Major technical partnership begins between Jaguar and the British World Land Speed Record team. Bloodhound SSC will make a World Land Speed Record attempt in 2015, then target 1,000 MPH in 2016, but there’s still plenty of work to do. The partnership kicked off on the Hakskeen Pan desert in …
Read More »Vauxhall Corsa – first drive
The new Corsa is Vauxhall’s toughest challenger yet for the Ford Fiesta’s sales crown. It shouldn’t be underestimated how important the new Corsa is to Vauxhall. Consistently among the top three bestselling cars in the UK, it also happens to be Vauxhall’s most profitable car. The current third generation hatchback …
Read More »Two millionth Nissan Qashqai
Milestone for Nissan’s pioneering crossover as Qashqai reaches new production milestone in record time. The Nissan Qashqai has made automotive history after the two millionth car rolled off the production line. Less than eight years after “inventing the crossover segment”, Qashqai reached its latest manufacturing milestone quicker than any other …
Read More »Fuel of the future
Zero-emission motoring moves a step closer as UK gears up for hydrogen fuel cell cars. With the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicles (FCV) hydrogen fuel about to his the roads and plans for a network of refuelling stations, the UK is getting set for the next big thing. FCVs have …
Read More »“Rip-off” motorway service stations
Petrol prices are at a three-year low, yet motorists are fuming about the cost of fuel at motorway services. Research from the RAC shows that petrol and diesel prices at motorway service stations can be as much as 10p higher than those elsewhere. The worst offender for high fuel prices …
Read More »Lift-off for flying car
Latest prototype of the ‘most advanced flying car yet’ is unveiled in Vienna, Austria. The length of a luxury saloon car, the AeroMobil 3.0 has been designed to drive on normal roads, park in regular spaces, and refuel at petrol stations. In plane mode, it requires a 250 metre grass …
Read More »Detroit Electric car breaks cover
American electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric reveals SP:01 sports car design. The sleek final exterior design of the pure electric two-seater is unveiled as the company gears up for production in the UK. The Lotus Elise-based car will be built at a new production facility in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Detroit …
Read More »Nissan Pulsar – first drive
Ford, VW and Vauxhall beware – Nissan is back in the family hatch sector with the all-new Pulsar. For what seems like an eternity, Ford, Volkswagen and Vauxhall have had it all their own way in one of the UK’s most competitive car sales markets. The Focus, Golf and Astra …
Read More »Skoda tops satisfaction survey
More Skoda glory, plus find out who won what at the WeLoveAnyCar.com National Car Awards 2014. Independent customer car review site WeLoveAnyCar.com reveals the models that British drivers are happiest with. The data was supplied by more than 650,000 motorists who independently rated their cars in categories such as excitement, …
Read More »Hyundai’s UK fuel cell first
South Korean giant is first manufacturer to roll out hydrogen-fuelled cars in UK. The future is here as Hyundai delivers six ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to UK customers. With no harmful tailpipe emissions, the ix35 Fuel Cell can travel up to 350 miles before refuelling, which is a process similar …
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