January 7, 2009
Jaguar XJ9 sports cr at Autosport International 2008
It’s January and that means Autosport International. But, unlike taking down the Christmas decorations and eating leftover turkey, this is one part of the month I genuinely enjoy.
For petrolheads it’s the first signs of life in the year’s British motor racing calendar. Top racing names like Andy Priaulx, Jason Plato and Paul di Resta will be there, and there’s a special celebration commemorating David Coulthard’s 15 years as an F1 driver.
And, of course, loads and loads of cars. Are you going this year? Keep reading →
January 6, 2009
Filed under 500, Advice, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Auto Trader, CTS, Cadillac, Cars, Citroen, Downsizing, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Green cars, Hyundai, Ka, Laguna, Mito, Mégane, Q7, Renault, Toyota, car
Tags: Citroen, Toyota, car, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Ferrari, Cars, caddy, car advice, Renault, 2009 cars, new cars 2009, january, Cadillac, Fiat, Hyundai, 2009
January 5, 2009
Toyota Prius
When an ice storm hit the US town of Harvard last month many houses found themselves without electricity for several days.
But one quick-thinking man converted his hybrid Toyota Prius to run his family’s essential appliances. Here’s how: Keep reading →
December 31, 2008
Nissan GT-R
Nissan GT-R, BMW X6, Skoda Superb… the editorial team had some varied suggestions for the title of Best Car of 2008.
Read their suggestions below and nominate your favourite cars of 2008. Keep reading →
Filed under BMW, Fiesta, Ford, Mazda, RX-8, X6
Tags: bmw x6, car, Cars, Ford Fiesta, mazda rx-8, nissan gt-r, skoda superb
December 27, 2008
Adrian Hearn fell for the Twingo 133
What was our editorial team’s favourite motoring moment of 2008?
Read their highlights of 2008 below. Do you have a favourite motoring moment of the year? Keep reading →
December 22, 2008
Volkswagen Golf GTi
It’s the one question everyone in the office has a different answer to: what’s the best hot hatch?
Read which cars the editorial team picked as their favourite hot hatches - and nominate your hot hatch of choice in the comments. Keep reading →
Filed under Astra VXR, Audi, BMW, Civic Type-R, Focus RS, Focus ST, Ford, Honda, Mégane Renaultsport 230 Renault F1 Team R26, Renault, Scirocco, Vauxhall, Volkswagon
Tags: ford focus st, car, ford focus, volkswagen, Cars, Hot hatch, volkswagen golf, vw golf, volkswagen golf gti, vw golf gti, fiat grande punto, fiat grande punto abarth, fiat grande punto abarth esseesse, bmw 1 series, bmw 130i, bmw 130i M, volkswagen scirocco, vw scirocco, renault megant, renault megane r26, renaule megane renaultsport 230 f1 team r26, hot hatches
December 19, 2008
Jaguar may get moeny from the UK government
The British government is considering giving financial support of up to £1bn to Jaguar Land Rover.
Many British car manufacturers are in trouble because of the credit crunch and declining car sales - which fell by 36% last month.
But should Jaguar Land Rover - which is owned by Indian company Tata - receive money from the British government? Keep reading →
December 19, 2008
Ford Fiesta
Ford has defied the economic slowdown with the new Fiesta - it claims to have sold 11,500 of them since it went on sale at the start of October.
Are you one of the buyers? How do you think the new Fiesta compares with the last model? Keep reading →
December 19, 2008
Filed under Advice, Auto Trader, Cars, Clubman, Driving tips, Mini, car
Tags: car, car loads, Cars, christmas, Christmas trees, heavy goods, Loading goods, Mini, Mini Clubman
December 18, 2008
Santa's Audi R8 Christmas edition
Only yesterday we were talking about how popular Audis are - now it seems Santa is swapping reindeer power for a 420bhp Audi R8.
We spotted these pictures of a Christmas-themed Audi R8 on Dutch car site Autogespot: Keep reading →
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