Meet the remarkable Porsche Macan – the car that pays you to drive it. Demand for the sporty SUV is so high that it appears dealers have been barred from offering customers a hefty instant profit to sell Macans back to them. The popularity of the depreciation-defying Porsche Macan emerged …
Read More »Prince of Wheels
Prince Charles has taken a 100% electric LEAF for a spin during a visit to the Nissan plant in Sunderland. HRH has a relationship with the plant that dates back almost 30 years. During a trip to Japan in 1986, the Prince of Wales took part in a traditional Japanese …
Read More »Tesla’s Supercharged expansion
Tesla has opened its 17th UK Supercharger station in Maidstone, Kent (at the Eclipse Park, just off M20 at Junction 7).[/starlist] The Superchargers can be accessed in the car park, which offers free parking to Model S owners whilst charging. “The Maidstone Superchargers are an exciting addition to the network, …
Read More »Leading the charge
Milestone as Chargemaster records one millionth electric vehicle charge in the UK. Electric vehicles in the UK have been charged a total of 1,000,000 times using Chargemaster’s nationwide network of charging points. According to Chargemaster, Britain’s leading provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a total of around 9.5 million kWh …
Read More »Historic day for Mustang fans
For the first time, Ford UK has opened its order books for a Ford Mustang. More than 50 years after the iconic car first went into production, a right hand drive version has finally been produced. Equipped with a 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine or a 5.0-litre V8 engine, the new Ford …
Read More »Detroit Motor Show highlights
Scroll down for some of our favourite pictures from the 2015 North American International Auto Show at Detroit… Maserati Alfieri concept – it’s a 460bhp, V8-powered coupe and that’s all we need to know! The awesome Ford GT supercar carbon fibre concept stole the show… Topless treat in the shape of the Alfa Romeo …
Read More »Meet the new Skoda Fabia
We’ve been testing the all new Skoda Fabia at the UK launch of the car. Already the winner of the prestigious overall What Car? Car of the Year 2015 award and the Best Small Car category, it’s now on its way to Skoda showrooms nationwide. The new Fabia features innovative comfort …
Read More »Preston: UK’s classic car capital?
New research seems to suggest that Preston in the north west is classic car central. The surprise claim is based on analysis of collected data for 45 cities across the UK from the website of classic car insurer Carole Nash Cherished over a 12-month period. Preston sped ahead of every …
Read More »Young drivers – true cost revealed
The cost of getting a young driver on the road is now £6,768, according to new research from GoCompare.com. The price of becoming a new driver has increased by just over 18% in the last five years with insurance costs now making up around one third of the total bill. …
Read More »Toyota cooking on gas
Orders bonanza in Japan for the Mirai – Toyota’s first hydrogen-powered production car. The ground-breaking Mirai has clocked up 1,500 orders in its first month on sale in Japan. Due for introduction in the UK later this year, the FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) has far exceeded expectations – Toyota’s …
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