Car News
Misery for business motorists
Pump prices for motorists have reached an all-time high this week – up to £1.24 per litre or £5.62 per gallon for diesel - yet the government has once again failed to acknowledge that motoring costs have gone up.
New Audi A4 DTM dominates in racing début
With a commanding 1-2-3 victory at the Hockenheim DTM season opener Audi, yet again, underpinned the brand’s slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik", not only on the road but on the circuit.
British duo make DTM race debuts with Audi at Hockenheim
Oliver Jarvis and Katherine Legge head for the second round of the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) at Oschersleben next weekend (20 Apr) looking to build upon their first foray into the world’s most popular international touring car series.
Two BTCC podiums gives SEAT a silver lining
On a day marked by torrential rain, Darren Turner celebrated his 34th birthday by finishing 2nd and 3rd in the first two HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship races at Rockingham, and despite ending the third rain-soaked race in a gravel trap, it was a truly great performance by the Leon TDI driver.
Chauffeur Drive ’08 teams up with leading industry figures
The organisers of Chauffeur Drive ’08 are delighted to announce that some of the leading names in the motoring industry will be supporting the event, including the Vehicle and Operator Service Industry (VOSA), BMW and Mercedes, along with a host of limousine brands, highlighting the genuine demand for an event of this calibre.
USA races to sensational maiden win as championship stays alive
A1 Team USA’s Jonathan Summerton made history when he took his and the team’s first ever A1GP race win in the Feature race at China’s Shanghai International Circuit.
Residential streets no longer safe for car parking
Forget notions of dangerous multi-storey car parks - residential streets are the place where most cars are vandalised, according to new research by AA Personal Loans.
Toyota unleashes high power Hilux at CV Show
There are few challenges left for Toyota’s mighty Hilux, a car that has toughed it out in the world’s most extreme environments for decades and which only last year made history by conquering the Arctic to become the first car to drive to the Magnetic North Pole.
AP Racing increases productivity
AP Racing, the leading manufacturer of performance brake and clutch systems for road and race cars, has announced further investment in its brake caliper production facility with the addition of a new automatic brake caliper testing system.
Caterham R500 – harder, better, faster, stronger
For those really serious about their driving, the famous supercar-slaying R500 moniker is back with the arrival of the all-new Caterham Seven Superlight R500.
Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli returns 25 years after the original
The iconic Pirelli name is set to make a return to the Golf GTI range exactly 25 years after the original made its debut as the new Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli is launched in the UK.
Land Rover helps Red Cross to be there in a crisis
Land Rover is supporting the British Red Cross during this year's Red Cross Appeal Week, the annual fundraising and awareness-raising drive for the charity, which takes place from 4 to 10 May.
Nissan deals a strong hand
Whether it’s families on a budget or simply those looking for a bargain, Nissan has pulled together some great deals including 0% finance that run until the end of June across many of its car and lcv ranges.
Getting there, in a roundabout way
It is not uncommon to come across drivers who go out of their way to avoid certain roundabouts. Even experienced drivers consider them to be “high risk” locations, and feel uncomfortable with them, no matter what size the roundabout is.
World’s only stretch Smart car unveiled by Carbonyte UK
Carbonyte UK, creator of the world’s first Ferrari ‘limousine’ has unveiled its latest canny conversion – the world’s only stretched Smart Car, the Carbonyte Smaaart.