Car News

Volvo seats get top scores in 2008 Thatcham whiplash tests

Volvo continues to be on top in whiplash safety after achieving high scores across its model range in the latest whiplash ratings by the UK’s Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, Thatcham.

Credit crunch creates smarter car buyers

Three More and more car buyers are choosing protect themselves during the ‘Credit Crunch’ by buying their cars on finance schemes that guarantee the future value of their car.

Make Father’s Day – with historic racing at brands hatch

Tickets for the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch – June 28th and 29th – make a great gift for Father’s Day (which this year falls on June 15th).

Slash motoring fuel bills by visiting Green-Car-Guide Live! 2008

This week the price of oil was predicted by OPEC to continue increasing and reach $200 a barrel, meaning that the cost of petrol and diesel at the pumps is set to keep on rising. So it’s all the more important for motorists to be aware of the latest vehicles that can help to cut fuel bills.

Citroen turns back the clock on rising fuel prices

As oil firms Shell and BP announce ‘better-than-expected’ first-quarter profits, the price of filling up at the pump has soared by up to 39% since the crippling fuel protests of September 2000.

Automotive ‘will lead the green tech revolution’

Speaking at an executive round-table session of the Cleantech Forum XVII in Brussels, Giles Hundleby, Ricardo UK Ltd project director for clean energy, set out the case that the automotive industry is uniquely placed to deliver the cross-industry technologies and skills in design, engineering, development and testing,

Petrol prices hit 20 year high

With petrol prices currently at a 20 year high of 109.8p per litre, British motorists are currently forking out more than £61 each on average to fill up their tanks.

VX Racing Donington Park Preview

Multiple touring car champions, VX Racing continue their quest to add another British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) title to their existing roll of honour, when they take to the track this weekend at Donington Park for rounds seven, eight and nine.

Extensive new accessory range for totally new Forester

Only weeks after going on sale, Subaru is offering an exciting and extensive accessory range for its totally new Forester.

Peugeot sponsorship helps launch 2008 Young Driver of the Year

The 2008 Coventry and Warwickshire Young Driver of the Year Competition sponsored by Peugeot began the search for the region’s best young driver today, and with a brand new, taxed and fully insured, Peugeot 107 up for grabs, the competition is expected to be hotly contested.

Carrot not stick will persuade motorists to go green

New research by Tescocompare.com, the car insurance comparison site, reveals that 2.0 million motorists claim to drive an environmentally friendly car - but that over 21 million would consider converting to a ‘green' or low-emission car if the price was more competitive and the government offered incentives for doing so.

Search for 2008 young driving talent gets underway

The 2008 Coventry and Warwickshire Young Driver of the Year Competition sponsored by Peugeot begins its search for the region’s best young driver today, and with a brand new taxed and fully insured Peugeot 107 up for grabs, the competition is expected to be hotly contested.