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Road safety and breakdown cover specialist GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers of cars equipped with daytime running lights to ensure their rear lights are on when it’s dark. The warning follows a spate of calls to GEM’s customer service team from members concerned about cars without rear lights. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE […]
Seat have recently gone from strength to strength and the latest hot hatch Leon Cupra certainly doesn’t disappoint. 276 bhp? That’s quite some figure in a front wheel drive car and it pushes the hot hatch from 0-62 in less than 5.7 seconds. This is a genuinely fast car that’s really rather good looking to […]
Further cuts have been made to the cost of diesel at Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda. Amazingly, this brings the cost of a litre of diesel below that of a litre of petrol. Oil has dropped as a commodity to below $50 per barrel making it the most affordable it has been for a long time. […]
A unique all-new Ford Focus RS, featuring an exterior designed by players of Forza Motorsport for Xbox, was unveiled yesterday at a special Microsoft event, ahead of the international 2015 Gamescom event in Cologne. The special Forza Focus RS was driven to the event – and accompanied during the evening – by the Stig from BBC’s […]
Here at Car Articles, we’re big fans of cars of all shapes and sizes. We’re also big fans of the recent advancements in mile per gallon technology for both diesel and petrol engines. After all, better fuel economy means we can use our cars without having to spend more cash right? More importantly perhaps it […]
An ultra-rare, unrestored and highly original 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Mk 1 Volante Vantage set a new record for Barons when it sold for £781,000 at Sandown Park on July 28th 2015. The highest price ever achieved for a car at a Barons sale, it broke the auction house’s previous record of £739,000, set just […]
This week’s driving tips from the IAM’s head of driving standards, Peter Rodger, are looking at how parents can cope with travelling with children on long journeys. With our advice here’s how you can ensure your journey is a lot less stressful. If you’re travelling with children under the age of three years you must […]
The RHA has launched a mass petition to restore law and order in Calais, to put an end to Operation Stack and to stop the misery for hundreds of thousands of holiday makers planning to cross the Channel. RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett said: “I am calling for everybody in the country to sign the […]
Here’s the text direct from DfT to advice readers on the current (and changing) situation: Calais situation: 30 July 2015 There is an ongoing possibility of disruption to cross-Channel services as a result of industrial action and migrant activity in and around Calais. Check online with your chosen operator and plan your journey to avoid […]
It’s well worth watching this video from Auto Express – you might just be surprised at the result. The Honda Civic Type R represents just about the fastest thing with FWD, the BMW M3 is a serious rear wheel weapon and the Audi RS3 has quattro all wheel drive. There’s a power difference between each […]