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Auto Windscreens is predicting a fourfold increase in vehicles that fail their MOT due to windscreen damage caused by the UK’s frost damaged roads. Already nearly 2 million vehicles (8.4%) fail their MOT test in the UK each year due to windscreen damage. The freezing weather has left the UK’s roads exposed to a damaging […]
This is the new Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary Limited Edition, going on sale from 1st March 2010. It’s priced at only £16,850 for the 1.8 litre, in honour of the original car. “The Anniversary model will appeal to customers in search of pure driving pleasure who are also keen to enjoy the whole sportscar ownership […]
This is the latest car from Nissan – the Juke. It’s a compact SUV/sports crossover that provides a lot of value and is designed to challenge just what a small car is in today’s market (not that there’s any truly ‘small’ cars out there any more except for the smart fortwo). Designed to bring a […]
Here, Autocar demonstrates the awesome power of the Ferrari 599XX. With Steve Sutcliffe behind the wheel, you can really see just what this prancing horse can do – and it is very impressive. Still, the question is, would you take one over the ‘ultimate’ Lamborghini Murcielago that is the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce? Very […]
The ‘Swappage Programme‘ ran by Vauxhall – which includes their most popular models – has had an overhaul to now include three new models, the Insignia, Meriva and Zafira. Vauxhall’s Swappage offer allows buyers to use any seven-year-old UK-registered car with insurance, road tax and MOT – no matter what its value or condition – […]
Have you heard of it? Well, I hadn’t either until I saw this article on Auto Trader. Fancy having a car that does 200 miles per gallon? Given the cost of fuel at the moment, I can see that positively everyone in Britain might want to look at something like this, if they are one […]
Now this is a project that’s worth talking about! It’s not that often that two of the biggest names in motorsport (and indeed performance motoring) come together, so when they do we should certainly sit up and take notice. Subaru UK and Cosworth have enhanced the performance, handling and styling of the acclaimed Impreza STI, […]
I have to be honest and say that I’ve never previously used a sat nav device but I really enjoyed giving this one a try. My normal method of finding somewhere involves printing out some Google Maps and just muddling my way through so there was definite room for improvement. Before switching it on I […]
A recent survey (conducted entirely at the 2009 NEC Classic Motor Show, by Footman James) has shown that almost half of classic car owners would rather spend time with their beloved set of classic wheels than the other half. Does James May come to mind there? Joking aside, for some this is a passion that […]
It’s forty years since the first Z car and so in celebration Nissan is launching a very special 370Z – the Black Edition. The 370Z Black Edition marks the 40th anniversary in style. Available from April as a coupé only, and in a limited edition run of just 370 units in Europe, it comes in […]