So it appears the Citroen 2cv is breaking records more than 60 years after its release. Seeing this news got me thinking about the abominations of design which blight Britain’s roads. After asking for others ideas of ugliest cars on Twitter and Facebook a discussion began about the practicality of …
Read More »Kate Middleton’s Golf Listed on eBay
A ten year old Volkswagen Golf reportedly owned by Kate Middleton has been listed on eBay with a hefty starting price of £20,000! Kate Middleton now known as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is said to have purchased the car back in 2001 for just over £10,000, before giving to her …
Read More »VW Group Offer ‘Ensurance’ Against Rising Insurance Premiums
The insurance arm of Volkswagen financial services (VIS) launched a new product last week designed to provide ‘Ensurance’ against the rising cost of insurance. ‘Ensurance’ works with all car insurance policies to provide full accident management, support and service from the Volkswagen group repairer network in the event of an …
Read More »New Jaguar XKR is a Modern Classic
50 years on from the release of the E-Type, Jaguar could not have come up with a better way of marking the occasion than releasing the XKR-S. The firm’s latest sports car is a fitting homage to its most iconic creation – fast, beautiful and, as always with the company’s …
Read More »New Ford Focus Makes Big Impact On New Car Market
Ford is reaping the rewards of new and improved technology on the 2011 Focus after the hatchback proved the second most popular model in the UK last month. The latest Focus has more technology than the previous generation in terms of the production process and driver aids after it revealed …
Read More »Audi Q3 – New Premium Compact SUV
After months of speculation, and spy shots, Audio revealed their smallest ever SUV at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier in the year. The Q3 is the third addition to Audi’s Q series placing itself as a premium rival to the likes of the Ford Kuga and the Nissan Qashqai, and …
Read More »Volvo Introduce Mobile App
As an owner of a new model Volvo ( 2012 model range and onwards) there is no longer any need to leave your car behind when you park it. The latest extension to the Volvo on call service is a mobile application compatible with both android and ios devices. The …
Read More »AUDI R8 GT SPYDER
In 2010 Audi recorded a 15% improvement in sales over the previous year making it the best ever worldwide result for the manufacturer of ‘premium cars’ In the UK alone 99,828 Audi’s found homes last year, a 9.5% increase on the previous year. With Audi committing to invest 11.5 billion …
Read More »Modball 2011 – The Worlds Craziest Rally
On Saturday the 11th of June 2011 Covent Gardens will play host to the launch of this year’s Modball rally; heralded as ‘The worlds craziest rally’ Modball is the ultimate trip for anyone with a modified car and a head for driving all day and partying all night for six …
Read More »The Future of Car Windscreens
The UK’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist Autoglass, predict that intelligent car windscreens providing real-time visual information will be widely available by the year 2020. By utilising ‘Augmented reality’ technology Autoglass believe that car manufacturers will revolutionise the way we drive, with the windscreen evolving into a virtual …
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