Potholes.co.uk, has welcomed news that a new taskforce comprising councils, utility companies and business representatives has been set up to reduce the cost and disruption caused by roadworks. However the website, set up by automotive warranty specialist Warranty Direct in 2007, maintains that greater investment is still needed across the board to bring the UK’s crumbling road network up to …
Porsche is celebrating 40 years of the Turbo with a game-changing new model The new car is powered by a flat-six twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre engine producing up to 560 hp. This new next genertion Type 991 brings a new all-wheel drive chassis with adaptive aerodynamics and active rear axle steering. In the forty years since the first prototype appeared, the place of …
Available now one of the world’s most fuel-efficient family cars: the new Golf BlueMotion This car offers fuel economy of 88.3 mpg on the combined cycle, and CO2 emissions of just 85 g/km and all the expected Volkswagen Golf attributes of practicality, comfort and safety. The new Golf BlueMotion’s fuel economy is 15 per cent better than that of the previous-generation …
The Volvo v60 Plug-in with it low emissions of just 48g/km enhances the appeal of the Volvo for London Commutes The newly confirmed Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for London’s Congestion Charge now has a new limit of 75g/km of CO2 which comes into force on 1st July 2013. Recent announcements regarding taxation of diesel hybrid cars mean it will also continue …
Icon is a very over-used word, but one car that surely merits its use is the Jaguar E-Type Was there ever a more evocatively beautiful, sexily phallic piece of seduction on four wheels than that? All of which poses a problem for its successor, long yearned for and now finally arriving four decades later. The Jaguar F-Type is saddled with …
Microsoft UK has taken delivery of Two Nissan LEAFs the first 100% electric cars to join its staff company car scheme Is there now a trickle of electric cars making it into our larger companies? As with many companies keen on reducing the carbon footprint of its vehicle fleet. Internally within Microsoft UK after five weeks of competitive trials with electric car manufacturers. …
As I sit here day dreaming this morning it appears that driving the SL-Class has now become even more luxurious. Now with added AMG enhanced standard equipment, mixing style with comfort and advanced engineering The Mercedes-Benz SL 350 and SL 500 now gain AMG Sport status. The additions include more standard equipment with a combined value of £6,625, including the …
McLaren P1 first deliveries will be made to the first 375 customers in a few months The development programme for the McLaren P1 accelerates to its end. On target to be ‘the best driver’s car in the world on road and track’ End of… Watch the rigorous testing process for the McLaren P1™ in the short film As part of durability …
The Fiat 500C, the retro supermini goes topless Fiat’s re-interpretation of its iconic 1960s 500 model met huge acclaim when it launched in 2007, with the convertible joining the range in 2009. Both have enjoyed continued success, with Fiat celebrating 1 million sales in 2012. Numerous special editions have spawned throughout its life and with so many permutations of customisation available, it’s hard to find two identical 500s. The 500C shares the chic retro looks of the …
The finest, most powerful and dynamic Rolls-Royce ever showcased in the window of luxury department store Harrods this week. Today marks the UK debut of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ latest model, Wraith [quote]Launched in Geneva this March, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, remarked that “Wraith promises the sense of adventure and speed that drove our founding forefather. But of course, Wraith’s …