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The latest UK new car sales stats of 2010 are in – and according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the good news is that the car volumes over the first five months of the year have increased by 22% and the new car …

New cars depreciate quickly in their first few years. After 3 years, only about 60-70% of the initial value is left, and a new car becomes very quickly a used car. From the point of view of a buyer, this means that used cars will retain their value for longer …

2009 was a good year for green driving. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed in their yearly report that CO2 emissions from new cars were reduced by the biggest ever margin last year. The average model now emits 149.5g/km, but many eco friendly car models go way below …

In 1998, Volkswagen introduced the New Beetle. The fuss around this new release has long been dusted, but the enthusiasm that Beetle owners feel towards the car remains as high as ever. The original Volkswagen Beetle was a rear wheel drive and it had an air-cooled rear engine. It was …

Design has crawled into many areas of life, and car manufacturing has definitely kept up with the new beauty standards. A German motoring magazine Auto Zeitung has just hosted their first Design Award Competition, in which they were looking to acknowledge the most beautiful car brand and the most beautiful …

As most of the cities in the UK are extremely crowded, with parallel parking increasingly becoming tighter, a fairly compact car can save you from a bump too many. You also need it to be very fuel efficient, as the constant stopping and starting you will experience in the city …

Auto tuning has become a popular industry outside of sports car racing, where the performance, handling and visual appeal of a car is optimised to give its owner something special. It is rather surprising, then, that there is room for Audi parts and appearances to be tuned at all. Their …

A driver’s car is his prized possession. Whether you own a new car or a used car, you tend to love the car that you drive as though it were a member of your own family, and in many cases it feels as though it is! New cars or used …