Car News

Inside McLaren and MP4-12C development plans

McLaren Automotive has launched the first in a series of broadcast-quality short videos, which present a rare insight into a performance car testing programme from the development team behind the new McLaren MP4-12C.

Win a weekend in Athens with Chevrolet

A Spark of inspiration is all you could need to win a weekend in Athens, thanks to a new Chevrolet competition.

F1 ace Jaime Alguersuari becomes Seat ambassador

Teenage Formula One driving sensation Jaime Alguersuari has been named a SEAT ambassador in a deal that sees the Spanish brand provide him with a very special model, a stunning new Leon Cupra R, to use when not driving his competition car.

Better VXR a pipe dream? It’s here, says Janspeed

Vauxhall’s new Astra goes on sale in the next few weeks, but as yet the most powerful model will be a 1.6 turbocharged SRi model with just short of 180 bhp on tap.

Land Rover Discovery 4 Scottish Car of the Year

The Land Rover Discovery 4 has been crowned the 2009 'Scottish Car of the Year' by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) at its annual awards ceremony, just days before the 20th anniversary of the original Discovery.

Toyota’s precious metal

Platinum by name, silver in colour and probably worth its weight in gold, Toyota’s top-of-the-range Aygo is big on driver appeal. But for all its bling connotations, it comes with a modest price tag.

Volkswagen website claims double Ewards

The Volkswagen UK website (volkswagen.co.uk) has been awarded two prestigious Ewards by Car Dealer magazine. The site was named overall ‘Car Manufacturer Website of the Year’, while the detailed three-dimensional Car Configurator facility won the title of ‘Web Innovation of the Year’.

Oh no, we can’t - Credit crunch hits panto land

The traditional visit to a pantomime is under threat as this year UK families plan to bypass the theatre and stick to the sofa to save the Christmas pennies. Only 23 per cent of UK families claim that they will definitely attend a show this year, down one third (34 per cent) from last year.

Subaru love affair gets new lease of life

Eleven years after winning a Subaru Legacy in a radio competition, Middlesbrough man Chris Flynn has traded in his beloved Japanese estate car for a new Subaru Legacy.

New Motorsport Collection from Volkswagen Lifestyle

With Volkswagen Motorsport continuing to build on an extremely successful 2009 campaign both on track and off-road, a new range of stylish and durable clothing and accessories has been launched to appeal to all motorsport fans.

Trafficmaster extends RDS TMC service with Honda

Trafficmaster, the leading supplier of intelligent driving services, has secured a further five year extension to its current contract with Honda to provide its Radio Data System Traffic Message Channel (RDS TMC) service to all satellite navigation systems factory fitted in Honda vehicles.