The BWRDC 2016 Elite GoldStars Award was presented to V-Ex Sponsored rally driver Sara Williams by former Williams F1 test driver Susie Wolff. The award is designed to provide recognition and mentoring for talented female drivers, something Susie has benefitted from earlier in her career. The award was made on Susie’s Dare 2 Be Different (D2BD) stand … [Read more...]
Automechanika is shaping up to be UK industry success
SMMT will host an aftermarket-focused conference and networking event on Thursday 9 June as part of its programme of activities at Automechanika Birmingham 2016. The SMMT Aftermarket Forum will be open to senior delegates from the independent component supply and workshop network, offering insight and potential new business opportunities. Through … [Read more...]
Welsh insurer says 1.7M drivers in hit and run accidents
Around 1.7 million drivers have had a hit-and-run incident with a parked vehicle. A survey for Wales-based Gocompare.com, revealed 15% of drivers (4 million) have collided with a parked vehicle. Of these motorists 57% stopped and left their contact details, while 43% (1.7million) broke the law by driving off without admitting to the prang. Of those who … [Read more...]
John Cooper Works Convertible arrives in spring
Potent, race-bred John Cooper Works performance is now available as an open-air experience, with the debut of the new MINI John Cooper Works Convertible this spring. This new model uses the same 2-litre TwinPower Turbo engine as found in MINI John Cooper Works Hatch, and will cost £26,630 as a manual or £28,205 with automatic transmission and comes with a … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4
When the Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUV with permanent four wheel drive first went on sale in the UK in January 2015, with five and seven seat options, the only downside to the vehicle was that it still continued to use the long serving 2.2-litre SD4 turbodiesel engine made by Ford. Now the Discovery Sport has received … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: DS 5 Prestige 150HDi
You have to admire any manufacturer launching a new car into today’s market, even with the heritage of the DS. DS was a premium model from Citroen in the 1950s but it faded until the French car maker decided to utilise its status on derivatives of its mass models over the last few years. Now it has gone further and aims to give DS a distinct identity and … [Read more...]
Order books open for new Fiat 500 1.3 MultiJet
Order books are open for the New FIAT 500 1.3-litre MultiJet II 95hp. Employing sophisticated second-generation MultiJet technology and a variable geometry turbo charger, the new FIAT 500’s 1.3-litre, turbo diesel engine produces 95hp at 3,750rpm and 200Nm of torque from 1,500rpm, with 170Nm available from just 1,250rpm. This performance ensures the … [Read more...]
Evans looking forward to home fight this season
FIA World Rally Championship star Elfyn Evans is looking forward to competing on home turf this year after confirming that he will enter the revitalised MSA British Rally Championship with the DMACK British Rally Team. Evans will join forces with another son of a famous rallying father – Finnish sensation Max Vatanen – in DMACK’s two-pronged … [Read more...]
Jaguar XF gets AWD and Kia Niro is revealed
An all-wheel-drive Jaguar XF joins the range this spring. It will come with the 180ps 4-cylinder diesel engine and normally uses rear wheel drive but its Intelligent Driveline Dynamics automatically detect when the front wheels might slip and pushes grip to them without any driver intervention. The prices of the new models rise from … [Read more...]
Aston Martin rethink on new assembly plant
Aston Martin has been offered a new site and financial incentives to build its new generation DBX crossover in Macedonia and not Wales or another UK site. The eastern European state had previously made a bid to win the investment but was not shortlisted and has now made a renewed offer with greater financial incentives and AM is said to be reconsidering … [Read more...]
