Car News

Legacy Sports Tourer and Outback – world’s first Boxer Diesel passenger car

It’s here. The world’s first boxer diesel engined-passenger car has arrived, offering outstanding refinement, throttle response and fuel economy coupled with ultra-low emissions and exceptional handling thanks to the light weight and low centre-of-gravity of its horizontally-opposed powerplant.

TyreSafe calls for action on faulty forecourt airlines

TyreSafe, the tyre industry’s leading tyre safety body, is calling on owners and managers of petrol retail forecourts to ensure that their tyre pressure airlines are kept in good working order following a damning report from the leading motoring weekly magazine Auto Express.

Keep used car complaint figures in context

Leading vehicle remarketing company, BCA, believes that recent figures regarding used car complaints issued by the UK’s official consumer advice body, Consumer Direct, need to be put into context.

Extreme weather sends British drivers into a spin

New research from Mercedes-Benz World reveals that once the weather changes, we become a nation of nervous drivers, lacking the knowledge and experience to deal with skids, floods and snow.

Germany wins as New Zealand takes title lead

A1 Team Germany’s Christian Vietoris, who has been on sensational form all weekend, secured his first A1GP race win in the action-packed Feature race at Taupo Motorsport Park while New Zealand’s points haul put the home team at the top of the championship standings.

Stamp of approval for Andy Priaulx

Triple FIA World Touring Car Champion racing driver Andy Priaulx was in London today to unveil of a set of stamps commemorating his title hat trick.

Citroen Berlingo Multispace: Compact MPV with big ambitions

Citroen has released further details about the all-new Berlingo Multispace, revealing more about what the class leading second generation ultra-functional family friendly vehicle has to offer. The new model will arrive in the UK in summer 2008.

Citroen wins What Car? MPV of the Year

Citroen’s popular Grand C4 Picasso has been named WHAT CAR? MPV of the Year for the second year running, at the magazine’s prestigious 2008 awards.

Peugeot Partner Tepee enjoy the freedom of the open road

Peugeot’s new Partner Tepee will replace the current Partner Combi and will become the latest addition to the Peugeot Tepee range. Two Tepee versions will be available, the standard version and an Outdoor version aimed at customers who enjoy exploring locations off the beaten track.

Suzuki World Rally Team embarks on first full season

Following two test events in Corsica and Great Britain last year, the Suzuki World Rally Team now embarks on its first full season of world rallying with two new drivers: Toni Gardemeister from Finland and Per-Gunnar Andersson from Sweden, the reigning Junior Rally Champion with Suzuki.

MOT emission-computer link shelved RMIF tells testing stations

MOT stations that were required to pay for the testing of the connection between a vehicle emissions analysis device and the MOT computer are being left out of pocket because the link-up has been shelved, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).

Record year in Scotland as Mazda climbs sales chart

Mazda ended 2007 with its highest ever share of the Scottish market having sold a record number of cars. The Japanese car maker saw its sales grow by 20.5 percent over 2006 to give it a market share above 3 percent for the first time in a full year ending the year at 3.41 percent.