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Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is using the forthcoming UN Global Road Safety Week (8 to 14 May 2018) as an opportunity to call for new policies and initiatives to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the UK’s roads. The focus this year is on speed, and what […]
If you are looking for a smaller SUV that’s cooler than an X1 but still wears the coveted BMW badge, then look no further than the X2. This will no doubt be right up your street. We would certainly agree that the BMW X2 is quite eye catching and so may well become ‘the’ small […]
The 2018 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship is one of the most eagerly anticipated in the series’ 60-year history. Britain’s premier rallying series will burst into life for yet another thrilling campaign, getting underway in Carlisle, Cumbria with the Pirelli International Rally, 28 April staging the opening round. The action-packed BRC features six rounds across […]
The British supersonic land vehicle BLOODHOUND SSC will take centre stage on the ‘Built In Britain’ feature at The Confused.com London Motor Show before it goes for its first record-breaking attempt later this year. Current land speed record holder and former Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green will get behind the wheel of the jet-powered […]
Not a single Volvo XC90 occupant has died in a car-to-car accident in the UK, according to official Government crash figures. The statistics, provided by the police as a result of personal injury accidents on public roads, show that no XC90 driver or passenger fatalities have been reported since records began in 2004. The XC90, […]
Used car of the month: Kia Cee’d (2015-) Used bike of the month: Triumph Tiger 800 XR (2015-) Mycarcheck.com’s valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike of the month. Valuation services team managerat mycarcheck.com, Jon Wheeler, said: “If you’re in the market for a family hatch that’s practical, affordable and […]
Just two weeks ahead of its global unveiling, Brabham Automotive has released headline figures for the Brabham BT62, along with a photograph which gives a glimpse of its first car. The teaser image shows the rear of a low-slung, race-inspired car. The BT62’s thin LED accent tail lights are reflected in its extreme carbon fibre […]
Road safety and breakdown recovery specialist GEM Motoring Assist is warning motorists of the continued danger posed by the UK’s poorly-maintained roads. The call follows last month’s publication of the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, in which the dire state of local roads was confirmed. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth said: “The […]
No pun intended by the headline, but there’s still a lot of concern over where the government is going with diesel. Is there going to be a higher tax rate again? More punitive action against diesel drivers coming in to cities? Will manufacturers stop supporting the black stuff eventually? We at Car Articles reckon that […]
Now look – we at Car Articles understand the appeal of the SUV. An imposing road presence, the imperious driving position and (sometimes) greater visibility all mean good things. That said, do you really want all of that extra additional weight to lug around? Or the rolling in the corners brought on by a car […]