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Sustainable MotoExpo due to take place on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th September 2013 at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire has been postponed and provisionally rescheduled to Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April 2014. A spokesman for Eco Motorsport, the event organisers, said “Whilst the decision to postpone the weekend has been a difficult […]
In case you missed it, here’s Chris Harris from the popular /DRIVE and Chris Harris On Cars series from Youtube taking a look at some of the more interesting metal from the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. I’d love to go there so may well put my name in the hat for next year. In the […]
The Alfa Romeo 4C is a car that many have been waiting for a long time – since the first concept pics were shown it has captured attention like few others on the road. The svelte curves, the promise of sweeping two seater performance and that famous Alfa sensation makes for quite a lot of […]
Both Asda and Tesco have confirmed that a small price decrease would be apparent to fuel (in the region of 2p for petrol and 1p per litre for diesel) in the coming days. This has been welcomed by some as oil prices have recently stabilised yet no direct reduction has seen by consumers on forecourts. […]
Research from Kwik Fit, the UK’s leading MOT provider, reveals that more than one in three motorists (39%) on our roads are thinking of skipping their next service. This means that for nearly 13 million motorists, the MOT test could be the only time their vehicle undergoes any kind of safety inspection. Worryingly, one in […]
The CLA 45 AMG Racing Series is destined for the crowd-pulling race series featuring 2.0-litre turbocharged cars and may be deployed internationally if demand is high enough. The technical specifications will vary according to the race rules and race series. The engine output and power transmission are variable, with permanent all-wheel drive or purely front-wheel […]
This is the BMW X5 eDRIVE Concept car, and it represents one of the most fuel efficient SUV vehicles on the planet. It still features the excellent xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system but is capable of 120 km/h (75 mph), a maximum range of 30 kilometres (19 miles) on electric power alone and average fuel consumption […]
CAP Total Cost of Motoring (www.cap.co.uk/consumer) is a simple, free-to-use, tool that uses the benchmark used car value forecasts of CAP Automotive – Britain’s leading publisher of vehicle valuation and technical information – to provide a uniquely detailed view of anticipated depreciation, fuel, service, maintenance and other costs. The shock finding that 1 in 3 motorists […]
The Isle of Sheppey car crash was one of the biggest in UK history. New technology makes all of us safer on the road in the event of a collision and AEB is the latest development. Thatcham has been researching and testing Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems on behalf of insurers for the last 3 […]
This is the all new, British built Honda Civic Tourer. It is set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013. The car features the Honda Magic Seat system as well as a class leading boot space of 624 litres with the rear seats in place, up to the window line. This […]