Car News
Ann Summers turned on by sexy Seat models
Never mind the Sexy Green Car Show, SEAT is helping the UK’s largest lingerie & adult goods chain Ann Summers source cars and drive up sales by supplying stylish, sexy motors to its growing band of female Party Planners.
Corvette ZR1 by the numbers
The Corvette ZR1 also has a top speed of 205 mph (330 km/h), making it the fastest Corvette ever produced and ranking it among the global super cars of commensurate performance. None of those other super cars, however, equals the ZR1’s performance-per-dollar ratio.
Nissan Race Academy set for Silverstone and Nürburgring
Nissan has launched its innovative ‘Race Academy’ for GT-R pre-order customers that could lead to them obtaining a full racing licence.
Renault Clio Sport Tourer prices announced
New Clio Sport Tourer has arrived in the UK, offering competitive pricing, impressive standard equipment, innovative features, greater load space and practicality, combined with the all the style and exterior good looks Clio is renowned for.
Watch the Grand Prix in Style at Speedmaster
Motor racing fans are being asked to join Speedmaster for a Grand Prix brunch and special screening of the British Grand Prix.
Ford Mondeo Estate Britain’s best towcar
The Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi Titanium auto has beaten tough competition to be awarded overall winner in the second annual Towcar Awards, as judged by experts from What Car?, Practical Caravan and The Camping and Caravanning Club.
Company car drivers face longer wait for crash repairs
The latest, 2008 edition of the biennial mfbi study The UK Car Body Repair Market published by UK automotive analysts Trend Tracker forecasts a decline of over one-fifth in the number of bodyshops over the next five years, leading to seasonal shortfalls in repair capacity as soon as 2010.
Stormy economic forecast hits used convertible values
Those looking for an affordable route to wind-in-the-hair motoring this summer are spoiled for choice, reports EurotaxGlass’s.
Continued success for the Swift
When Suzuki launched the Swift less than four years ago, it brought a blend of eye-catching good looks, Japanese quality and European-inspired driving dynamics to the compact car segment.
Service and repair code on-line subscription open for business
Any garage wishing to subscribe to the new Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair, recently launched by Motor Codes Limited, can do so right now via the user-friendly website service.motorindustrycodes.co.uk
Carcraft’s first golf day raises over £12,000
Staff at Carcraft Wednesbury, the largest used car hypermarket in the West Midlands, together with a range of sponsors have been raising more money for Acorns Children’s Hospice and the Jude Aston Fund.
Saturday driving tests
The Driving Standards Agency is writing to learner driver candidates who have booked practical tests on a Saturday since November 2005, to offer a refund for overpayment of fees caused by accidental overcharging and to apologise for the error.
More style, more muscle: Toyota’s new Hilux Invincible 200
A year ago Hilux was on top of the world, the first car to be driven through the Arctic wastes to the Magnetic North Pole. Now it is top of the pile again with a new range-topping model that is Britain’s most powerful production pick-up.
Bluesky Scenario: Lexus luxury for a greener tomorrow
Five Lexus hybrid cars are set to hit the streets in and around London from mid-June, as BlueSky Chauffeurs becomes the capital’s latest executive hire company.
Petrol prices soaring, but over 50s won't give up driving
The cost of fuel has reached unprecedented heights, with reports of petrol now costing around £1.20 a litre in certain parts of the UK.