Ford was late to the hybrid party in Europe. It’s arrived now with the Ford Mondeo Hybrid, but has it been worth the wait? It looks good on paper. The new Ford Mondeo range of saloons, hatchbacks and estates has been well received. The car itself is sleekly styled, spacious, …
Read More »You can’t get fitter than a Kwik Fit fitter?
A team of Kwik Fit technicians are trialling a fitness scheme in a London garage which will quite literally help people lose their spare tyres. With the help of a personal trainer, they’ve devised a system – Fit Kwik – using only car and van tyres. The free 30-minute sessions …
Read More »Bentley’s stone age luxury first
Stone is the new wood in the latest Bentley cars, thanks to innovations from the company’s world-renowned Mulliner coachbuilding team. Stone veneers are now available as a bespoke option for the Continental and Flying Spur using slate and quartzite stone sustainably sourced from hand-selected quarries in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, …
Read More »20 cars to watch out for in 2016
From sports cars to luxury SUVs and hot hatches to mould-breakers – there are plenty of hot new cars hitting the streets in 2016 – here are 20 of the best… Alfa Romeo Giulia – this sporting saloon will do battle with the Jaguar XE, BMW 3-Series and Audi A4 …
Read More »Britain’s most reliable cars
Japanese and Korean brands dominate prestigious UK car reliability study. According to the exclusive data provided to Auto Express by leading warranty provider, Warrantywise, Toyota topped the rankings for dependability. Each car manufacturer was ranked by a dependability factor, based on the number of reported faults or breakdowns, with a …
Read More »Top 10 winter driving tips
Did you know that it’s six times more likely for drivers to have an accident in the winter than in the summer? We’ve got together with Mark Griffiths, safety expert at Continental Tyres, to give you top tips for driving safely this winter… especially if the weather takes a turn …
Read More »Ice one, Lexus
Lexus reckons it’s created the world’s coolest car with wheels crafted from solid ice! The driveable NX was created in association with London-based Hamilton Ice Sculptors and the project involved three months’ research, design and testing. For the Lexus commission – the first of its kind – genuine NX wheels …
Read More »Fancy owning a Top Gear car?
Vauxhall Motors is auctioning off a piece of motoring history – the Vauxhall Astra used by BBC Top Gear as their ‘Reasonably Priced Car’. The five-door Power Red 1.6-litre Astra Tech Line has been added to eBay raise funds to raise awareness and funds for the automotive industry charity, BEN. …
Read More »Landmark Land Rover sells for £400,000
The two millionth Land Rover Defender has sold for a record £400,000 – thought to be most valuable production Land Rover ever to be sold at auction. The one-of-a-kind Land Rover ‘Defender 2,000,000’ went under the hammer at a charity auction in London held by Bonhams. All proceeds from the …
Read More »Jaguar’s racing comeback confirmed
British motoring icon Jaguar is to enter a team in the third season of the FIA Formula E Championship in the autumn of 2016. Formula E is the world’s first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars and Jaguar Land Rover believes it will provide a real world performance test …
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