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The Volkswagen Passat is proving its popularity with caravanners; adding another award to its trophy cabinet. The estate version of the model has been named Top Towcar of the Year 2011 by  CaravanTimes. Chris Jefferies, Editor of CaravanTimes.co.uk, said: “Among our forum members, Volkswagen is renowned as a reliable, practical and economical choice.  The Passat [...]

December 29th, 2011

Some odd advice from Nissan today; if you are looking for an excuse not to visit the in-laws this Christmas; then stay away from your local Nissan dealership. Those hoping that the wintry weather conditions will give them the perfect excuse not to head over and visit relatives this festive period, will be out of [...]

December 29th, 2011

Lexus is to reveal a new sports coupe concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next January. According to the luxury car maker, the new model shows the next step in its design direction. Unveiling the new LF-LC 2+2 sports coupe concept, Lexus will reveal a new clean line design and [...]

December 23rd, 2011

To promote Renault’s new city car, the Twingo, the car maker has commissioned four designers to create their own special versions of the car. Renault’s unique artist visions come from pop star Nicola Roberts, fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Italian chef Davide Scabin and German designer Nils Holger Moormann, known for for finding new uses [...]

December 23rd, 2011

One lucky music lover form Merseyside is celebrating winning what  he describes ‘as the best Christmas present ever’ after winning a one of a kind SEAT Ibiza. Fitted with a state-of-art audio-visual system, the new Ibiza was the grand prize giveaway specially produced as part of the sponsorship of the Channel 4 music show, On [...]

December 23rd, 2011

Reversing costs £409 million each year in vehicle damage new research by Accident Exchange reveals. According to a new study by the accident repair specialists, almost 200,000 reversing accidents a year, equivalent to more than 500 a day, with average repairs costing £2,123. As the busiest shopping days of the year arrive, drivers are being [...]

December 21st, 2011

Vauxhall is expanding its range of special offers on its commercial range, in preparation for the changes to the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charges coming in at the start of 2012. With many commercial vehicle operators likely to soon consider changing their vehicles to avoid the charges, Vauxhall is offering savings of between £3,000 [...]

December 21st, 2011

Citroen has recreated its pictures with Concorde with its latest DS model, just as the original DS did in its heyday. Posed under the wings of a classic Concorde aircraft, the DS5 was photographed by Laurent Nivalle at Le Bourget Airport. The shoot was part of an initiative by the ‘C-Forum’ Citroën fan club and [...]

December 21st, 2011

Volkswagen’s new up! city car should be about to find even more willing buyers as its maker reveals that it has qualified for one of the lowest insurance group ratings in its class; 1E. Fresh from scoring a five-star Euro NCAP car, the up! sounds like it will offer the ideal inner city run-around solution [...]

December 20th, 2011

Honda’s Swindon car plant returns to normal production levels this week as mass production of the new Civic gets underway. As a result, the Japanese car maker is announcing the creation of 500 new jobs to meet the forecasted production levels in 2012. The manufacture of the new Civic model had been delayed by more  [...]

December 20th, 2011