Car News

Audi - Leader of the left-hand-drive revolution

When Audi production first began 100 years ago, the company was instantly a specialist in making right-hand-drive cars. Every Audi car was right-hand-drive until 1921, when the brand first publicly demonstrated its now famous flair for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ by pioneering left-hand-drive 16 years before Germany officially legislated for it in 1938.

Ford kinetic design stars in new TV advert

Ford's award winning 'kinetic design' styling is the star of the company's new pan-European brand TV commercial. Shot in a London studio, the commercial marks an evolution in Ford's advertising strategy, adding multi-model brand commercials to complement its traditional model-specific campaigns.

Want to drive the Volvo S60 concept? Now you can… virtually

Volvo is giving an insight into the driving characteristics of the Volvo S60 Concept with the release of an innovative new PC-based racing challenge called Volvo – The Game.

New smaller cars widen safety choice for consumers

Euro NCAP, the organisation that assesses the safety of new cars, has released the results for six new cars. Five out of the six cars received Euro NCAP’s maximum five star award.

Porsche wins Nürburgring 24 Hours

Porsche has won the Nürburgring 24 hour race for the fourth time in a row (23/24 May). Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) crossed the finish line in the 480bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of the Manthey Racing team with a one lap advantage over the second-placed Audi R8.

Graco offers a logical approach to car seat safety

Graco has redesigned its popular Logico S Group 0+ car seat, to create the Logico S HP, a stylish seat that’s even easier for parents to fit, and consequently even safer. So safe, in fact, that it has recently been awarded four stars at the latest European consumer testing by independent organisations ADAC and OEAMTC.

Audi names driver teams for Le Mans

The three driver teams with which Audi Sport Team Joest will tackle the 77th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 13/14 have been confirmed.

Used car prices continue to creep up

The latest figures from the HPI Used Car Valuations Index offer the struggling motor industry cause for a small celebration, with a slight increase in month-on-month vehicle values – the third monthly increase in a row.

Prodrive WRC2008 wins Scooby Sprint Round 2

Terry Kaby piloted Prodrive's WRC2008 to its second Scooby Sprint victory at Round 2, in York last weekend. The all-Subaru field of private road cars and race prepared machines were once again unable to match the immense pace of the Banbury based motorsport giant’s flagship rally machine.

Bonjour l’Infiniti!

Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, today opens its first Infiniti Centre in French Switzerland, conveniently situated just 10 minutes from Geneva airport. The Geneva opening brings the number of operational Infiniti Centres across Europe to 18.

Mobil 1 lubricants and fuels power Brawn GP

ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, can today confirm that its fuel and Mobil 1 lubricants are being supplied to Brawn GP for the 2009 FIA Formula One season, in addition to the long-standing technical partnership with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.

Mobil 1 lubricants and fuels power Force India

ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, can today confirm that its fuel and Mobil 1 lubricants are being supplied to Force India for the 2009 FIA Formula One season, in addition to the long-standing technical partnership with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.