All the latest motoring news

Safety authority, Euro NCAP has awarded top marks to four new vehicles; the Honda CR-Z, the Suzuki Swift, the Citroen C4 and the Hyundai ix35. All cars were awarded the maximum five star rating, demonstrating the industry’s growing commitment to making safety a priority. Honda’s CR-Z model proved that all round safety need not be [...]

August 25th, 2010

Chevrolet is set to debut a new MPV model at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show. The new model, called Orlando, will make its world debut in full production form on September 30, when the show opens its doors to the press. Based on a show car concept first seen in Paris in 2008, the Orlando [...]

August 25th, 2010

Road safety partnerships are fighting back after a wave of speed camera switch-offs looks set to spread across other part of the UK. A number of councils have started to turn off all their cameras after the government ended central funding. Towns such as Oxford and Swindon have been the first to see the cameras [...]

August 25th, 2010

Drivers preparing to get away and make the most of the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year are being reminded to check their tyre pressures before setting out. Tyre pressures should be checked at least once a month or before a long journey and should be adjusted for any additional loads being carried. Motorists [...]

August 24th, 2010

Peugeot has released further details of the imminent launch of its very first diesel hybrid. The 3008 crossover vehicle is the first in the carmaker’s range set to benefit from the newly developed diesel hybrid system, which will see the model achieve an impressive 74.4mpg on a combined cycle and emit just 99g/km of CO2. [...]

August 24th, 2010

Lake Buttermere in Cumbria has been voted as Britain’s most beautiful view, in a new national poll designed to promote the great locations in the UK that can be discovered by motorists on a budget and planning a ‘staycation’ this summer. Carmaker, Chevrolet polled 1,000 Brits and found that one fifth beheld the view at [...]

August 24th, 2010

Birmingham has been named the ‘Crash for Cash’ hotspot of the UK by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB). According to the latest statistics from the bureau there has been a significant rise in the number of such scams, with 30,000 accidents staged last year, costing insurers about £350million – adding £44 to the premium of [...]

August 23rd, 2010

This September’s new car plate change is anticipated to see a surge in consumers shopping around for new and used cars, as buyers bid to beat the January VAT rate rise up to 20% or snap up good quality trade-ins that hit dealer forecourts.  However, urges vehicle information experts HPI, consumers should consider  car dealers [...]

August 23rd, 2010

Volkswagen is set to launch a heroic new campaign to introduce the new Touran and Sharan MPVs into the UK. Based around the concept that modern parents are everyday heroes, capable of juggling work and the demands of family life while retaining the ability to cobble together a scale model of HMS Invincible from nothing [...]

August 23rd, 2010

The average male motorist drives an extra 276 miles every year as a result of being lost – the equivalent to a journey from London to Newcastle – compared to women who drive an unnecessary 256 miles, according to new research. The study by Sheilas’ Wheels car insurance found that over a quarter of men [...]

August 23rd, 2010