Car News

One hundred hearses for Croydon

The funeral profession is generally not a bag of laughs. Dealing with bereaved families requires compassion, empathy and a sense of dignity. So, funeral directors planning on making an attempt on a Guinness World Record might appear to be a bit of a stretch, you might think.

Lithium-ion batteries - The future for hybrid and electric vehicles

Bosch continues its development work and subsequent manufacture of automotive lithium-ion batteries and the company is rounding off its portfolio of products for hybrid and electrical drives.

Top Gear goes live!

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are going on tour. And there’s not a caravan in sight. Instead the preferred mode of transport at the press launch of Top Gear Live is a bespoke, black liveried tank.

Citroen’s September sale now on and on

Whilst midnight driveaways on 31st August have signalled a month-long, non-stop stream of new registrations for British motorists, surprisingly the majority of September sales actually occur in the 2nd half of the month when some 15,000 new ‘58’ plate cars could hit the roads each day.

Tandy and Harvey take Carrera Cup victories at Silverstone

Nick Tandy and Tim Harvey shared the victories in a tremendous day of racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone on Sunday (31 August).

All-new Ford Fiesta comes out on top for insurance and value

Ford's high-tech all-new Fiesta will go on sale in October with insurance groups the same or lower than the outgoing model. Data provider CAP has set the all-new Fiesta's residual value with an average rise of 7.9 per cent.

30 mile McRae convoy smashes world records

More than 1000 Subaru owners and thousands more fans have celebrated the life of Colin McRae this weekend. A convoy, which at its peak stretched 30 miles with an estimated 1100 Subaru cars, left Colin’s home town of Lanark on Saturday morning, led by his father Jimmy McRae. Nine hours and 300 miles later, it arrived at Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury, having been cheered along the way by thousands of fans who stood on every available motorway bridge on route.

Garage labour rates spiral ‘out of control’

The cost of maintaining a car could ‘spiral out of control’ as garages start to charge up to £200 an hour.

Goodwood celebrates a decade of the Revival

On Friday 19 September 2008 thousands of excited motor racing fans will walk through the gates of the famous Goodwood motor circuit, exactly ten years and one day since the inaugural Goodwood Revival meeting was held on 18 September 1998, and sixty years and one day after the very first motor race meeting was held at the West Sussex track on 18 September 1948, Britain’s first post-War motor race at a permanent venue.

Memorable day for Pattison as he takes first Clio win

Lee Pattison (Liversedge) is celebrating a first series win after clinching victory in round 18 of the 2008 ELF Renault Clio Cup on Sunday, 31st August. The Range Storage with Robertshaw Racing driver took the lead on lap two and was never headed in difficult wet conditions.

VX Racing close on championship titles

VX Racing fought hard for their 54 points at this weekend’s rounds 25, 26 and 27 of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Silverstone, edging ever close to securing the manufacturer’s, team’s and driver’s championships for 2008.

Tough times at the top for Lawson and Adam

The SEAT Cupra Championship’s return to Silverstone proved to be an eventful occasion. With Robert Lawson (Bardon/JHR) looking to extend his lead at the top of the table and Jonathan Adam (Total Control Racing) aiming to keep his recent great vein of form pumping to help close the gap at the top even further, it was set to be a classic.