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The acclaimed Jaguar XF has been voted Auto Trader ‘New Car of the Year’. It’s the XF’s ninth major UK award and comes in the same week that the new XF Sportbrake was unveiled. Ditching the traditional ‘expert panel of judges’ and replacing them with 10,000 genuine car owners, the …

The all-new Land Rover Discovery has been crowned overall winner at the 2017 Tow Car Awards. It is an accolade the previous generation Discovery won nine times, culminating in it being chosen as Tow Car of the Decade in 2016. This year’s winners range in size (and price) from the …

Jaguar has unveiled the handsome estate version of its XF sports saloon. Called the Sportbrake, just like its acclaimed predecessor, the car will take on the likes of the BMW 5 Series Touring, Audi A6 Avant, Mercedes E-Class estate and Volvo V90. The load space – 565 litres, expanding to …

Tech giant Amazon is reportedly moving into a new market and is planning to sell cars. Online delivery expert ParcelHero reckons the UK is to be Amazon’s trial country as it gets its car sales into gear and it’s already hiring automotive industry experts. “From books to consumer electronics, Amazon …

Reigning Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg will be among the motor racing stars at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 29 – July 2). He will be roaring up the famous Goodwood Hill on Sunday July 2 in his 2014 Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid, while Russian Grand Prix …

The BMW 3 Series saloon was the UK’s fastest selling used car in May, according to the latest Auto Trader data. The 2016 petrol manual version took on average 14 days to sell, just pipping the 2016 petrol automatic Skoda Fabia and Ford Mondeo which both took 16 days to …

More than a third of drivers opt to buy new cars on finance after they’ve passed their driving test, according to new research. A survey of 1,371 UK drivers by motoring solicitor specialists, Motoring Offence Lawyers, indicates that 38% of new drivers shun bangers for brand new cars. Economy was …

Skoda customers are the happiest car owners, according to Driver Power – the largest car satisfaction study in the UK. The Czech brand secured first and second place in the overall Car of the Year ranking with the Superb and Yeti. Another top scoring “value” model was the C’eed from …

Reborn Britsh sports car maker TVR has announced that it will reveal its long-awaited new car to the public at the Goodwood Revival on September 8. To celebrate the marque’s 70th anniversary, the £90,000 high-performance car will be accompanied by a display of historic TVRs. Created in conjunction with Gordon …

Vauxhall has announced that a limited edition version of its new VXR8 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 29 – July 2). Just 15 examples of the 587bhp VXR8 GTS-R super saloon – the most powerful car in the company’s 114-year history – will come …