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  SEAT celebrates 25 years in the UK 2 Sep 2010 (News)
  Earlier in the year, we reported that it was celebrating its 60th anniversary . Now the UK arm is marking 25 years of right-hand drive imports. The first cars off the ship and onto the transporters at Ramsgate in Kent were MKI Ibizas, the first model that SEAT had developed itself after years of re-working Fiat models.
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  FREE MOTOR SHOW 8th-14th JUNE 30 May 2009 (News)
  Manufacturers have also increased the Motorexpo’s interactive appeal for this year with a record number of test drive opportunities on offer to visitors. Highlights will include the all new BMW Z4, Land Rover’s Freelander 2 TD4_e (the world’s first SUV featuring intelligent Stop/Start technology) and Driving Experience, Volvo’s XC60 featuring their City Safety collision avoidance system and the Tesla Roadster, the most efficient high performance production sports car on the planet.
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  JAGUAR XKR AND XFR AT LONDON MOTOREXPO 2009 12 May 2009 (News)
  More recently, the XF was voted 'Britain's Best Car' in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey for 2009 which recognised the combination of luxury, comfort and driving dynamics for the owner. When first launched in 2006, the XK was voted Top Gear's 'Car of the Year', and since then both the XK and XKR have picked up a number of significant accolades, including What Car?
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  Caravan Owners providing Student Accommodation 21 Oct 2008 (News)
  Gone are the days when caravans were just for summer holidays. From using it as a study, to renting it as student accommodation and parking in the drive as a burglar deterrent, caravan owners are becoming increasingly resourceful in how they use their mobile homes. At a time when homeowners are feeling the pinch in funding holidays and the cost of running a home, the new research from Towergate Bakers shows that caravan owners are ahead of the pack in the way they use caravans to make their homes bigger.
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  Plenty of Cheap Cars at Auction Today 11 Jun 2003 (News)
  A neat and tidy 28k mile 99T new shape Punto 60 in the right pale metallic blue sold for £2,925, and an ex driving school unwarranted mileage 2001/51 Punto 1.2 ELX for £3,275. A 96P BMW 525TDS with no history sold for £5,500. A 36k mile 2000W Alfa 156 1.6TS Lusso sold for £5,450. And a 30k mile 2000W Alfa 156 2.5V6 went for £7,100.
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  Rover 75 Diesel for £6,075 at Auction Today 28 Aug 2002 (News)
  Big Fleet Auction of 4x4s next Tuesday Brightwells Auctioneers of Leominster, Herefordshire, who hold the Country’s biggest 4x4 Sales, will be offering 30 4x4s from Bank of Scotland at their next Four Wheel Drive Auction on September 3rd. These include: Trooper, Cherokee, Discovery, CRV, Freelander, Explorer and Shogun. They are ex-lease vehicles, one registered owner with documents supplied and, if supported by service and maintenance printouts, mileage readings will be warranted.
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  Austin 7 Rally to welcome intrepid explorer 30 Jan 2020 (News)
  This year’s Austin 7 Rally will mark the return of intrepid adventurer Chris Blakey. Chris was last seen in his Austin 7 setting off on an 8000-mile drive across Russia to Tokyo. Having successfully completed his trip in time to enjoy the Rugby World Cup, Chris will be the guest of honour at this year’s rally, which takes place at the National Motor Museum, Beulieu, on 5 July.
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  Grey is the UK's favourite car colour 17 Jan 2020 (News)
  "Drivers can choose from many hundreds of models equipped with the latest low and zero emission powertrains, advanced safety and connected tech and exciting comfort and convenience features. There really is something to suit every driving need – and colour taste – on the market in 2020.”
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  Revealed: the premium cars you can buy for Ford Focus money 5 Sep 2019 (News)
  >> Best Pre-Reg and Nearly New Car Deals While diesel cars don't suit everyone, if you cover high miles (more than 12,000 a year) and regularly drive at motorway speeds for extended periods (30 minutes or more), they still make sense. The latest Euro6 diesels are much less polluting than older models, meaning they're still allowed within Ultra Low Emission Zones being rolled out across UK cities.
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  A Grand Monday: Toyota Starlet 4 Mar 2019 (News)
  They handle pretty well, too - like so many Japanese cars of its era, the Starlet 80 is far more fun to drive than it looks like it should be. This example  has covered almost 100,000 miles, but is completely rot-free, as its MoT history testifies.
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  A Grand Monday: Nissan Micra K10 18 Feb 2019 (News)
  .  The K10 was a supermini that wasn’t just up there with the best that Europe had to offer, but was better than many. It was well packaged, fun to drive, had a very pleasant gearshift and a dash layout that, while dated by modern standards, featured a modern ‘grid’ graphic background that was considered so evocative of the microcomputer generation that Austin-Rover copied it for the Metro.  It was also as reliable as clockwork, and was also one of the first Japanese cars to not give the Alfasud a run for its money in a rusting competition.
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  A Grand Monday: Honda Ballade 4 Feb 2019 (News)
  .  If it was good enough for Hyacinth Bucket, it was good enough to drive the Rover image upmarket, while the Honda-engineered reliability also made the small saloons run like clockwork. Were it not for rampant corrosion, something the Japanese hadn’t quite got their heads around in the 1980s, both the Honda and its Rover sibling would have been great cars.  Yet while most Brits of a certain age can identify with the Rover 200, the Ballade is a real obscurity - a forgotten car, yet one that’s also still usable.
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  A Grand Monday: Rover 416 GSi 28 Jan 2019 (News)
  The best thing about these R8s isn’t just the value for money they offer, but also the way in which they drive - ignore the unashamedly turn-of-the-Nineties styling, and you have a car that will mix it all day long with modern traffic, and in 1.6-litre manual form, with a decent turn of pace as well.  It surely can’t be long before these cars really catch on, so snap one up while they’re still great value for money.  Read our Rover 400 review and buyer's guide How many Rover 400s survived?
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  A Grand Monday: Honda Concerto 14 Jan 2019 (News)
  s=carAndClassic&id=C1068976" target="_blank">This example  is a rare rust-free survivor and appears to be in rude health, with just 53,000 miles on the clock and an advisory-free MoT behind it. The cabin will be instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever driven an R8, but the driving experience is oddly different, with a firmer ride, lighter steering and the indicator and wiper column stalks swapped round. No, we’ve no idea why, either. At £995, it’s probably all the money.
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  A Grand Monday: Mercedes-Benz E300D 10 Sep 2018 (News)
  .  Regarded by many as the last ‘true’ Mercedes, certainly in terms of overall build quality and longevity, the 124 is one of those cars that’s neither sensational to drive, nor particularly exciting. However, it’s also a car that does exactly what it says on the tin, but also does so peerlessly well. Like a comfortable pair of slippers, once you’ve got a 124, you really don’t want to get rid of it.
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  Racer Rickard Rydell to be reunited with Volvo 850 Touring Car 20 Apr 2018 (News)
  Rydell said, ‘Those Super Touring years were, without a doubt, the highlight of my career. We had big budgets, lots of testing, the cars were great to drive and it was a fantastic championship. One year I did 38 return flights from Sweden.’ Tickets for this year's Silverstone Classic must be bought in advance. For more details visit: silverstoneclassic.com .
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  Ferrari 328 GTS set to star at Barons’ sale 18 Oct 2017 (News)
  Ferrari fans will also have their eye on a 1979 308 GTS (£47,000-£57,000). While another head-turner will be a 1969 Porsche 911T 2.0-litre Karmann Coupe (left-hand drive). Fully restored with Polo Red paintwork, it carries an estimate of £70,000-£80,000. Porsche enthusiasts can also bid on an original 1977 911S Targa 2.7-litre listed at £30,000-£40,000.
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  Caterham launches limited edition Seven SuperSprint 8 Sep 2017 (News)
  Graham Macdonald, Caterham chief executive officer, said, ‘Motorsport and the purist thrill of driving a lightweight race car is in the Caterham Seven’s DNA and are elements that run like a thread through every car we build today, 60 years after the first Seven was made.'
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  Replica Alan Partridge Rover 800 for sale 7 Jun 2017 (News)
  . The graffiti is actually a wrap and so is easy enough to remove from the five-door automatic.  With 86,000 miles on the clock, the seller says it drives smoothly and has a good service history. The car is fitted with air-conditioning and has electric front windows (although one of the switches needs replacing). Played by comedian Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge parodied various television personalities and was renowned for being tactless and inept.
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  Silverstone Classic 2017: Last chance for early bird tickets 22 Mar 2017 (News)
  This year, that includes air displays, a vintage funfair, shopping village, car club displays, dynamic demonstrations and interactive driving activities.  Also included in the ticket price is access to live music concerts on both Friday and Saturday evenings.