A new investigation into airport parking has revealed that drivers are paying up to three times more depending on where they fly from. Comparing 30 airports across the UK, car insurance specialist Admiral examined on-site parking prices for a two-week break in the summer holidays, starting on Saturday 22 …
Read More »Volvo XC60 review
Volvo is on a roll. In the last couple of years the Swedish car maker has launched the acclaimed XC90, S90 and V90, while smaller models are in development. Add to that its headline-grabbing announcement to only sell electric or hybrid cars from 2019 and you have a brand in …
Read More »Skoda Kodiaq review
Skoda has steadily built up a reputation for creating spacious, reliable, well-built, value-for-money cars. It’s no surprise then that the company is now turning its attention to SUVs – the fastest-growing sector today – and applying its USP. If you don’t count the quirky Yeti, the Kodiaq is Skoda’s first …
Read More »New-look Top Gear attraction opens at Beaulieu
Top Gear presenter Chris Harris gave an exclusive precision driving demonstration for visitors to Beaulieu at the launch of the updated World of Top Gear. The demo followed the official opening by Chris, The Stig and Lord Montagu, at the National Motor Museum in Hampshire. Amazing new exhibits from top …
Read More »New Jaguar E-Pace leaps into record books
Jaguar has unveiled its second SUV, the compact E-Pace, breaking a world ‘barrel roll’ record in the process at the world premiere. Driven by stunt driver Terry Grant, the car completed a a 15.3 metre-long jump complete with a 270-degree corkscrew, emulating the iconic feat seen in the Bond film, …
Read More »New Hyundai i30 N hot hatch unleashed
Hyundai has launched the i30 N – the first model to be developed by its new N performance arm. Based on the i30, Hyundai says the new car has “been developed from the ground up to deliver maximum driving pleasure in everyday life on the road, as well as on …
Read More »Lennon’s ‘psychedelic’ Rolls-Royce is coming home
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that it’s bringing back music legend John Lennon’s colourful Rolls-Royce Phantom V back to London for the British public to see. Currently owned by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada, the car will travel to the capital to join ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ Rolls-Royce …
Read More »Princess Diana’s Audi Cabriolet for sale
An Audi driven by Diana, Princess of Wales, is going under the hammer at Coys auction at Blenheim Palace on July 15. The 1994 model is tipped to make between £35,000 and £40,000, having been driven by one of the most influential female figures of this century. It was loaned …
Read More »Drivers admit they’d struggle to pass test now
Most motorists think they are a worse driver now than when they first passed their test, according to a surprising new study. Research from Young Driver, the UK’s largest provider of pre-17 driving lessons, revealed that only 43% felt they were better behind the wheel now than when they first …
Read More »The struggle to debunk electric car myths
Car manufacturers are facing an uphill struggle to convince Brits to go electric, claims new research. A survey for leading karting company TeamSport revealed that there’s still an issue about separating fact from fiction when it comes to electric cars. For instance, half of drivers (50%) think electric cars are …
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