The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace has been named New Car of the Year at the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2021. The awards are decided by real car owners, (148,000 voted) and trophies went to more than 20 new cars . Owners were asked to rate their cars according to 16 …
Read More »Tesla Model 3 named ‘new car of the year’
The Tesla Model 3 has been crowned New Car of the Year 2020 at the annual Auto Trader New Car Awards. Tesla’s acclaimed Model 3 proved to be an aspirational favourite with the public, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Kia Niro and Porsche Macan for Best New …
Read More »Clean your car to help reduce the spread of coronavirus
We’ve teamed up with Auto Trader to provide top tips for cleaning and disinfecting your car to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Driving is currently only allowed in the UK lockdown for those who need to use their cars to buy food, for health reasons or work (but only …
Read More »Rocketman Elton John’s Aston Martin for sale
A mint Aston Martin DB7 Volante first registered to Sir Elton John is for sale on Auto Trader – and it could be yours for £34,990. Only 66 manual DB7 Volantes were built, making this car especially rare. This particular example has been finished in metallic Toro Red with a …
Read More »Peugeot 3008 named ‘New Car of the Year’
The Peugeot 3008 SUV has beaten off stiff competition from the likes of Hyundai Ioniq, Skoda Octavia and Mercedes-Benz E-Class to win the top trophy at the Auto Trader New Car Awards. Unlike other car awards, which rely on editorial judging panels, the Auto Trader New Car Awards are decided …
Read More »Road rage: One in five road users feels intimidated
A new survey commissioned by Auto Trader suggests that all is not well on our roads, with drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, runners and wheelchair users all feeling threatened. Half of all road users (53%) have been or felt intimidated when they’re out and about, with people admitting they’ve faced aggression from …
Read More »Top 10 most searched for cars 2018
Data for 2018 revealed by Auto Trader has revealed that the Volkswagen Golf has overtaken the BMW 3 Series as the UK’s most searched for car after eight years in the top spot. More than 42 million searches were made for the VW Golf on the “UK’s largest marketplace for …
Read More »Festive motorists gambling with alcohol
A fifth of drivers will risk losing their licence for being ‘slightly over the limit’ this Christmas, according to new research. The study by Auto Trader, the UK’s largest marketplace for new and used cars, discovered that 19% of motorists (the equivalent of nearly eight million) ‘only slightly over the …
Read More »Prince Harry’s Audi RS6 Avant for sale
An Audi RS6 4.0 Avant Tiptronic Quattro owned by Prince Harry with just 4,500 miles on the clock is being advertised on Auto Trader for a cool £71,900. The high-performance estate was used by Harry during his romance with Meghan and was first registered in April 2017, so it has …
Read More »Skoda Octavia crowned ‘New Car of the Year’
The Skoda Octavia has been named the best new car of 2018 at the the Auto Trader New Car Awards. Skoda also secured the title of ‘Best Family Car’ for the Skoda Superb. Unlike other car awards which rely on editorial judging panels, Auto Trader’s New Car Awards were decided …
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