Jaguar has taken the wraps off the fastest and most powerful version yet of its F-Pace sports utility vehicle. The winner of the 2017 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year has been re-engineered by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO). Powered by a …
Read More »Parents putting their own kids’ lives at risk
Many mums and dads are cutting corners on safety when driving with their kids, according to a new study. The research of 2,000 parents found 34 per cent have allowed their children to travel WITHOUT a suitable child restraint. And around 37 per cent have driven with someone else’s child as …
Read More »Top 10 trickiest driving manoeuvres
Parallel parking has been revealed as the nation’s most difficult driving manoeuvre, according to a study. The two words every learner driver dreads to hear emerged top in a poll of 2,000 UK motorists for Accident Advice Helpline. Reversing into a parking bay and reversing around a corner followed as …
Read More »Motorists ‘dazzled’ by modern car headlights
Drivers are being temporarily blinded by the latest vehicle headlights, according to new research. Two-thirds of drivers say they are “regularly dazzled” by oncoming headlights even though they are dipped, an RAC survey of 2,061 motorists claims. And 67% of those said it can take up to five seconds for …
Read More »Pagani Zonda is UK’s fantasy car purchase
The Pagani Zonda has been voted the ultimate dream garage car by members of the PistonHeads motoring community. Analysis of 200,000 ‘money-no-object’ cars selected by PistonHeads members reveals that, while the top three choices are modern supercars (Zonda, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Bugatti Veyron), the rest of the top …
Read More »It’s the Lewis and Valtteri show
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport drivers Lewis Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas were in Turin today to celebrate the unveiling of Petronas’ new £43 million Global Research & Technology Centre. The state-of-the-art facility will drive Petronas’ cutting edge technology and will lead the global development of fluids and lubricants the world over …
Read More »Life of a car – in numbers
Brits change their car once every five years, with more than a third (35%) swapping their motor because of high running costs, according to new research. The survey, carried out by car supermarket, The Car People, asked 1,000 British car owners how long they own their car for, the reasons …
Read More »Ford’s UK sales buck the trend
Ford achieved its highest February UK registrations since 2004 across passenger cars and commercial vehicles. According to the official SMMT figures, overall February car sales in the UK were down 2.8% at 80,805 registrations, compared with February 2017. However, Ford reversed the industry trend with car sales up 21.6% compared …
Read More »Luxurious new Range Rover SV Coupé revealed
Land Rover is going back to the future with the launch of a two-door version of its flagship Range Rover. The dramatic Range Rover SV Coupé pays homage to the original car – the world’s first full-size luxury SUV – launched in 1970 and initially only available as a two-door. …
Read More »Volvo XC40 wins European Car of the Year
Volvo’s XC40 compact SUV has been named Car of the Year in Europe for 2018. Six other new cars – the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi A8, BMW 5-Series, Citroen C3 Aircross, Kia Stinger and Seat Ibiza – were vying for the prestigious title. A jury of 60 journalists from 23 …
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