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There aren’t many events where you can test drive a car on a public road. However, that’s exactly what Salon Privé offers through its new ‘see it, test it, drive it’ programme. This will allow attendees and would be buyers the chance to get behind the wheel to sample some of the fine motors that are […]
When it comes to big saloons, Volvo has a good level of pedigree. In fact, the Swedish marque is now developing quite a strong following across a number of segments. So has the Volvo S90 hit the mark in the ‘big saloon’ category? Can it take on the likes of the Audi A6, BMW 5 […]
The Volvo V40 has been presented with the ‘Co-op Safe Used Car 2016’ award. The inaugural Co-op Insurance award celebrates the safest used cars typically bought by families in the UK. Working in collaboration with safety experts Thatcham Research, Co-op Insurance awarded the trophy to the Volvo V40 with Driver Support Pack, which beat strong […]
Over half of Brits admit they are nervous holiday drivers with one in four admitting it makes them dangerous behind the wheel, a new study revealed today. When driving on holiday, one in three motorists have had been involved in a road incident, such as traffic accidents and being booked by the police. The research […]
Next week’s Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) will build on the enormous success of last year’s Silver Jubilee festival. Twelve months ago, the huge 25th anniversary extravaganza was the biggest yet, featuring more than 1,100 race entries and 10,000 privately owned classics on display – plus the mammoth event’s first-ever 100,000 crowd. Competition entries and ticket […]
There is a car to suit literally every budget. Be that a £300 scrapper or a £1 million hypercar, most of us can (just about) choose to get four wheels on the road. This may not even be at the magical age of 17 but at some point in our lives we experience the thrill […]
The Top Gear Stunt Team featuring precision drivers and some of the special vehicles from the global Top Gear Live franchise is to perform at the first Beaulieu Supercar Weekend in August. They’ve performed across the globe to over two million people as the precision driving team from Top Gear Live for over 10 years, […]
Some cars just have to be driven to be believed. This is certainly the case with the 2016 Honda Civic Type R – I was lucky enough to get up close to one recently and I thought that there was no way the performance could match the staggering looks. I was, thankfully, wrong. The powerplant, […]
Vauxhall has performed very strongly in the second annual JD Power survey for vehicle dependability, achieving fourth overall in the manufacturer rankings. Moving up from ninth in last year’s inaugural survey, Vauxhall outperformed all premium rivals including Mercedes, BMW and Jaguar. Recording a range average of 90 problems per 100 vehicles (pp100), considerably better than […]
Households could be generating an extra £3,000 per year by sharing their homes, cars, parking spaces and even power tools according to online parking marketplace, YourParkingSpace.co.uk. YourParkingSpace, which enables homeowners to rent out their spare parking spaces and driveways has reported that 1 in 3 adults are already using digital sharing economy platforms to make […]