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Birmingham-based SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC UK), the sister company of MG Motor UK, has launched its 2017 internship programme, in a search for the engineering talent of tomorrow. Having selected seven aspiring engineering graduates in September 2016 to the year-long internship programme, the company is now on the hunt for its class of […]
The Avant moniker means that this Audi is an estate. The RS6 part of the name means that this car is an absolute fire breathing monster. Granted, the £100,000 price tag means it is up there with some of the cheaper supercar brigade. However, there’s little else to detract from such a potent mix of […]
Leading luxury dealer group H.R. Owen has further enhanced its successful Chauffeur Drive division by adding more of the latest luxury vehicles to the fleet and launched a special offer for the Christmas period. The Chauffeur Drive fleet comprises the latest models from the H.R. Owen network, including Rolls-Royce Ghost and Phantom EWB, more unusual […]
Once again, the Ford Focus has topped the list of the most common vehicles serviced in garages during 2016, according to figures released by Autodata. Ford first introduced their popular compact car to Europe less than 20 years ago, in 1998. Just one year later, in 1999 the Ford Focus (1st generation) was awarded European Car […]
Just what is Kia up to? Their upcoming car is being blasted around the Nurburgring – which can surely mean one thing. This is either a performance car, or a car with a serious performance edition. Kia is encouraging us all to get over to www.thecurveahead.net to find out what awaits through the curve ahead. There’s […]
The date for the 2017 Wales Rally GB – 26-29 October – has been officially ratified by the World Motor Sport Council. As in 2016 Britain will host the penultimate fixture of a 13-round FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) opening in Monte Carlo in January and culminating in Australia during November. After many seasons as the […]
Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging drivers to make safety their priority this Christmas and not to take any risks with alcohol. The advice comes as official figures show there has been no decline in the number of people killed through drink-driving in recent years. An average of 240 people are […]
The world’s most famous proving ground for future champions, Formula Ford, turns 50 in 2017 – a golden milestone that will be celebrated in record-breaking style at next summer’s Silverstone Classic (21-23 July). To mark this prominent 50th anniversary, the packed programme at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival will include two special showdowns […]
In 2017, the Concours of Elegance returns to the exceptional grounds of Hampton Court Palace. Henry VIII’s legendary riverside retreat, this Historic Royal Palace in Greater London last hosted the Concours of Elegance in 2014. From Friday the 1st of September through to Sunday the 3rd of September, sixty of the rarest cars in the […]
The LA Motor Show 2016 is the final big event of the motoring calendar. It has plenty of glitz, glamour and even some motors that you may not have seen elsewhere. It’s hard to argue with anything other than the first car shown being given top pick – the Alfa Romeo Stelvio is truly a […]