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Chevrolet Will Make Right-Hand Drive Variant of Corvette C7 Stingray!
Chevrolet Will Make Right-Hand Drive Variant of Corvette C7 Stingray!

15 Jan 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / American cars are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, and while until now there was never enough real demand to warrant the building of right-hand drive models, that`s all about to change with ...

 
Land Rover to Add 800 UK Jobs
Land Rover to Add 800 UK Jobs

14 Jan 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Jaguar-Land Rover group as just announced that it will be adding some 800 new jobs, at their manufacturing plant, in Solihull, Birmingham, in the UK. Strangely, this is the exact number of jobs ...

 
16th UK Rat & Survival Bike Show Announced for May 2013
16th UK Rat & Survival Bike Show Announced for May 2013

14 Jan 2013, 11:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one for the rat bike lovers in the UK and those planning some spring trips to the island: the16th Rat & Survival Bike Show will take place May 17th through 19th. The place has remain...

 
Kevil's Rooster, the Ageless BMW Custom Bobber
Kevil's Rooster, the Ageless BMW Custom Bobber

10 Jan 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nifty piece of one-off custom BMW bobberism, in the shape of the Kevil's Rooster. This Paignton Devon, UK-based custom workshop has been producing 2-wheeled excellence for some t...

 
2013 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport to Launch in February, New Photos Surface
2013 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport to Launch in February, New Photos Surface

10 Jan 2013, 11:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some say the 2013 Tiger 1050 Sport is yet another subterfuge helping Triumph to get some more money from a certain segment of riders who fall for pretty much anything with "Sport" on it. T...

 
Suzuki Reveals Swift Sport SZ-R and Swift SZ-L
Suzuki Reveals Swift Sport SZ-R and Swift SZ-L

10 Jan 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki has just revealed two special edition Swifts, one based on the Sport, called teh SZ-R, while the other is based on the regular Swift. The Japanese manufacturer has not revealed any specific d...

 
Triumph Announces Daytona 675 Dealer Launch Night on January 17th
Triumph Announces Daytona 675 Dealer Launch Night on January 17th

9 Jan 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph has chosen Thursday the 17th of January for the official dealer launch date of their all-new Daytona 675 sport bike. All official Triumph dealerships will receive the new machines and will o...

 
UK - Special Edition Peugeot 208 Intuitive Announced
UK - Special Edition Peugeot 208 Intuitive Announced

9 Jan 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The posh new Peugeot 208 is getting an extra injection of appeal, with a new UK-only special edition, called ‘Intuitive’. It is the second such model to be launched, since the car was re...

 
UK Branch of Domino’s Pizza Gets Two Renault Twizy EVs
UK Branch of Domino’s Pizza Gets Two Renault Twizy EVs

9 Jan 2013, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ever since the first time we laid eyes on the Renault Twizy, we said it would be the perfect vehicle for pizza delivery - we still stand by that, and after driving it around Monaco, we began to like...

 
SsangYong Roduis Gets New Diesel Engine for 2013
SsangYong Roduis Gets New Diesel Engine for 2013

8 Jan 2013, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The SsangYong Rodius is a very practical, very affordable, well-built and spacious large MPV from Korea. However, it has never and will never be a real success, simply because it looks ugly and disp...

 
Rolls-Royce Now Offering Three Special Flying Lady Grille Ornaments
Rolls-Royce Now Offering Three Special Flying Lady Grille Ornaments

8 Jan 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Spirit of Ecstasy or Flying Lady hood ornament is as much a part of Rolls Royce history as walnut is for the construction of the dashboard. You simply cannot have a Roller without its Flying Lad...

 
Nissan Launches Qashqai 360 in the UK
Nissan Launches Qashqai 360 in the UK

7 Jan 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Qashqai is, as its name suggests a real ‘cash cow’ for Nissan, and while it may be due for replacement in 2014, the Japanese manufacturer is still trying to keep its range fresh unti...

 
UK New Car Sales Reach Four-Year High - Rise by 5.3% in 2012
UK New Car Sales Reach Four-Year High - Rise by 5.3% in 2012

7 Jan 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the rest of Europe struggles, it seems that the European economic downturn has all-but avoided the United Kingdom. Now, as 2012 has drawn to a close, the final tally-up of the yearly sales fig...

 
Over 5,000 UK Drivers Banned in 2011 for Bad Eyesight
Over 5,000 UK Drivers Banned in 2011 for Bad Eyesight

4 Jan 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The British Department for Transport (DfP) is a very strict institution, which does not take the problem of poor eyesight lightly! According to autoexpress.co.uk, the DfP revoked or blocked around ...

 
Even With No VAT, Suzuki Alto Still Not the Cheapest New Car in Britain
Even With No VAT, Suzuki Alto Still Not the Cheapest New Car in Britain

3 Jan 2013, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki is known in the UK for offering ‘VAT free’ deals on some of the cars in their range. Now, the offer has been extended to their cheapest offering, the Alto city car, which now star...

 
Citroen Reveals DS3 Red Special Edition
Citroen Reveals DS3 Red Special Edition

3 Jan 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were thinking of buying a Citroen DS3, but you weren`t doing so because it didn`t come with a red grille, mirrors and roof, we have very good news for you. The French manufacturer has just re...

 
Next Jaguar XK Will Be a More Upmarket Proposition
Next Jaguar XK Will Be a More Upmarket Proposition

28 Dec 2012, 16:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The XK had been Jaguar’s sporty GT car for many years now (old generation included), and it was the British brand’s only offering of the kind. However, now, with the the smaller F-Type s...

 
Infiniti Less Optimistic About European Sales Target
Infiniti Less Optimistic About European Sales Target

28 Dec 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The problematic economic situation in Europe has prompted luxury automaker Infiniti be less optimistic about their sales prospects on the Old Continent. Despite claiming they were aiming to sell 100...

 
Six New Ford Fiesta Models Exempt from Parking and Road Tax
Six New Ford Fiesta Models Exempt from Parking and Road Tax

21 Dec 2012, 18:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford has done what it can to update the Fiesta with new tech and a different look in order to keep up with the competition. The car has been on the market since 2008 and is now facing ever stiffer c...

 
Geely Interested in Acquiring Black Cab Manufacturer Manganese Bronze
Geely Interested in Acquiring Black Cab Manufacturer Manganese Bronze

21 Dec 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Geely is still keen to acquire ailing European automakers, and after catching a rather big Volvo-shaped fish, they are now looking for smaller ones, like the builder of the famous blac...