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‘Pimping your ride’ or adding modifications as its known- could devalue a vehicle when it comes to its resale price, warns a leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA). Tim Naylor, the firm’s PR manager warns car owners to think carefully before changing the look and performance of their vehicle: “That boy racer bling [...]

June 25th, 2010

Alfa Romeo has released more information on its new model, the Guilietta. Set to build on the success of the MiTo, the new C-Segment model goes on sale in the UK on July 24, 2010. If the name Guilietta sounds familiar then you might remember the original model from the 1950s. Now, over 50 years [...]

June 25th, 2010

A 12 per cent drop in the number of people killed on Britain’s roads shows that road safety works, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA). Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) today, reveal that the number of deaths on Britain’s roads fell from 2,538 in 2008 to 2,222 in [...]

June 24th, 2010

An exclusive and limited edition XKR will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 2. The new model-called the XKR 75-was commissioned to celebrate Jaguar’s 75th anniversary and offers even better performance and pace than the original XKR. Jaguar engineers increased the power and torque of the acclaimed 5.0-litre supercharged engine [...]

June 24th, 2010

The flowing style of Mazda’s Nagare design statement, seen on its concept cars over the past two-and-a-half years, debuts on a production model this autumn – not on a sporty model like the MX-5 or RX-8, but on the new generation Mazda5 people carrier. This presented a challenge for chief designer Koji Tabata and his [...]

June 24th, 2010

A fleet of 164 Ford vehicles operated by rental company, Hertz, will provide transport to tennis stars and their coaches at this year’s Wimbledon Championships. The Hertz and the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) agreement means that Ford vehicles will be used to provide transportation for players such as Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael [...]

June 23rd, 2010

The new Škoda Fabia Greenline II is set to become the most environmentally-friendly car ever to wear the famous Škoda badge when it goes on sale in the UK next week. The second generation Greenline is powered by a new three-cylinder turbo charged 1.2 TDI CR 75bhp DPF common rail (high-pressure direct injection) engine which [...]

June 23rd, 2010

Elton John’s annual White Tie and Tiara Ball will feature a special guest this year after Audi donated an A1 decorated and styled by Damien Hirst. The unique piece of artwork will be auctioned at the celebrity bash in aid of The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). It is the eighth year the German carmaker [...]

June 23rd, 2010

George Osborne revealed that VAT is to rise to 20 per cent next year as part of his emergency Budget report. The announcement came as the Chancellor revealed his measures designed to slash the UK’s record Budget deficit. Other measures expected to hit motorists hard include a hike in insurance premium tax from January 4, [...]

June 22nd, 2010

A team from Porsche reckon they have proved they have the stamina to match the horsepower of their cars as they successfully complete the Three Peaks Challenge-all in aid of Macmillian Cancer Support. The challenge took them over the UK’s three highest mountains in just 24 hours; Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England [...]

June 22nd, 2010