Lunch Break News
All the latest news in a bite-sized roundup page, ideal to catch up on all your motoring news over your lunch break!
New supercars and hot hatches making fast and furious Goodwood entrances
Published: 04 July 2008
2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed is the best excuse yet to see new Nissan GT-R, Ariel Atom 500 V8, Mazda Furai, Tesla Roadster and Toyota Aygo up close in UK, fortnight before British Motor Show.... continue
Top Gear future threatened as May and Hammond refuse contracts
Published: 04 July 2008
Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond will be out of contract by the end of July - following the end of the current series - after refusing new contracts.... continue
All-new Toyota models grab British Motor Show spotlight
Published: 04 July 2008
Toyota head for British Motor Show with convoy that includes all-new iQ city car, Urban Cruiser mini-SUV RAV4 descendant, earnest Hilux Invincible 200 pick-up and steroid-munching Aygo Crazy supermini.... continue
All-new Nissan Qashqai+2 world premiere at British Motor Show
Published: 04 July 2008
All-new Nissan Qashqai+2 and revamped Murano SUV Crossovers, Denki Cube electric box car, celebratory Micra 25 supermini genre-setter and jaw-droppingly urgent GT-R supercar line up at British Motor Show.... continue
New Lexus models drop into British Motor Show
Published: 04 July 2008
New Lexus LF-A Concept supercar takes centre stage at British Motor Show, surrounded by Lexus IS F super saloon brother in arms, as hybrid-evolved performers GS 450h, RX 400h and LS 600h pipe up too.... continue
New Fiat Panda Mamy goes on UK sale
Published: 04 July 2008
New Fiat Panda Mamy commands trendy young mothers’ supermini wishes, as £8,200 limited edition four-door panders to style and substance calls.... continue
Kia brings down CO2 emissions across current range
Published: 04 July 2008
New Kia Picanto, Rio, Cee’d and Pro_Cee’d models relieve road tax burden on UK car buyers, whilst making petrol station visits more infrequent.... continue
New BMW 7-Series pictures leaked
Published: 04 July 2008
Pictures of the new 2009 BMW 7-Series luxury saloon have been leaked to the internet.... continue
Volkswagen gives green light to one-litre eco car
Published: 04 July 2008
Volkswagen may be about to push ahead with a limited production run of its two-seater 283mpg '1-litre'.... continue
New Twingo Renaultsport 133 will cost £11,550
Published: 04 July 2008
Renault will launch the new Twingo Renaultsport 133 this summer, available to buy from the end of July at £11,550... continue
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2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed is the best excuse yet to see new Nissan GT-R, Ariel Atom 500 V8, Mazda Furai, Tesla Roadster and Toyota Aygo up close in UK, fortnight before British Motor Show. | 04/07/2008
Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond will be out of contract by the end of July - following the end of the current series - after refusing new contracts. | 04/07/2008
Toyota head for British Motor Show with convoy that includes all-new iQ city car, Urban Cruiser mini-SUV RAV4 descendant, earnest Hilux Invincible 200 pick-up and steroid-munching Aygo Crazy supermini. | 04/07/2008
All-new Nissan Qashqai+2 and revamped Murano SUV Crossovers, Denki Cube electric box car, celebratory Micra 25 supermini genre-setter and jaw-droppingly urgent GT-R supercar line up at British Motor Show. | 04/07/2008
New Lexus LF-A Concept supercar takes centre stage at British Motor Show, surrounded by Lexus IS F super saloon brother in arms, as hybrid-evolved performers GS 450h, RX 400h and LS 600h pipe up too. | 04/07/2008
|02/07/2008
British Grand Prix set to be gate-crashed by Dark Knight Batmobile and Bat-Pod, as Silverstone braces itself for a Hollywood style shoot-out between Toyota TF108 and Batmobile. Whoaa!
|02/07/2008
New Range Rover variants aimed very much at new money - a new exclusive Overfinch collection from £60K.
|02/07/2008
New 2009 Range Rover Autobiography luxury 4X4 flagship model will break cover at British International Motor Show, and take its place as the heir apparent to crown the new line up.
|02/07/2008
£305k Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe handed over to Pininfarina by wealthy – yet unnamed – car buyer, to pimp in a decidedly 1930s styley.
|02/07/2008
SEAT will debut the new SportCoupé at the British International Motor Show (BIMS) in July and goes on sale 16 July.
|20/11/2007
Around 400 people a day risk damaging their car by misfuelling, and filling up with gas is a mistake that could cost thousands. So what do you do if you´ve filled up your diesel car with unleaded petrol?
|06/12/2007
Fuel protests similar to those that brought the UK to a halt in 2000 are being planned by a breakaway group of disaffected hauliers, according to press reports.
|28/03/2008
Volkswagen has been forced to issue a statement on the Polo singing dog advert after complaints that the dog was mistreated. VW says the animal was not harmed.
|16/10/2007
Top Gear in hot water again over smoking ban breach after Clarkson and May spark up Porsche ´911´ pipes.
|10/01/2008
The People´s car, the one-Lakh car, the cheapest car in the world, an environmental disaster or a seismic shift in the industry. Call it what you will, its manufacturer calls it the Tata Nano, and it costs less than £1,300.
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