This weekend saw the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK – a petrol-head’s delight – with some of the finest cars – new and old- attending the event. One of the major attractions is the Goodwood Hillclimb, where cars tackle a 1.16 mile uphill course through the Parklands of Goodwood House. Cars race along […]
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Scrappage Kicks in – UK sales improve in June
Yes, it’s been a horrible year for car makers. Sales down. Credit hard to deliver and buyers reluctant to commit to a new car until they see which way the land lies. But the Scrappage Scheme in the UK was brought in to try and give a lift to sales. And – to a degree […]
Peugeot 207 CC Facelift – Press Release
PEUGEOT LAUNCHES NEW RESTYLED VERSION OF THE TOP SELLING 207 CC New Peugeot 207 CC goes on sale in August New exterior and interior styling changes Four power-plant options Range starts at £16,695 on-the-road Europe’s top selling coupé cabriolet, the Peugeot 207 CC, will be even hotter this summer with the introduction of the new, […]
Peugeot 207 CC Facelift – detail
As we reported last week, Peugeot has given the 207 a facelift, keeping it fresh and making sure that sales continue at a decent level. But Peugeot has now sent us more details on one of the facelifted models – the Peugeot 207 CC. The Peugeot 207 CC is a decent car; not at all […]
Toyota Prius – sales double
As we reported last month, the Toyota Prius – the new, 3rd GEN car – took the top sales spot in Japan in its first full month on sale, knocking April’s big seller – the Honda Insight Hybrid – in to second place. For the fist time the top two spots in Japan were taken […]
MG Rover – Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate
The saga that was MG Rover continues to rumble on, four years after the troubled car maker collapsed with the loss of 6,000 jobs, plus a further 9,000 in suppliers’ workforces MG Rover was bought from BMW for the princely sum of £10 after BMW had had enough of trying to make a viable company […]
Volkswagen Golf Economy Range – Press Release
VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT GOLF MODELS Most efficient new Golf model available to order now; cars arrive in September Highly efficient as well as practical and conventional to service and maintain Prices start at £17,165 RRP ‘on the road’ for BlueMotion model A new sub-100 g/km variant will be available towards the […]
Volkswagen Golf Economy Range launched
As is the case with all car makers these days, the economy, or ‘Eco’, range of cars are the stars – at least as far as sales go. So following on from the launch of the sixth generation VW Golf GTD recently, VW has now turned its attention to economy on the diesel, and has […]
Top Gear Veyron vs McLaren – the Video
Last week’s Top Gear featured a drag race between the McLaren F1 and the Bugatti Veyron on a closed road in Abu Dhabi. Both the Supercars of their time. But what was the result? Well, in all probability you already know, but just in case you don’t – or you want another chance to see […]
Bentley Continental GT – Pop Art
Bentley has always been happy to indulge the sometimes ‘Individual’ tastes of their customers. The standard options are pretty refined – and reasonably extensive – and if you want more there’s the additional extras you can have from the Mulliner list. But however extensive the Bentley options are, they’ve not yet got round to offering […]