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Electric Cars Providing A Boost For The Industry As Mercedes Benz Joins The Fight A package of financial aid from the UK government to ramp up the infrastructure for electric cars has left the sector poised to boost the already buoyant UK motor industry. Add to this the raft of …

We thought we’d share a few of our favourite photos from the glorious Goodwood Revival of 2015. Enjoy… One of our favourite shots of the historic on-track action that sums up the Goodwood Revival weekend Thanks to Ford for letting us enjoy a memorable parade lap as a passenger is …

Every now and again the major car manufacturers invites the likes of us along to “driving days” where journalists gets to sample the latest additions to the range. The BMW group invited us along to one such day in deepest Buckinghamshire where we got to sample shiny new MINIs and …

BMW performance specialists Alpina are celebrating their half century in style with 200mph+ ‘Edition 50’ Bi-Turbo beasts. Alpina will hand-craft 50 saloons or estates, plus 50 coupes, of these special editions – their most powerful road cars ever. The even hotter versions of the B5 and B6 Bi-Turbo feature a …

BMW i8 crowned UK Car of the Year for 2015, beating off nearest rivals, the Citroën C4 Cactus and Renault Twingo. The plug-in hybrid sports car also fought off stiff competition to win the Performance Car of the Year category. The win for the i8 – powered by combination of …

Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined the Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign. The trio have teamed up with existing members BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota to increase awareness of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) among British car buyers. Between them, the seven Go Ultra Low members boast 15 ULEVs – from …

BMW launches its first seven-seat MPV – the new BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer – and the newest car to join the range is sure to appeal to families. The Gran Tourer is 214mm longer and 53mm higher than the five-seater BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, but a longer wheelbase …

Today many motor racing circuits organise track days when drivers can drive their own cars on the racing track or hire a car from the organisers to drive on the track. These can be very exciting experiences, and in 2014 for the very first time Silverstone is making the full …

BMW celebrates as production of “new” MINIs hits three-million landmark. The three millionth MINI to be produced is a 5-door Hatch Cooper S and has a special exterior design to celebrate its heritage and British roots. BMW also announced that the two millionth MINI has been exported from the Oxford …

Is Jaguar’s hot new XF load-lugger a match for the BMW M Sport and Audi S? Jaguar has given the XF a new lease of life with the launch of the performance version of the executive favourite. Of course, Mercedes, Audi and BMW have been performance-pimping their cars for years, …