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The Ford Fiesta has become the best-selling car of all time in the UK. The Ford Escort has lost its crown as the UK best-selling car to its little nephew, the Fiesta. Sales of the Fiesta, first launched in 1976, have finally overtaken the Escort record of 4,105,961 in the …

Kia’s GT4 Stinger concept car has won a prestigious American design award – and it still hasn’t gone into production. The Industrial Designers Society of America has saluted Kia with a Silver “IDEA” for the Stinger. The IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) honours design excellence in its transportation category. Designed …

Fiat unveils the latest version of its pint-sized off-roader, the Panda Cross. Based on the successful Fiat Panda 4X4, launched in 2006, the new model looks as rugged as a cute car can be, with black plastic body mouldings, perforated steel under tray, roof bars, special 15-inch alloys, distinctive lights …

Latest MINI wins coveted Car of the Year at Auto Express New Car Awards 2014. The Cooper version of the British-built MINI also won the Best Premium Small Car award. Elsewhere, a Special Award went to Tesla’s pioneering Model S, while the SEAT Leon topped three categories. Full list of …

September 8 London premiere date set for Jaguar’s much-anticipated new sports saloon. Jaguar will officially unveil its latest car which will give premium car buyers more choice in a hotly-contested sector featuring such cars as the BMW 3-series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-class. The lightweight Jaguar XE is set to …

Toyota’s best-selling Prius hybrid sets 698 mpg fuel economy bechmark at 12.9-mile speed track. Most manufacturers head to Germany’s famed Nürburgring to set speed records – Toyota decided to do it their way… Toyota turned tradition on its head when they took their Prius Plug-in hybrid to the track, setting …

Pioneering production Hyundai fuel cell car in “world record” drive. Hyundai Motors’ ix35 Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-production fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), has been driven between Oslo (Norway) and Malmö (Sweden) – a distance of 700 kilometres. Stopping off at Gothenburg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark), the journey took …

Volkswagen has revealed eighth-generation versions of the Passat. The new Passat will go on sale in the UK on October 7 with deliveries beginning in January 2015. Prices are likely to start at around £22,000 – £1,000 higher than those for the present model. The new car is a little …

Ford Fiesta forges ahead as UK new car sales rise to nine-year high. Sales of new cars in the UK continued to motor ahead in June, resulting in the best first-half figures since 2005. June saw new car registrations rise 6.2% to 228,291, which means 1,287,265 new cars have been …

Meet Aston Martin’s stunning DP-100 Vision Gran Turismo… virtually. Aston Martin has unveiled a new addition to the hugely popular PlayStation 3 game, Gran Turismo 6, in the shape of the drop-dead gorgeous Design Prototype 100 – DP-100 Vision Gran Turismo. Developed in-house by the design team at Aston Martin, …