Month: May 2012

It is a well-known fact that younger drivers, who are seen as the biggest risk on the roads, have to pay considerably higher insurance premiums than more experienced drivers. However, […]

A record-breaking 58 FIA MGBs will compete in the Official MGB50 Celebration race at MGLive! on Saturday 23 June. The MG Car Club’s 62nd successive Silverstone meeting has attracted a […]

Graham Ruddick The car maker, which has plants in the Midlands and Merseyside, sold 314,433 vehicles in the year to March 31, the most in the history of Jaguar and […]

Jon Griffin Chinese-owned MG Motor UK has benefited from £450 million worth of investment to steer Longbridge back on the road to success – and more funds are on the […]

Keith Adams I’ve been pretty tough on the old K-Series engine in the past. Brilliant in theory and concept, disastrous in execution, its well-publicised weaknesses must have played a significant […]

Despite questions being raised about the future of Lotus in the days following Dany Bahar’s suspension from the company, Proton and parent company DRB-Hicom have confimed that the company is […]

Vauxhall will again be opening its Heritage Centre to the public giving everyone the chance to see its private collection of historic cars from 1903 to the present day on […]

It’s a case of more expansion in UK manufacturing, with the news that McLaren GT plans to establish a dedicated engineering and vehicle assembly facility close to the McLaren Technology […]

MINI is finding its feet in China after a slow start following its introduction in 2005. Back then it recorded just 430 sales but last year it hit a record […]

Data released in BCA’s Quarterly Pulse Report shows the average value of a used car in the first quarter of 2012 was £6114 – the highest ever recorded in the […]

John Slavin From November this year, cars registered before 1960 will be exempt from the MoT test – although owners will still be required to maintain their vehicles in a […]

The Mk1 Vauxhall Astra GTE might be one of the underrated hot hatches of the 1980s, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s not up there with the best. Keith Adams […]

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Julian Reynolds Range Rover management clearly took the decision last week to show just a little bit more of next year’s Range Rover, codenamed L405, to […]

Just when you think you have created a reliable car, a small problem comes along to remind you otherwise, which thanks to some laziness, became a major headache. Friends and […]

Keith Adams Never, ever underestimate the ability for our classic car market to turn up some amazing barn find cars. We recently told you about a Rover 200 with 12 miles […]

Everybody likes a good deal on a new car, but sometimes a customer by their own fault can end up driving not quite the hard bargain they thought. Mike Humble […]

The Swindon-made Honda CR-V and the recently facelifted Jaguar XF from Castle Bromwich have both picked up prizes in last night’s Honest John awards. The British-built pair both scored well […]

Vauxhall car company staff have voted by 94% in favour of a new pay and conditions deal, clearing the way for investment in the Ellesmere Port plant. Owner General Motors […]

…reach for the SD1 keys! Ben Adams The eighth of May 1987, a pretty ordinary day for most of us, in fact anyone living outside London may not have even […]

Keith Adams You’ve got to hand it to Direct Line. As insurance claims go, this one has been very painless indeed. Regular readers might recall a careless young lady ran […]

Jaguar Land Rover sales have surged forward in April, showing that its current range is hitting the spot in the sales charts. The Evoque and XF are both making a […]