Car News

Portfolio helps bring BMW and MINI into focus

Portfolio, the leading provider of showroom and online retail marketing services and part of the Manheim Group, has been appointed to provide its professional photography solution service for BMW and MINI dealers in the UK for the next three years.

Ford, Nissan and GM win top Vehicle Dynamics awards

The winners of the first-ever Vehicle Dynamics International Awards have been announced, with the Nissan GT-R scooping the prestigious Car of the Year Award, Ford securing the accolade of Dynamics Team of the Year and John Heinricy of General Motors being proclaimed as Dynamicist of the Year.

Toyota iQ: The ultra-slim seat design

Toyota’s guide to the interlinked engineering and design innovations in the remarkable new iQ city car concludes with details of its space-efficient slim seat design.

New Suzuki seasonal selection for this Christmas

When it comes to Christmas, many shoppers are often stuck at this time of year for gift ideas for family and friends. However, help is at hand from Suzuki with their all new seasonal gift selection.

First image of the Volvo S60 concept revealed

Here is the first glimpse of the Volvo S60 Concept car which will be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in early January 2009, giving an indication of what the all-new Volvo S60 will look like when it's launched in 2010.

Ireland commands Sepang feature face

A1 Team Ireland became the first nation to score two victories this season, as Adam Carroll dominated the Sepang Feature race in Malaysia.

Porsche presents the four-door Panamera Gran Turismo

Porsche is proud to present the first official photos of the Panamera. In its design, profile and silhouette, the unique four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche family.

London remains the country's only 4x4 stronghold

For the first time in eight years, sales of used 4x4s fell throughout the country (down 3.4 per cent) during April to June of this year, according to the latest used car sales analysis from Experian, the global information services company.

It’s a Toyota, it will get you out of there!

Anna Ryder Richardson, a star survivor of last year’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, knows just what it takes to tackle tough environments. That’s why the celebrity TV interior designer has chosen a pair of Toyota Hilux to ride the range of her very own safari park.

Honda’s fuel cell supercar concept storms LA Show

Honda’s zero-emission fuel cell supercar concept – the FC Sport design study model – has been revealed at the LA Auto Show.

Rare 1 registration fetches a fortune

Retired businessman Rob Harverson stunned all at the DVLA Personalised Registrations auction with a winning bid of £197,000 for the registration 1 RH. The Surrey-based 47-year-old handed over a total of £247,652.50 – 30 times the registration’s reserve during the final day of the three day DVLA event staged at the Tankersley Manor hotel, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire.