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Clarkson, Hammond, May and The Stig to embark on first-ever UK-wide Top Gear Live arena tour in 2015. Fronted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, Top Gear Live will bring the hit BBC TV show to life when the tour kicks off in February. The action-packed 90-minute arena …

Your chance to own DCI Gene Hunt’s iconic Audi Quattro from BBC TV’s Ashes to Ashes. The famous red Audi Quattro famously driven by DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC hit drama series Ashes to Ashes is being auctioned for this year’s BBC Children in Need. The car, “fired up” …

Major technical partnership begins between Jaguar and the British World Land Speed Record team. Bloodhound SSC will make a World Land Speed Record attempt in 2015, then target 1,000 MPH in 2016, but there’s still plenty of work to do. The partnership kicked off on the Hakskeen Pan desert in …

The new Corsa is Vauxhall’s toughest challenger yet for the Ford Fiesta’s sales crown. It shouldn’t be underestimated how important the new Corsa is to Vauxhall. Consistently among the top three bestselling cars in the UK, it also happens to be Vauxhall’s most profitable car. The current third generation hatchback …

Milestone for Nissan’s pioneering crossover as Qashqai reaches new production milestone in record time. The Nissan Qashqai has made automotive history after the two millionth car rolled off the production line. Less than eight years after “inventing the crossover segment”, Qashqai reached its latest manufacturing milestone quicker than any other …

Zero-emission motoring moves a step closer as UK gears up for hydrogen fuel cell cars. With the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicles (FCV) hydrogen fuel about to his the roads and plans for a network of refuelling stations, the UK is getting set for the next big thing. FCVs have …

A company car is a status symbol, a perk to show off to your work colleagues, but changes in legislation are pushing up the costs of owning one. The main reason for this is climate change and the legislation to push down vehicle emissions. This is why Benefits In Kind …

Petrol prices are at a three-year low, yet motorists are fuming about the cost of fuel at motorway services. Research from the RAC shows that petrol and diesel prices at motorway service stations can be as much as 10p higher than those elsewhere. The worst offender for high fuel prices …

Latest prototype of the ‘most advanced flying car yet’ is unveiled in Vienna, Austria. The length of a luxury saloon car, the AeroMobil 3.0 has been designed to drive on normal roads, park in regular spaces, and refuel at petrol stations. In plane mode, it requires a 250 metre grass …

American electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric reveals SP:01 sports car design. The sleek final exterior design of the pure electric two-seater is unveiled as the company gears up for production in the UK. The Lotus Elise-based car will be built at a new production facility in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Detroit …