Motoring News Stories
New supercars and hot hatches making fast and furious Goodwood entrances 04/07/2008
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.
Top Gear future threatened as May and Hammond refuse contracts 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.
All-new Toyota models grab British Motor Show spotlight
04/07/2008Toyota 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.
All-new Nissan Qashqai+2 world premiere at British Motor Show
04/07/2008All-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.
New Lexus models drop into British Motor Show
04/07/2008New 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.
New Fiat Panda Mamy goes on UK sale
04/07/2008New Fiat Panda Mamy commands trendy young mothers’ supermini wishes, as £8,200 limited edition four-door panders to style and substance calls.
Kia brings down CO2 emissions across current range
04/07/2008New 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.
New BMW 7-Series pictures leaked
04/07/2008Pictures of the new 2009 BMW 7-Series luxury saloon have been leaked to the internet.
Volkswagen gives green light to one-litre eco car
04/07/2008Volkswagen may be about to push ahead with a limited production run of its two-seater 283mpg '1-litre'.
New Twingo Renaultsport 133 will cost £11,550
04/07/2008Renault will launch the new Twingo Renaultsport 133 this summer, available to buy from the end of July at £11,550
New Ford Focus RS hot hatch pictures released
04/07/2008Ford has released the first pictures of the new Ford Focus RS hot hatch - the latest Ford model to carry the blistering RS performance moniker.
Biofuels are causing world food crisis
04/07/2008A leaked report by the World Bank has indicated that biofuels are the main reason behind rocketing global food prices.
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- New MG TF LE500 two-seat roadster to cost £16,399 - 03/07/2008
- New MG TF LE500 price let slip by owners NAC MG, with the limited-edition two-seat roadster set to cost UK car buyers £16,399 - £650 more than Mazda MX-5 - whilst first deliveries are expected in September.
- Volvo launches new sporty accessory range - 03/07/2008
- Volvo introduces new windsurf/surfboard and bicycle holding accessories fit for its entire current range, including S40, S60 and S80 saloons, V50 and V70 estates and XC70 and XC90 SUVs.
- Peugeot plays green card at British Motor Show - 03/07/2008
- Peugeot set to show its hand at British Motor Show with 107 KISS SE, 207 GT HDi, 407 Coupe HDi 136 and 308 RCZ Concept.
- Prince Charles’ Aston Martin DB6 runs on wine - 03/07/2008
- Prince Charles tops up his Aston Martin DB6 on bioethanol distilled from surplus wine, as greenest heir to throne gives excessive carbon footprints the Royal welly!
- Job cuts boost speculation over Volvo sale - 03/07/2008
- News that Volvo will cut eight per cent of its global workforce has led to speculation that Ford may once again investigate selling the premium brand.
- More ESC could save 4,000 lives a year - NCAP - 02/07/2008
- European safety organisation Euro NCAP is reiterating its calls for manufacturers to introduce Electronic Stability Controls (ESC) to new cars in Europe as standard.
- Overfinch launches two new Range Rover models - 02/07/2008
- New Range Rover variants aimed very much at new money - a new exclusive Overfinch collection from £60K.
- New 2009 Range Rover Autobiography revealed - 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.
- Batmobile at Silverstone for British GP - 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!
- Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe pimped by Pininfarina! - 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.
- Edo Competition Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera - 02/07/2008
- German tuner Edo has taken at the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and, reasonably, decided that it needed more power and volume control on the exhaust
- New Kia supermini models keep car buyers chilled out - 02/07/2008
- New Kia Picanto Chill and Kia Rio Chill superminis counter any unbearable heat during summer 2008, with forecast starting prices of £6,995 and £7,995 respectively.
- Hyundai-Kia Automotive moves into Global car manufacturers’ top five - 02/07/2008
- Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group crash into top five of the world’s largest car makers, ahead of Honda, Nissan, Fiat and Chrysler amongst other longer established automotive brands.
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