New research has found that interior design, quality and comfort are major priorities for motorists when choosing a new car. Comfort and refinement lead the way, with well over half (56%) of those polled stating that a relaxing and quiet driving environment is crucial, according to the What Car? survey. …
Read More »Cars can “put off” house buyers
More than a third of Brits would be put off buying or renting a property based on the type of cars parked on the street, according to a new survey. Car leasing experts UK Carline carried out a survey of 1,023 people to find out what factors influence their opinion …
Read More »Coast to coast in a Mercedes-Benz
A fleet of Mercedes-Benz four-wheel drive vehicles have successfully traversed the UK, from the east coast to the west coast, without the use of any open public roads. In what is believed to be the first ever journey completed off-road, the 12 vehicles – a mixture of GLE, GLS and …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz E-Class review
Meet the latest version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class – an executive saloon that sets new benchmarks for interior design and technology. The E-Class has been at the heart of the Mercedes-Benz range in one form or another for some 60 years – a real workhorse of a car, albeit with …
Read More »Detroit Motor Show: 10 of the best
Feast your eyes on our 10 favourite cars from the 2016 North American International Auto Show – that’s the Detroit Motor Show to us… Acura Precision concept – this is a vision of the future from Acura, Honda’s upmarket brand in the US. If it goes into production and looks …
Read More »What Car? Car of the Year 2016 – winners
The Volkswagen Group cleaned up at the prestigious What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2016, despite being engulfed by the diesel emissions scandal. Top prize went to the Audi A4 3.0 TDI 218 Sport, while the Group (which consists of VW, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley and Bugatti) was victorious in nine of the …
Read More »Volvo V60 Polestar review
If ever there was a car that will become a future classic, it’s the Volvo V60 Polestar. The standard V60 is good in itself, but once Polestar – a Swedish tuning company now 100% owned by Volvo – got their hands on it… it became a car transformed. And it’s …
Read More »Top 20 cars: Frankfurt Motor Show
It’s been tough, but we’ve finally drawn up our list of favourite cars and concepts from the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. What do you think? Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA Honda Project 2&4 concept Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo concept Citroen Cactus M Concept Bentley Bentayga Volkswagen Golf GTE Sport Concept …
Read More »Sir Stirling Moss: Mille Miglia video treat
Mercedes-Benz releases cutting edge 360 degree film on the 60th anniversary of a record-breaking Mille Miglia. Sixty years ago Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson won the Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR – number 722. They drove flat out for 10 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds and averaged 98mph …
Read More »Geneva Motor Show highlights – Part 2
Plenty to see in the way of classics and retro at at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Check out our photos… Just like new: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Mille Miglia Hard to believe that this svelte Alfa Romeo 1900 Sport Spider was made in 1954 The grandad of the current Ford …
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