Car News
Christmas revellers told: THINK! don't drink and drive
More than 6,000 people were hurt in drink drive related accidents at weekends last year, with more than a third of these injured between 10pm and 3am.
Audi with clear commitment to motorsport
Audi AG makes a clear commitment to motorsport for the 2008 season with the most extensive factory involvement in the company’s history.
Kumho Tyres help McShea to historic class victory on Rally Ireland
Irish rally legend Niall McShea took his Kumho-shod Subaru Impreza WRX STi to outright victory in the Production Car Class of Rally Ireland, November 15-18.
World debut for all new Audi A3 Cabriolet
The new Audi A3 Cabriolet has made its World debut, the first ever premium compact class “open top” from Audi which will offer four engine options when it arrives on British roads next Spring.
Plato and Turner stay at SEAT Sport UK for 2008
SEAT Sport UK will retain its Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Teams' winning driver line up for 2008, with Jason Plato and Darren Turner confirmed as the squad's drivers for next season. They will pilot the team's two-car SEAT Leon challenge.
World Expo 2012 for Yeosu in Korea
The Bureau de International Expositions has announced that the Korean coastal city of Yeosu has been selected as the host for the 2012 World Expo.
Skoda Fabia gets sporty
Skoda has unveiled a new addition to its Fabia line-up: the Sport. It will sit atop the supermini range alongside the current Fabia 3 flagship. Costing from £10,660, the Sport represents excellent value for money coupled with a more aggressive, purposeful look.
Motorpoint launches first ever e-showroom for shoppers
Gone are the days of static vehicle displays and brochures in shopping malls. This is because Motorpoint, UK car supermarket, has introduced the UK’s first ever virtual e-showroom at the newly-opened Westfield Derby shopping centre in the West Midlands, which has seen an average of 600,000 consumers pass through its doors every week since October this year.
It’s official – the Jeep Patriot is the greenest and the best
The highly acclaimed Jeep Patriot 2.0 CRD Sport, already winner of a green award, has been named 4x4 of the Year by specialist magazine 4x4 and MPV Driver.
Price shock for hardcore new Impreza WRX STI
Subaru has delivered a price shock with its hardcore new Impreza 2.5 WRX STI Type UK - unveiled at the Bologna Motor Show.
How to pay as little as 25 pence a litre
Car sharing has seen a significant increase in popularity in recent months as UK motorists seek new ways of cutting the cost of motoring with petrol prices rising to an all time high; forecourts are now forced to sell fuel at over a £1 a litre.
Subaru Ireland announce new model line-up for 2008
At a Press Launch in Restaurant Patrick Guildbaud, Subaru Ireland Managing Director Neville Matthews unveiled an extensive line-up of new Subaru models for the coming year.
Volkswagen team faces up to toughest Dakar challenge yet
January’s Dakar Rally promises to be the toughest yet for the Volkswagen works team and its squad of TDI-powered Race Touaregs, for the 30th running of the world’s toughest motorsport event will be longer and more arduous than ever.
New removal powers for Traffic Officers
The Highways Agency starts a public consultation over proposals to allow Traffic Officers to remove broken down or abandoned vehicles from the strategic road network.
Volkswagen and Ford collect ACFO awards
Volkswagen and Ford have been presented with their ACFO Car and Vans of the Year Awards after fleet operators voted their vehicles top of the market on a wide range of key issues including operational performance, whole-life costs and driver appeal.