be about design above all else – the new Sportage is a major step towards achieving that goal” says Peter Schreyer, Kia’s Chief Design Officer. Schreyer, who joined Kia in 2006, intends to transform the public perception of Kia right around the world.
Ferrari California, 458 Italia, 599 GTO and F1 car at Goodwood
Two of Ferrari’s latest supercars will be making their UK public debuts at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed: the beautifully-styled and innovative mid-engined 458 Italia and a technologically-advanced V12 flagship which carries one of the most evocative name badges in automotive history, the 599 GTO.
Mayor of London welcomes the Mitsubishi i-MiEV
The Transport for London (TfL) has welcomed four new electric vehicles into its fleet as part of the Mayor Boris Johnson's plans to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe.
Talented athletes awarded Alfa MiTo’s at European Trials
Four promising athletes on the UKA World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) received an unexpected bonus at the Aviva European Trials & UK Championships in Birmingham, after being announced as winners to receive a brand new Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf.
Seat’s latest special edition has star quality
SEAT is celebrating its partnership with Colombian pop sensation Shakira with the debut in UK showrooms of a special edition SEAT Ibiza that’s packed with ‘good stuff’.
Prince of Wales visits Ford Bridgend plant
Ford has welcomed HRH The Prince of Wales to its high-tech plant in Bridgend, the UK production home of the new, fuel-efficient and low-CO2, 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost petrol engines.
99 reasons to buy the new Mini family
MINI UK has announced that from this August all MINI models will bear fresh design features both inside and out. Also, two brand new diesel engines that achieve CO2 emissions of 99 grams/km and the first MINI Convertible powered by a diesel engine will also make their debuts at the same time.
Aston Martin DB9 - The definitive sports grand tourer
In the most significant programme of upgrades since its world debut in 2003, Aston Martin’s DB9 range has received a complete package of styling, engineering and equipment enhancements.
Mercedes-AMG builds the best sports engine
The AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine took away two top accolades as part of the coveted "International Engine of the Year Awards 2010": the high-revving naturally aspirated engine developing up to 386 kW/525 hp comfortably took top spot in the "Best Performance Engine" and "Above 4 litres" categories. This is the second year running that the eight-cylinder engine from AMG has beaten off the competition.
Mazda celebrates 90 years of technical innovation
Mazda Motor Corporation is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, following nine successful decades in which Mazda’s innovative spirit and willingness to try new things, has led to the creation of some remarkable automotive technologies benefitting millions of motorists.
Skoda Fabia Greenline II hits showrooms
The new Skoda Fabia Greenline II will become the most environmentally-friendly car ever to wear the famous Skoda badge which goes on sale on sale in the UK next week.
MG Rovers show strength in numbers
MG Rover cars are still alive and well on the UK’s roads as DVLA figures highlight a slow decline in MG and Rover models, reveals XPart.
Renault posts highest rise in dealer customer satisfaction
Following the first part of the Auto Express Driver Power 2010 survey results, which saw the current Mgane III storm straight into fifth place out of 100 cars, today’s results for dealers show that Renault’s network is making equally impressive gains.