Peugeot launches Roland Garros special edition
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Peugeot are releasing Roland Garros special edition versions of the 207 CC and 308 CC coupe-convertibles in time for the summer tennis season. Read more...
Ford "Easy Fuel" system to counter rising fuel thefts
Ford originally developed its Easy Fuel system to help stop drivers making refuelling errors, but it as a result it also makes siphoning extremely difficult. With the escalating cost of petrol prices, Ford sees this as an additional benefit for its customers, as fuel theft from vehicles has increased by 25 per cent in the past year to a reported 4,500 cases in the UK annually. Read more...
DSA launches Highway Code app
The Department of Transport and the Driving Standards Agency are marking the Highway Code's 81st year by launching it as an interactive app for smartphones. Read more...
Vauxhall Astra production stays at Ellesmere Port
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Vauxhall today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact car will be built at the company's manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Ellesmere Port will be the lead plant of only two in Europe building the new model. Read more...
Martin Scorcese to co-produce Beaulieu film
Martin Scorsese is joining Lord Attenborough and Anthony Haas to produce the feature film drama SILVER GHOST. The project will be a co-production between Scorsese's Sikelia Productions and Zuma Productions. Read more...
New Audi A3 to come with four-door saloon option
The new Audi A3 goes on sale in the UK in September, initially as a three-door hatchback with a choice of 1.4- and 1.8-litre petrol engines and a 2.0-litre turbodiesel. The three trim grades form a range which starts at £19,205 and stretches to £26,560. Read more...
VW to fit DAB radios as standard
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Volkswagen is to fit DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Phaeton. Read more...
Porsche 918 Spyder hits the road
Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder super sports car have progressed to the completion of initial prototypes. Read more...
How many rugby players can fit in a Chevrolet Aveo?
As the rugby season draws to a close, Chevrolet is calling on local rugby clubs across the UK to find out how many players they can fit into a new Aveo. Read more...
Vauxhall to replace engine line-up
Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Vauxhall will replace the core of its petrol and diesel line-up in the next 12 months with three all-new engine families offering improvements in CO2 emissions, economy, torque and refinement. Read more...
Jaguar Land Rover creates 300 jobs
Jaguar Land Rover is to spend an additional £1 billion with UK suppliers over the next four years as a direct result of the continuing global popularity of the Range Rover Evoque. Read more...
Chevrolet Trax to debut at Paris
Chevrolet will debut an all-new small sport utility vehicle called the Trax at the Paris Motor Show in September. Read more...
MINI John Cooper Works GP
Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
MINI has revealed its fastest ever production car - the John Cooper Works GP. Read more...
Eterniti makes sales in China
Eterniti Motors recorded the first sales of its Artemis super-SUV at the recent Auto China show in Beijing. Read more...
New BMW 3 Series Touring
BMW has released details of the all-new 3 Series Touring - the estate variant of its volume selling executive D-Segment saloon. Read more...
smart escooter to launch in 2014
Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
smart has announced its intention to launch an electric scooter in 2014. The company statement has been made ahead of the launch of the ebike in the UK at the end of the month. Read more...
Last ever Saab 9-3 Convertibles on sale in UK
Saab Parts UK has secured the sale of the last remaining 26 right-hand drive Saab 9-3 Convertibles for UK customers. Read more...
Ford to triple EcoBoost engine production
Ford is planning to triple the production of vehicles equipped with the company's fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 a year by 2015, up from 141,000 in 2011. More than 135,000 of which will be vehicles equipped with the 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine, manufactured in Bridgend, Wales. Read more...
Vauxhall Astra VXR details announced
Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Vauxhall has released details of its brand-new Astra VXR, ahead of the car's arrival in UK showrooms this July. Read more...
Ginetta to launch 24 Charity Race for Children in Need
Ginetta and Pole Position Indoor Karting have joined forces to launch what is set to be the first ever indoor 24 hour go-kart event in the UK, the PPiK Ginetta 24; the ultimate endurance kart race will run in aid of BBC's Children in Need on 16-17 November 2012. Read more...
Citroen C1 Connexion designed by facebook fans
Citroen has revealed the popular configuration of its C1 Connexion special edition, which will be put into production later this year. The crowdsourced Citroen C1 is the first production vehicle in the UK created as part of a collaboration with Facebook. Read more...
TomTom launches extra-large sat-nav
Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
TomTom has released the Start 60 sat-nav, which features the biggest screen of all TomTom's portable navigation devices. Read more...
Mazda CX-5 arrives in the UK
The all-new Mazda CX-5 compact crossover, which made its global debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, goes on sale from 18 May in the UK priced from £21,395 to £28,795 on-the-road. Read more...
American muscle cars hit UK roads
A wave of classic American muscle cars are headed for UK roads as British Car Auctions launches a special sale programme of classic American Muscle cars in partnership with the DARCARS Automotive Group of the USA. Read more...
smart ebike available to order
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
The smart electric bike is now available to order, ahead of its launch in late May. Read more...
The new Porsche Boxster arrives in the UK
The new Boxster has arrived in the UK and Ireland this weekend, offering open-top driving enthusiasts a new generation of the benchmark German roadster. Read more...
Jaguar XJ Nurgburgring taxi
Jaguar has created its very first taxi to serve with the company's fleet of cars the Nurburgring Nordschleife engineering test centre to ferry passengers round the circuit. Read more...
Nissan Juke-R limited edition announced
Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:00 +0200
Nissan has announced that the meaty Juke-R crossover will be built-to-order in a very limited run. Read more...
MINI marks 12 years of supporting the Life Ball
MINI is marking his twelfth year of support for the Life Ball by continuing its tradition of supplying one of its cars to be customised by an international celebrity before being auctioned off by the HIV/AIDS charity. Read more...
BMW X1 updated
BMW has updated the X1 range, with exterior and interior styling changes, new engines and an even higher level of standard equipment than was offered when the premium compact crossover was launched two and a half years ago. Read more...
Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov honored in Russia
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:23:40 +0200
Belgian-born Zora Arkus-Duntov was the first chief engineer for the Chevrolet Corvette. But he is a new discovery to Russians, even though he lived in St. Petersburg through his teenage years.
EBay exotic: 1968 Fiat Abarth 595 SS
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:44:29 +0200
If you're craving a dose of subcompact Italian performance but the upcoming
Porsche 917 Surfaces at Mecum's Indianapolis Sale
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:40:31 +0200
Walking into the main auction arena at Mecum's Indianapolis Auction, the first thing you'll see is the 1968 Lotus Type 56.
Vorsteiner dresses, tunes up the BMW 1M
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:31:40 +0200
Vorsteiner debuted its GTX-V 1M Program for the BMW 1M coupe. It features a front spoiler, rear diffuser, trunklid, exhaust and forged wheels.
Autoweek in review: What you might have missed
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:01:52 +0200
The week started off well for BMW fans with the release of the redesigned 3-series wagon. The fifth-generation wagon is expected to reach the States in 2013.
Audi introduces e-bike Wörthersee at Wörthersee
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:47:20 +0200
Referring to Austria's Wörthersee as "Lake Wörthersee" is akin to calling the massive collection of saline water in the middle of Utah "Lake Great Salt Lake," "see" being German for "lake."
VW rolls out new Golf, Polo concepts: Autoweek TV
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:23:54 +0200
Also in this episode: Ford takes aim at the Toyota Prius V wagon with the C-Max hybrid, a
Formula One expo lets visitors race an F1 simulator near Circuit of the Americas site
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:56:07 +0200
Ever wonder how it feels to drive a
Fiat Abarth 695 Maserati Edition joins Mille Miglia
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:24 +0200
Fiat is taking its Abarth 695 Maserati Edition, which we first saw in Geneva, to the famous
Petersen Automotive Museum to host Carroll Shelby memorial
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:09:41 +0200
Carroll Shelby International and Ford Motor Co. will celebrate the life of Carroll Shelby at the
Carroll Shelby Dies at 89
Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:00 +0200
Top 10 Shelby Cars of All Time
Fri, 11 May 2012 18:59:00 +0200
The 10 Ugliest Ferraris of All Time
Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 +0200
1964 Porsche 904 and 2012 Porsche Cayman R
Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 +0200
An Original Shelby Cobra and Its Original Owner
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0200
Lamborghini Urus Concept First Look
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200
2013 Scion FR-S vs. 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0200
Driving <em>The Avengers</em> S.H.I.E.L.D. Acura TL
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0200
Driving <em>The Avengers</em> S.H.I.E.L.D. Acura MDX
Driving <em>The Avengers</em> Acura NSX Roadster
Mazda MX-5 Super20 vs. 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0200
2012 New York Auto Show Visitor's Guide
Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0200
The Future of the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0200
2014 BMW M3 Preview
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0200
Riding Shotgun in the 2014 Porsche 918 Hybrid
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100
Riding in the 2012 Aston Martin One-77
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100
100 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100
1968 Chevrolet Camaro vs. 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Comparison Test
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100
Visitor's Guide to the 2012 Chicago Auto Show
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100
Do Kids Hate Cars?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100