Car News

New Accord Tourer wins international design award

The all-new Honda Accord Tourer for Europe has won the 51st international ‘red dot’ award for high design quality, beating over 3,000 proposals from 51 countries. The red dot design award is one of the world’s leading design competitions and annually selects products of outstanding design from 11 categories related to general product design.

NurburgMotorsport gains instant world-wide recognition

Anglo German business partners M.Scheer and K.Harris are very pleased and proud to announce that the official opening of the new Quiddelbach Headquarters, near the Nurburgring Germany, will be held over the Easter holiday period with many activities and motorsport attractions all open to the public.

2.0 petrol Carens LS goes large

Kia Motors have added another variant to their already popular Carens MPV range; a seven seater 2.0 petrol LS derivative with prices starting at £15,050.

Suzuki heads south to the Pampas

The Rally Argentina provides a vivid contrast to last month’s Rally Mexico where competitors will swap the heat and rocks for cooler weather and softer gravel surfaces near the city of Cordoba, about 700 km northwest of Buenos Aires.

Audi R8 2008 World Car Design of the Year

Audi made it a big double when the R8 was declared the 2008 World Car Design of the YearCars eligible for the 2008 World Car Design of the Year award are taken from the list of thirty-nine (39) World Car candidates nominated by forty-seven (47) World Car jurors from twenty-four (24) countries throughout the world.

Audi R8 2008 World Performance Car

The 2008 World Performance Car award has gone to the Audi R8 as announced today during the awards press conference the New York International Auto Show.

BMW 118d with Efficient Dynamics 2008 World Green Car

At a press conference at the New York International Auto Show today, the BMW 118d with Efficient Dynamics was declared the 2008 World Green Car.

Mazda2 declared 2008 World Car of the Year

At a press conference at the New York International Auto Show, the Mazda2 was declared the 2008 World Car of the Year.

See your car at the British International Motor Show

The British International Motor Show is offering a once in a lifetime chance for your car to be exhibited at this year’s show alongside some of the greatest names in motoring.

Budget ‘car tax trap’ hits less wealthy car drivers hardest

A ‘car tax trap’ created by the latest budget will hit the existing drivers of typical family cars, from next year, but fail to address the real issue of older and bigger polluters on today’s roads.

UK fleets still under valuing ESP

When selecting a fleet vehicle, corporate fleet decision makers cite vehicle reliability (94 per cent), safety (89 per cent) and duty of care (87 per cent) to be their three most important criteria. This is shown by the latest research published by Bosch.