Car Blog & Car News
In what is actually a bit of a local success story, I’m pleased to report that it’s not all doom and gloom in the motor industry. In fact, Nissan has reported some outstanding sales results for June, 2009, with figures up 9% over the same period from last year! Nissan is proudly the top Japanese […]
Let’s not start going on about how some diesels are better handling, more fun and achieve the same mpg rating or better. The reason being, Toyota are taking their green credentials one stage further with their new factory. Here’s the information from Toyota themselves: The low emissions and fuel efficiency delivered by the new Toyota […]
The police are getting in on the act of the new Jaguar XF – and who can blame them! The XF is currently being evaluated as a pursuit vehicle and produces 271bhp from a 3.0litre diesel, so it should be able to keep up with just about anything else on the road. There’s also the […]
Some of you may be aware of Project Splitwheel. The Project was partnered with Caterham Cars and was destined to design, via all members, a new car. Unfortunately, Project Splitwheel now appears to be on hold. This is what they had to say about the pause in activity: “It is with regret that we announce […]
Nationwide Autocentre, which has 223 centres across the UK, was touched by an appeal issued by the NSPCC earlier this year, urging people not to forget about the charity even though the country was struggling through a recession. The company has launched an initiative which will see it donate £10 on behalf of customers paying […]
After a shaky start, the scrappage scheme is now in full swing. Whilst many will be opting to use their old banger to get money off a small new car (and thus reduce the price by a significant percentage), the real heroes do something else. The real heroes use their old cars to secure money […]
How about irreparable damage? The worst news of the week was the 2 pence per litre rise from September on fuel duty, so do expect prices to go back to the beyond £1 per litre that we saw not so long ago. Wasn’t much of a respite that we got now was it? VED doesn’t […]
Readers of Auto Express magazine have voted the new Jaguar XF Britain’s best car in the 2009 Driver Power survey. The results revealed that the XF secured the overall number one spot with drivers praising the Jaguar’s combination of luxury, comfort and driving dynamics. Mike O’Driscoll, Jaguar’s Managing Director, said: “Securing top place in the […]
If you like your cars virtual, then you may want to check out the new game for the new SEAT Ibiza Cupra (look out for my coverage soon, it’s an interesting, nippy little car). Here’s the release for the game: Fancy a spin behind the wheel of the all-new, mould-breaking Ibiza Cupra? Well, it’s virtually […]
The Ferrari F430 is a very special car in almost every respect – it looks the job, is incredibly quick and powerful, is loud and ensures you’ll get all the attention that upwards of £100,000’s worth of car can buy you. But, it’s that time again. It’s time for a replacement. The so-called ‘entry level’ […]