Car Blog & Car News
Amazingly, the Ford Focus RS is now reaching the end of production in current form – despite the fact that it doesn’t seem to have been here for very long at all! In commemoration of this last run, Ford is offering a special, WRC-style wheel option. The 19-inch, white-finished alloy wheels will be available at […]
It is official and direct from the horse’s mouth as it were, Top Gear is returning on our screens for more hijinks on 8pm on BBC Two on Sunday June 27th 2010. I am sure that you’re as excited as I am to see exactly what the boys get up to and what kind of […]
The Range Rover celebrates its 40th birthday on 17 June 2010 – which just goes to show the popularity of this particular vehicle! At the time, it was completely unique in the market, it was after all the world’s first fully capable luxury 4×4. This is something that many argue it still retains the crown […]
Sometimes, you’d think that you have to sacrifice rather alot in order to enjoy what many would call reasonable fuel economy. The latest BMW 3 series proves however that you don’t. I’m sure you’ll all be very interested to hear this story: BMW’s cleanest and greenest 3 Series ever has just completed a record-breaking journey […]
Not strictly car news, but this is definitely one for the record books! This is a photograph of Don Wales, who successfully took the new land speed record on a lawnmower on 23rd May 2010! Project Runningblade beat its own record set the day previously, and established a new world land speed record for lawnmowers […]
Aston Martin’s mighty new four door sports car – the Rapide – will be driven hard at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the 38th ADAC Zurich 24 hour Race on 15th and 16th of May. I must say, I’d love to be there to see it in action! Last year, the V12 Vantage managed a place […]
The high demand for replacement windscreens at the beginning of the year, following the UK’s worst winter in 30 years, has led to a national shortage of windscreens, reports the automotive glazing services company Auto Windscreens. Automotive glazing companies throughout the UK are struggling to get hold of parts leading to long delays for windscreen […]
The Skoda Superb proved once again that it can live up to the moniker it has – by winning both the ‘Large Car’ category and the ‘Estate Car’ category of Diesel Car magazine’s annual Car of the Year awards 2010. In recognition of the Superb’s impressive design and value for money, the Diesel Car awards […]
Here’s a press release that caught my eye that I thought you might all like: Its official – kids feel safer when mum is at the wheel, it was revealed yesterday in a survey carried out by breakdown cover and road safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist. Incredibly, 6 in 10 children aged 5 to 16 […]
Whilst Toyota has had a run of bad press and luck recently with some vehicle problems, the Hilux is known for the opposite – being practically indestructable, whatever is thrown at it. In this case, the mighty Hilux took on the ice and fire of Iceland’s Eyjafallajökull volcano, just hours before its eruption brought chaos […]