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The Skoda Kodiaq RS SUV is set to feature 240 PS, all-wheel drive and adaptive suspension to make the ride comfortable but stable. Standard equipment includes the individually adjustable virtual cockpit in a carbon surround. ‘Sport’ is a fifth display layout which features the rev counter and speedo in the centre. The Kodiaq RS is set to […]
GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to reflect on the dangerous moments they have experienced at the wheel, to reduce the risks they face on future road journeys. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth comments: “We are all familiar with those ‘oops factor’ moments of danger, where no harm was actually done but where we […]
Only one quarter of drivers can correctly state the legal minimum tread depth for a car tyre in the UK. A new study for Kwik Fit, the county’s largest automotive servicing and repair company, reveals that just 27% of British motorists were able to identify the legal minimum as 1.6mm. Some 10 million drivers (30%) […]
The decor of the VISION RS consists of handmade and specially cut crystal from the Czech glass manufacturer Lasvit. The instrument panel features special RS design animations and is illuminated by lighting effects that interact with the infotainment system touch screen. The centre console of the VISION RS in space-frame design with integrated shift-by-wire operation […]
The first two cars from new Vietnamese car company, VinFast, display its philosophy of ‘Vietnamese – Style – Safety – Creativity – Pioneering’ through a world-class design language developed with the world-renowned Pininfarina design team in Italy. The two premium models – a sedan and a SUV – will be given their world premieres at the Paris […]
Motorpoint is holding an Assessment Day with a difference for potential new employees. The UK’s leading independent car retailer, which already employs over 800 people nationwide, is looking to expand its successful online sales team at its Derby HQ. Motorpoint, recently named a Sunday Times Top 100 Company to Work For for a fourth successive […]
Aston Martin Racing is launching the AMR Young Driver Academy for 2019, in the search to find the next Ross Gunn, the factory FIA World Endurance Championship team’s current reserve and development driver and the winner of its previous young driver scheme in 2015. This fresh initiative aims to fast track talent within the Aston […]
The world’s leading luxury house has inaugurated a showroom in the United Kingdom’s fastest growing city, Leeds. Scheduled to open in November under the management of JCT600, one of the nation’s leading independent motor car dealer groups, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Leeds will offer both new and Provenance Pre-Owned Rolls-Royce motor cars, as well as full […]
Following its most successful edition ever at Blenheim Palace, the Bagley brothers of Salon Privé have great delight in announcing the 2019 dates as Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th September. “The treasured world of Concours events and classic car racing often go hand in hand and with so many events around the globe, it can be a […]
The UK new car market enjoyed a boost in August 2018, as year-on-year demand rose 23.1%, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 94,094 new cars were registered in the month as the market responded to regulatory changes, with cost-savvy buyers taking advantage of some compelling […]