Car News
Eibach extends technical partnership with BTCC Champions
Suspension specialist Eibach UK has extended its technical partnership with Vauxhall’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship works team VX Racing after its overwhelming 2007 success.
A1GP Teams adopt Orang-Utans during Nature Reserve visit
Sabah, Malaysian Borneo – In the lead up to A1GP Sepang, Malaysia, a selection of A1GP drivers and team members travelled to the island of Borneo in the eastern part of Malaysia on Monday to visit the Nature Reserve and Orang Utan sanctuary at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria resort near Kota Kinabalu.
Nissan outdoor life accessory addition
Nissan has increased its range of outdoor accessories with a new tent designed to fit onto the rear of any Pathfinder, Murano, new X-TRAIL or QASHQAI, adding to the one previously released for the life-style Pickup - Navara.
Avoid ding dong hell, try parking well
Supermarket car parks and multi-storeys can cause hundreds of pounds of damage, says GEM Motoring Assist.
Fleet Manager brings transparency to fleet carbon footprints
A unique application offering fleet operators full transparency on their fleets’ carbon emissions and revealing the most carbon efficient vehicle choices has been launched by benchmark automotive data providers CAP.
Caparo’s T1 smashes BBC Top Gear’s lap record
The world’s fastest ever track-biased, ultra-performance road car, the Caparo T1, has smashed the lap record on BBC TV’s popular motoring programme Top Gear. The two-seater sports car, which utilises lightweight materials and technology more commonly found in Formula One cars, set a new lap record time of 1:10.6
Evans follows dad onto world rally stage for Wales Rally GB
For many 18 year olds, the burning questions next weekend (Nov 29-Dec 2) will be which pub to visit, whether to watch football on TV and what’s for Sunday lunch. But for Elfyn Evans, his dilemmas will be focused on which tyres will work best in South Wales and how fast he can drive his Ford Fiesta in the forest without crashing.
RMIF warns on MOT plate rule suspension
Recent changes to MOT rules on vehicle number plates have been temporarily suspended, meaning testers cannot fail a vehicle on these points until the deferment is lifted, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).
Waste left in vehicles could cost sellers a fortune
The value of used vehicles being sold at auction by businesses could, quite literally, be wasting away, according to BCA (British Car Auctions), UK vehicle auction company. The company has issued a warning to commercial vehicle sellers to be extra-vigilant over the growing issue of waste being left in commercial vehicles.
BP-Ford takes WRC manufacturers’ title with Ricardo transmission
Ricardo congratulates the BP-Ford team on securing a back-to-back world rally championship (WRC) manufacturers’ title victory with one event still to run in the 2007 season.
Pacenotes and Pearls – rally girls on a charity mission
Richard Burns was an inspiration to people within the world of rallying and beyond while his memory lives on in the Richard Burns Foundation.
Fleets and company car drivers will benefit from fuel rate changes
New HM Revenue & Customs rules on when and how the Advisory Fuel Rates for company car drivers are reviewed and published to ensure a fairer, more responsive system have been welcomed by ACFO.
Customer loyalty suffers in the digital age
The expansion of digital technology is fast eroding traditional customer loyalty to vehicle brands and retailers, according to an audience of more than 300 dealers at an automotive retail conference staged at the Birmingham NEC earlier this month by EurotaxGlass’s.
Motorists outraged by tougher penalties for speeding
Motorists have delivered a rapid and overwhelming condemnation of government plans to introduce harsher penalties for speeding that could see drivers banned after two offences.
British invention shows way ahead in night-time driving
Shorter days and longer hours of darkness, along with inclement winter weather place particular emphasis on the need for road delineation, to show the driver where the road goes next.