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The BBC is reporting on the recent scare that Jenson Button suffered whilst in Brasil – following a session at the track Button saw gunmen on the road looking at him! Luckily the McLaren star escaped unhurt as his police driver put pedal to metal in order to escape the potentially lethal situation. Race drivers […]
As Škoda enjoys its strongest year on record, the car manufacturer is launching a new multi-million pound national marketing campaign for the Fabia vRS. The 12-week campaign, which was bought and planned by MediaCom, is centred around a 60 second TV commercial and will see Škoda unveiling a ‘meaner’ side for the high-performance Fabia vRS. […]
The Aston Martin has been revealed as the sexiest car of all time, according to a new survey by Turtle Wax, the car care specialists. The super-sleek DB9 came in at first place, leaving the more famous DB5 – which shot to worldwide fame after starring in the James Bond classic Goldfinger in 1964 – […]
When the clocks go back on 31st October, we will all look forward to an extra hour of much needed sleep, but Road Safety organisation GEM Motoring Assist is concerned about how changing the clocks can be a danger for road users and put lives at risk. David Williams, MBE, CEO of GEM Motoring Assist […]
GEM, voted the UK’s Number One for roadside assistance, is committed to helping drivers make their car journeys run as smoothly as possible and the first rule is….be prepared! David Williams from GEM Motoring Assist comments, “Last year, thousands of drivers were unprepared for the season’s first snowfall in December. With the threat happening so […]
Toyota is celebrating another milestone for Prius, with worldwide sales passing two million since the original hybrid was launched in 1997. Across three generations, approximately 2,012,000 units have been sold in more than 70 countries and regions, up to the end of September this year. UK sales during the same period were 38,600. Whilst this […]
In the latest series of Fifth Gear, they’ve yet again been up to their old tricks and broken several records. The most recent of which is Jonny Smith’s multiple record breaking during a recent episode, where seven national speed records from 5km – 100km were broken. Thanks to its state-of-the-art direct injection, supercharged and turbocharged […]
Silverline Chevrolet driver Jason Plato has won the British Touring Car Drivers’ Championship, making it the perfect end to the Cruze’s first ever season in the series. The remarkable achievement came with a textbook display of driving at Brands Hatch in the last meeting of the season, which started with a lap record and a […]
In yet another recall, this time affecting Mercedes-Benz cars, more than 22,000 vehicles are potentially suffering problems. It affects C-class and E-class models, some of the more common on British roads. Take a look at the full information from Yahoo to see whether your car is affected. Details will also be made available in due […]
A recent study by Manheim Auctions has shown that many of us in the UK are guilty of ‘route racing’. If you’re not familiar with the term, it is when a driver of a vehicle decides to attempt to ‘beat’ the time to destination given on the sat nav in the vehicle – either by […]