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Due to the sheer wealth of excellent cars that 2014 has seen, you’ll see more categories than ever before in the Car Articles Car of the Year Awards for 2014. They’ll also be hotly contested – such was the case with the stunning Porsche Macan and the Car Articles SUV Of The Year 2014 award. […]
In case you missed it earlier in the year, the 2014 Driver Power survey from Auto Express is now complete. The results can be seen on the Auto Express website. Just how does your car stack up? It isn’t too bad an idea to take a look at the top ten with a view to […]
Whilst it may not look at all conventional, the Volkswagen XL1 is currently ranked as the world’s most fuel-efficient hybrid car. It has been named the winner of the Transport category in the annual Designs of the Year Awards for 2014. Commenting on the category winners, Curator of Designs of the Year Gemma Curtin said: […]
At a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Bridgestone Corporation, the Audi A3 was declared the 2014 World Car of the Year. The Audi A3 was chosen from an initial entry list of twenty-four vehicles from all over the world, then a short list of twelve, then three finalists: The […]
In the inaugural 2014 award ceremony for the UK Car of the Year Awards, the brilliant little Ford Fiesta ST has taken ‘Best Performance Car’ honours. This accolade follows recognition last month from What Car? and Top Gear, which proclaimed Fiesta ST its overall Car of the Year. The new UK Car of the Year […]
So, what makes a GT car? A useful passenger space? A boot? Some performance? Well, how about the proposition of the fastest production Ferrari ever. The F12berlinetta is a ludicrously wide, insanely fast car that is capable of munching miles with aplomb. Alternatively, stick to the back roads and the ferocious 6.3-litre V12 engine has […]
In this video, XCar awards a car the 2013 Affordable Car award. What do you make of the video? Is there anything in there you don’t think should be included, and if so why? Can affordable also be fun? You decide. As always, comments are invited in the section below.
The latest Volkswagen Golf (seventh gen) is the prize winner for the 2013 Car Articles Economical Car Of The Year 2013. A recently undertaken independent test verified an astonishing capacity for this car to return 97 miles per gallon. Match this with a great chassis, a reasonable level of standard kit including DAB radio, new […]
For the third year in a row, the world renowned marque Ferrari has won the prestigious International Engine of the Year Awards, this time with the company’s naturally-aspirated 6262cc V12. This powerplant is responsible for the ferocious acceleration and top speed of the F12berlinetta. Jean Jacques His, head of Ferrari’s powertrain department, attended the award […]
The Pagani Huayra is the Car Articles Supercar Of The Year 2012. A number of supercars have been released this year, all with big shouty numbers and equally impressive performance. However, none of them can rival the grace, beauty and elegance of the Huayra. It stands alone as a piece of automotive art, designed to […]