Car News
Want more friends? Buy a Mini
Could the car you drive really boost your social life? It could if you choose the right model according to new research into online social networking.
Ricardo: 2/4-stroke research prototype engine completes initial testing
Ricardo and a consortium of automotive partners today announced the completion of an advanced prototype research programme based on the highly innovative 2/4SIGHT engine concept.
Think! that yawn could save your life
Acting star Joseph Fiennes is the voice of a new Government campaign launched today to remind motorists of the dangers of driving when tired.
Champion wins round one
Current champion Ollie O'Donovan (London) won the opening round of the 2008 Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship at Lydden on Easter Monday (March 24).
All-new Mazda2 wins 2008 World Car of the Year Award
From an initial entry list of thirty-nine (39) new vehicles from all over the world, the 2008 WCOTY title was announced on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the New York International Auto Show. The Mazda2 edged out the Ford Mondeo and Mercedes-Benz C-Class to take the overall award.
Ten years on - Motorpoint still beating “rip-off Britain”
Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket group, characterises its operation as ‘car buying evolved’. And with the company’s tenth anniversary just two weeks away, the founders have been reflecting on the changes in car retailing over the past decade.
Boys in blue, keep it blue, while undertakers drive for more colour
Insurance expert elephant.co.uk looked at data from over one million drivers to find out if particular professions prefer certain colour cars and discovered that you just might be able to tell someone’s job by looking at their car.
Bumper crop of entries in BRC's 50th year
The Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship is shaping up to be a real epic with a bumper crop of entries in its 50th year.
Team RAC gearing up for new season
Team RAC and it’s drivers Colin Turkington and Stephen Jelley have been putting the final touches to preparations ahead of the first rounds of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season at Brands Hatch on Sunday (30 March).
Champions ready to take on BTCC field
VX Racing’s defence of the British Touring Car (BTCC) Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship begins next weekend with the start of the highly anticipated 2008 season at Brands Hatch, Kent.
GM Special Vehicles fit The Bill – and dial up 999!
GM UK Special Vehicles has just delivered its 999th vehicle, after less than a year in business, and it’s now in the custody of one of its best customers.
NFU takes delivery of new plant-powered peugeot 308
Championing sustainable UK-produced biofuels, the NFU has taken delivery of a new low-emissions Peugeot 308 just weeks before the Government announces its commitment to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation targets.
Vanity insanity
Vain Britons will check their mirror image more than half a million times during the average lifetime - equating to around once every 35 minutes - from the moment they get up and look in the bathroom mirror, to adjusting their hair in the reflection of a shop window and even while behind the wheel of a car.
Road signs could bring Easter mayhem
Only four per cent of Britain's motorists are up to speed with even a small fraction of the Highway Code.
Gentex mirrors featured on new Jaguar
Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is supplying auto-dimming interior and exterior rearview mirrors for the 2008/2009 Jaguar XF.