New research has revealed that it costs an average of £192 a month to run a car, with fuel accounting for nearly half of all expenditure. The study, conducted by online car parts provider CarParts4Less, calculated an eye-watering total of £2,300 a year. Fuel costs for a typical driver were […]
The adorable Fiat Concept Centoventi has been named Best Concept Car of 2019 in the Car Design Awards. It’s thought that the Centoventi (Italian for 120) will go into production as an electric replacement for the Fiat Panda. The Car Design News (CDN) jury, which is made up of 18 […]
RAC patrols rescued 3,426 motorists whose vehicles may have fallen victim to the UK’s pothole-ridden roads in the first three months of 2020 – more than during the same period last year. Data from the RAC Pothole Index shows this represented a massive 64% increase of 1,337 compared to October […]
Nearly half of people have witnessed an increase in drivers breaking the speed limit during the government lockdown, claims new research. According to the study by the RAC, 44% of UK adults say they have seen more drivers speeding now than they did before the Government introduced the COVID-19 lockdown. […]
The original eco-friendly 4×4 gets a makeover for 2020 and it’s more relevant than ever… Lexus made history in 2005 when it launched the RX 450h – the world’s first luxury hybrid SUV. The RX is now in its fourth generation and its major rivals are in catch-up mode, desperately […]
There’s nothing like a deadline to focus the mind – and the 2035 target date for banning the sale of all petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles has done just that for the car industry. After years of dragging its heels, suddenly every car maker is getting in on the act. […]
Watch how the Bloodhound LSR stacks up against a Formula 1 car and a Bugatti Chiron… The Bloodhound Land Speed Record team has released a video which imagines how the jet-powered challenger compares with other fast cars. Covid-19 has inevitably had an impact on discussions with potential sponsors, so the […]
The Nissan Leaf is the most-advertised electric vehicle (EV), according to one of the UK’s leading car classifieds websites. That other great stalwart of the UK EV scene, the Renault Zoe, was second, while the Tesla Model S wafted into DesperateSeller.co.uk’s Top 10 for the first time. “The Model S […]
Lucky Jordan Randall is celebrating after winning a Citroen C4 Cactus as part of Motorpoint Swansea’s launch celebrations. The 28-year-old security guard, who works at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, was one of over 7,200 people from south west Wales who entered a competition to win the car. “I’m still pinching […]
The Vauxhall Corsa has been a familiar part of the UK motoring scene for 27 years and has consistently been among the biggest-selling cars. More than 2.1 million Corsas have been sold in the UK since then, but it’s always been eclipsed in sales terms by its arch rival, the […]
