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Race Retro’s celebration of three golden anniversaries at this year’s show, held 13-15 March at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, have taken a surprising turn as auction house H&H will have a 24 carat gold painted Aston Martin on offer. The 1995 Aston Martin DB7 was painted in 24 carat gold, platinum and palladium leaf as ordered [...]

February 24th, 2009

Maserati launches today the limited edition Momaboma eco-bag, dedicated to all car-mad fashionistas. The Momaboma eco-bag celebrates the history of Maserati, one of the world’s most prestigious car brands. Like Maserati cars, these bags are entirely hand-made in Italy. They are made of old brochures recovered from the Maserati archives. One by one, the most [...]

February 24th, 2009

Subaru has launched a sporty edition of the Justy 1.0R; the Justy 1.0 Twin Cam Special Edition. Restricted to just 100 vehicles (50 in Black Mica, 50 in Shining Red), the extra equipment comprises rear roof spoiler; twin exhaust system; over roof ‘viper stripes’ and side decals; leather and alloy gear knob and rear privacy [...]

February 24th, 2009

Citroën is making new car ownership even more desirable and affordable this March as it unveils an amazing range of promotions to meet the requirements of every driver looking to get behind the wheel of a brand new ’09 registered model available from Sunday, March 1. With so many enticing offers across an extensive choice [...]

February 24th, 2009

UK Audi Centres to offer free MOT and loyalty-linked servicing discounts Free MOT testing by Audi technicians with absolute fluency in ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is now available at UK Audi Centres for all privately owned Audi models. Audi retail customers owning cars in excess of three years old can take advantage of a complimentary MOT [...]

February 24th, 2009

Recent newspaper articles have been highlighting some of the excellent deals available to the public as car manufacturers and dealerships look to boost sales in the slowing economy, in fact there has arguably never been a better time to pick your next car, with deals available on a wide variety of makes and models and [...]

February 23rd, 2009

Honda has announced the picing for the all-new Insight, making it the most affordable hybrid on the market. The entry level SE model is available from £15,490 (OTR), appealing directly to C-sector customers looking for a practical, economical family hatch with low-emissions. The Insight SE, with CO2 emissions of 101g/km and combined economy of 64.2mpg, [...]

February 23rd, 2009

Looking for a new Vauxhall? Don’t forget that Vauxhall offer the fantastic ecoFLEX recycling allowance of £1,000 when you change your old banger for a new vehicle within the ecoFLEX range. Even if you want a car that’s not included in the ecoFLEX Recycling Allowance programme, Vauxhall can still help you dispose of your old car. [...]

February 23rd, 2009

New survey reveals that the UK’s motor trade still needs to improve service as Honest John launches Standard to help motorists spot his favourites. Despite the fact that the UK car market has slowed dramatically, allowing motorists to rightly expect the best possible service from dealers eager to win their business, a recent survey of [...]

February 23rd, 2009

Euro NCAP, the organisation that assesses the safety of new cars, has introduced a new overall car safety rating. The rating system is a new approach to rating safety performance and will challenge vehicle manufacturers to make all-round safer cars. The first six cars rated to the new standards have now revealed. Previously, Euro NCAP [...]

February 20th, 2009