Car News

Porsche Driving Experience Centre revs up

Porsche this week officially opens its Driving Experience Centre adjacent to the famous Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire.

Audi enjoys ultra-successful motor racing year

AUDI AG is celebrating its most successful motorsport season in its history. Almost 30 years after the German manufacturer enjoyed world dominance with its groundbreaking quattro four-wheel-drive rally cars, pioneering Audi TDI fuel injection now reigns supreme as the World leading power in endurance racing.

Aston Martin Racing launches new Vantage GT4

Aston Martin Racing has released the 2009 specification Vantage GT4 based on Aston Martin’s new 4.7 litre V8 Vantage. The new Vantage GT4 builds on the success of its predecessor, the 4.3 litre Vantage N24.

KTM collects motorsport vehicle development award

KTM has been recognised by a panel of motorsport experts for the development of a track-only version of its X-Bow sportscar: the KTM X-Bow ‘Race’.

Seven ways to educate pupils

What better way to learn about the finer points of Physics, Economics, English, Maths and 3D design than by building your own car?

Ten grand green cars

You may have thought a green car was out of your price range, but there are some excellent credit crunch deals around – the Which? Complete Guide to Greener Driving, available at leading high street retailers, has found some great value cars for much less than £10k.

Biggest-ever car discounts to get even bigger

New car discounts are at their most generous level in eight years and could get even bigger, according to research by What Car?

Toyota iQ wins Car of the Year… in Japan

The revolutionary Toyota iQ, the world’s smallest four-seater passenger car, has won the 2008 Japan Car of the Year award by a landslide over rivals such as the Citroën C5, Audi A4 and Jaguar XF.

Showroom website wins another award

Fiat UK’s cutting edge 3D ‘showroom’ website has received another important award – this time from the Car Dealer Ewards, in association with Motors.co.uk.

Parker’s: November car trends, best buys and great deals

There wasn’t much in the way of comfort for car manufacturers in the September market with new car registrations. However, although some manufacturers sold fewer cars than in September 2007, their declines in sales are lower than the amount the market has fallen.

RTC growth continues with Manheim

RTC (Real Time Communications), one of the UK’s leading developers of aftersales software, has celebrated its first anniversary as part of Manheim Retail Services, with growth of 30% in the number of dealers using the product.

Volkswagen returns to Macau Grand Prix

Eighteen years after last taking victory in the world’s most prestigious Formula 3 race, the Macau Grand Prix, Volkswagen returns to the Chinese province next weekend (15/16 November) with five talented young drivers all keen to follow in the wheeltracks of the team’s last winner – Michael Schumacher.