Car News

Abarth 500 rally car
Abarth is continuing its tradition of building accessible competition machinery with the unveiling of its new Abarth 500 R3T rally car.
Extra horsepower at Blenheim Palace Horse Trials
Chrysler Oxford was delighted to showcase its entire vehicle range to the equestrian community at the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials.
Citroen DS3 to debut at Top Gear Live MPH Show
Citroen’s radically-styled DS3 supermini is to make its UK debut with a special appearance in the all-action Top Gear Live stage-show at the MPH Prestige & Performance Motor Show in November.

New Discovery 4 scoops multiple Towcar of the year Awards
The new Discovery 4 has taken home two accolades at the Caravan Club's Towcar of the Year Awards 2010, which took place at the Royal Automobile Club in London last week. These are the first awarded to the new Discovery 4, which went on-sale in UK dealerships earlier this month.

Aluminium A5 Coupe shows lighter side of Audi
A lightweight Audi A5 Coupe prototype has jettisoned over 100kg by swapping steel for advanced aluminium and carbon fibre construction in the interest of fuel economy, emissions reduction and handling agility.

Henry’s Skoda launches 24 hour customer service system
Henry’s Skoda in Glasgow has today launched a brand new state-of-the-art 24 hour customer service system.

Honda to display latest CR-Z concept at Tokyo Motor Show
The latest version of Honda’s sporty hybrid concept will be revealed at October’s Tokyo Motor Show. The CR-Z Concept 2009 is the most recent prototype of a compact, agile coupe using Honda’s IMA technology.

Ford Bridgend production accelerates past 15,000,000 engines
Increased output at Ford Bridgend has propelled the Welsh engine plant past its 15 millionth engine milestone.

Full Mugen product range for Honda Civic Type R FN2
Principal Mugen stockist and leading Japanese tuning house Torque Developments International Plc is pleased to announce that the full range of Honda Civic Type R FN2 upgrades are now available for the performance aftermarket.

Renault top of the class for Home Learning College
The UK’s leading home study provider, Home Learning College, has chosen Renault to provide its nationwide network of course advisers with a fleet of 85 New Meganes.

Mazda breaks sales record in September
Records are made to be broken, even during a recession, and September looks like being the best month ever for Mazda in the UK.

A one-two for Peugeot in ALMS Atlanta downpour
After several days of searing heat, the Georgian weather took a turn for the worse today. A cocktail of showers, storms and flooding caused the race to be interrupted shortly before the halfway point, with the No.08 Peugeot of Montagny and Sarrazin lapping ahead of the No. 07 machine of Minassian and Lamy.

Mazda Kiyora concept car to make Japan debut
Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of its next-generation engine line-up and automatic transmissions at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, to be held from Saturday, October 24 through to Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

Renaultsport Twingo 133 Cup arrives
Renaultsport’s reputation for producing the very best hot hatchbacks is well recognised and 2009 is turning out to be a vintage year, as the ‘Cup’ version of the Twingo Renaultsport 133 becomes the latest model to join the fold.
Drivers buy personalised registrations instead of new cars
Despite a sharp slump in new car sales and soaring motoring costs, hundreds of thousands of drivers are still buying personalised registrations, according to research by online insurer swiftcover.com to coincide with the launch of the new ‘59 registration plate.