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IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, has today launched its own manifesto calling on all road safety professionals with one simple message: “Work together to reduce the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads.” In its manifesto, IAM RoadSmart urges legislators, car makers, social media and smartphone companies […]
Bentley’s 600 bhp luxury Bentayga SUV will be tackling the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb on the 3rd and 4th June 2017 in a bid to recreate history, by setting a new women’s record. In September 1926 and 1927 Miss May Cunliffe set new ladies records in a 3 litre Bentley and to mark the 80th […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is the call by a coalition of industry, NGOs and consumer groups for the European Commission to bring forward new minimum safety standards for new cars, vans and trucks. There have been too many delays in making these standards mandatory, and lives are being lost unnecessarily, GEM says. […]
If you’re new to buying cars, it can seem that there are many options that are available. Knowing which one will be right for you is key to ensuring you get the best deal for your money. With that in mind, we at Car Articles took the time to consider the most common choices that […]
This short video is well worth a watch. In it, you’ll see how the Volvo S60 was pushed to the ragged edge of performance at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The test took place last year, after the FIA World Touring Car Championship and the record breaking results will be used to further develop Volvo cars into the […]
Jaguar already offers some really rather quick cars. The SVO (Special Vehicle Operations) department however felt that the Jaguar XE range needed something even more performance biased. To this end, the new XE SV Project 8 offers the most powerful, agile and extreme Jaguar ever. With the most highly tuned version of Jaguar Land Rover’s […]
In what is great news for those looking to buy a new car, Vauxhall has re-introduced the Scrappage Allowance Scheme. The programme offers customers £2,000 (including VAT) towards a new Vauxhall when they trade in their old car for scrappage. Customers can combine the Scrappage Allowance with one of Vauxhall’s great finance offers including Personal Contract […]
The deadline is fast approaching… have you entered the IAM RoadSmart competition to become the charity’s Younger Driver Ambassador yet? The coveted internship runs from September 2017 to July 2018 and the job will be fully salaried and come with a company car. The ambassador will be travelling the country spreading the road safety message […]
The Volvo XC60 as most people know it has been around for nine years now. Interestingly, it has sold in increasing numbers, to the point where the previous year it sold more than it had at any other point. What do we take from that? Quite simply that as reviews have gotten around and people […]
In a rare departure for our ‘Something For The Weekend’ series, we at Car Articles have decided to turn our focus to a car not yet on release. The reason for this change is that we have such high hopes for the Arteon and what it should mean for Volkswagen. Whilst the German marque had […]