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Following further news coverage of CCTV footage capturing the theft of a car with apparent ease, vehicle security experts Thatcham Research are today offering guidance to worried drivers. The ‘transmitter relay’ attack seen in the footage exploits a vulnerability in a vehicle’s keyless entry system, with criminals amplifying or capturing the signal from a keyless or ‘smart’ […]
The Autosport Awards – widely regarded as the biggest night in world motorsport – will feature a series of new innovations in 2017. This year’s Awards will take place on Sunday 3rd December at Grosvenor House Hotel and will include a new presenter line-up, featuring F1 legend David Coulthard and leading broadcaster Lee McKenzie. It […]
This is the latest vehicle to emerge from the Infiniti stable – the Qx50. It is a mid to large size SUV and will feature variable engine compression. The QX50 will be the first ever vehicle to include this technology and will see emissions lowered and performance increased on demand. The Qx50 is based on […]
The UK’s biggest independent motoring charity IAM RoadSmart feels that speeding is still far from being socially unacceptable, as DfT figures released today show speeding offences are now at a six year high. More UK drivers are getting caught exceeding the speed limit than ever before and are risking lives and endangering themselves and others […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist wants to see personal responsibility at the top of this week’s casualty reduction agenda. The call comes at the start of Road Safety Week, and GEM wholeheartedly supports its ‘Speed Down Save Lives’ theme. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth believes it is vital for all drivers […]
The Jaguar F-PACE may have taken the large SUV market by storm, but there’s some serious competition in the smaller car segment. In acknowledgement of the popularity of the more diminutive SUV, the big cat brand has come up with the E-PACE. Does it live up to the hype of the bigger brother? Watch the […]
On Thursday 16th November 2017, 300 of the world’s biggest classic and performance car enthusiasts came together in London to celebrate the winners of the Octane Awards 2017 – the accolade of Car of the Year being won by the 2017 Jaguar XKSS Continuation. Now in their seventh year, the awards celebrate the continued growth […]
The Stinger has landed! The big GT from the Korean marque has finally reached our shores and by all accounts it is well worth the wait. It is the first grand tourer that Kia has produced as well as the first rear drive model that has been brought over to Europe. Lastly (but certainly not […]
TyreSafe, the UK’s tyre safety charity, has announced substantial support for the national roads policing initiative to increase awareness of tyre safety to motorists on Britain’s roads. This will begin with the charity’s handover of 2,000 digital tread depth gauges for use by traffic officers across the country when they conduct stop checks at the […]
If you have the money to buy a supercar, the likelihood is that you wouldn’t want something that your equally rich friends has sat on their drive. For that reason, many prestige marques offer a bespoke customisation service and Lamborghini is no different. In this case, the service is Ad Personam and all manner of […]