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Porsche is expanding the successful Cayenne range with the Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition 3, which will be limited to just one thousand numbered units worldwide. This new Cayenne model features styling cues that underline the V8-powered, high-performance personality of this Porsche and it will be available to special customer order from May. The new [...]

March 26th, 2009

The latest used car sales statistics from Experian, the global information services company, show that the used MPV segment is delivering resilient performance despite sales of larger engine vehicles falling during October to December 2008. Vehicles with larger engines, including the used luxury, executive, sports and upper medium segments all saw significant falls in sales. [...]

March 26th, 2009

Sixty per cent of British motorists don’t know what the drink drive limit is, while more than a quarter of drivers believe they can drink significantly more than the legal alcohol limit, according to research by AXA, parent company of online insurer swiftcover. A survey of 800 UK drivers found that 39 per cent correctly [...]

March 25th, 2009

Up to 3.5 million motorists in the UK are driving on illegal tyres, according to new research released this week. The study of 4,000 road users for Continental Tyres revealed a worrying ignorance of British drivers when it comes to tyre safety with one in 10 drivers running on tyres below the legal minimum tread [...]

March 25th, 2009

The all-new Mazda3 range for 2009, with a 15-strong model line-up will go on sale in the UK during May.  In many ways the new Mazda3 is a ‘baby Mazda6’ the carmaker promisises, bringing the elegant excitement of that model’s distinctive lines to the C-segment.  Mazda3’s fresh face harmonises with the upgraded Mazda MX-5 and [...]

March 25th, 2009

A new website has been launched to support the call for a UK scrappage incentive. ScrappageCars.co.uk is a new online petition which visitors can sign to increase the pressure on the UK government to introduce an incentive to scrap older cars and replace them with fuel-efficient, new cars. A similar scheme in Germany has helped [...]

March 24th, 2009

The continued weakness of the pound against the euro, which this week edged even closer to parity, has forced Ford to increase the price of all its models within the UK from the start of April 2009. The price increase, an average of 3.75 per cent, will apply to all new orders received after 31st [...]

March 24th, 2009

Motorists trying to save money buying second-hand airbags online could end up paying a much higher price, a new investigation warns. Leading accident management company, Accident Exchange, says the growing trade on auction sites like eBay, is a potentially ‘life and death’ issue. The unregulated nature of the marketplace means the second-hand airbags being sold [...]

March 24th, 2009

Renowned shoe designer Jonathan Kelsey, who has worked for posh shoemaker Jimmy Choo, completes his Vauxhall Collective commission with a luxurious driving set available to buy. Hailed as the “British Louboutin”, shoe designer Jonathan Kelsey brings glamour and sophistication to British drivers with his luxury driving set, consisting of key fob, driving gloves and steering [...]

March 24th, 2009

If you’re planning a holiday this year, you’ll get the best deal if you book in advance. So it’s hardly surprising that the same applies if you’re buying a Cruze… For a very limited period, customers who place an order for Chevrolet’s new four-door family car will get a very special package deal, which is [...]

March 23rd, 2009