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Robert Llewellyn Tries Autonomous EV Pod at Heathrow Airport
Robert Llewellyn Tries Autonomous EV Pod at Heathrow Airport

2 Aug 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the next obvious step in transportation will be vehicles that will drive themselves safely and efficiently. Now, while you may think that it is a thing of the future, you’ll be h...

 
Vauxhall Adds BiTurbo Diesel to Entire Astra UK Range
Vauxhall Adds BiTurbo Diesel to Entire Astra UK Range

1 Aug 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Vauxhall/Opel twin-turbo 2.0-liter diesel puts out 195 hp and, until now, only buyers of the Astra GTC had the pleasure of specifying it for their new cars. Now, though, Vauxhall has made it ava...

 
Bentley Continental GT Speed: London Debut at Salon Prive
Bentley Continental GT Speed: London Debut at Salon Prive

1 Aug 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / London is one of the cities involved in the fight for the title of the world capital of supercars and the British capital is set to receive a new over-the-top vehicle on its streets. We are talking ...

 
Blower Bentley of Tim Birkin Fetches $7M at Auction
Blower Bentley of Tim Birkin Fetches $7M at Auction

31 Jul 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Everybody’s heard of the classic Blower Bentleys, true racing machines that have their dedicated place in the automotive history book. One of the most special of these is the one that was used...

 
London Olympics Hotel Improvised in Taxi
London Olympics Hotel Improvised in Taxi

31 Jul 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Olympics might be noble and the medals may be precious, but the chaos generated by the games in London these days is anything but. Hotel prices are climbing higher than the buildings themselves ...

 
Jaguar XF Sportbrake Design Detailed
Jaguar XF Sportbrake Design Detailed

30 Jul 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jaguar might have created a superb estate vehicle when it released the XF Sportbrake, but the British station wagon will have to face German competitors that are aiming to take the bit boot game to ...

 
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Gets UK Updates
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Gets UK Updates

30 Jul 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been around for a while, getting one facelift in the process. Now, though, the German manufacturer is updating its UK range of C-Class variants, to k...

 
Outsource This - Rebadge That!
Outsource This - Rebadge That!

28 Jul 2012, 06:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automobiles gave the men and women who made them, from designers and engineers, right down to the guy who fits the windscreen wipers, a genuine sense of pride. Designing, engineering and building mo...

 
First Lotus Exige S Rolls Off the Production Line
First Lotus Exige S Rolls Off the Production Line

27 Jul 2012, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lotus is in the midst of an economical and managerial storm at the moment, as the company’s CEO, Dany Bahar, has been dismissed and now rumors floating around the web show that VW is looking ...

 
New Ford Transit and Turneo Custom Enter Production in Turkey
New Ford Transit and Turneo Custom Enter Production in Turkey

27 Jul 2012, 10:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford today announced the start of production for its new Transit Custom and Turneo Custom at the Kocaeli Ford Otosan plant in Turkey. The vehicle are being brought to life in Turkey, but the engines...

 
New SEAT Exeo Ecomotive Available for Order in UK
New SEAT Exeo Ecomotive Available for Order in UK

26 Jul 2012, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After 41.3% SEAT’s UK sales consisted of Ecomotive models last year, it was a natural move by seat to give their flagship model, the Exeo, the ‘green’ treatment. As with all eco-mi...

 
BMW to Sell ‘i’ Cars Online
BMW to Sell ‘i’ Cars Online

26 Jul 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A click of the mouse will soon be the only thing necessary to get you your very own all-electric i3, as BMW have announced, according to bloomberg.com, that they will be selling the products of thei...

 
'Safety Concerns' to Keep London’s Hydrogen Buses Grounded During the Olympics
'Safety Concerns' to Keep London’s Hydrogen Buses Grounded During the Olympics

26 Jul 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we all know from the Hindenburg tragedy, hydrogen is a very dangerous and flammable element. It is therefor very reasonable of the British authorities to decided the ‘grounding’ of th...

 
Jaguar XJ220 Is a Masterpiece of Automotive Design
Jaguar XJ220 Is a Masterpiece of Automotive Design

26 Jul 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are sure that by now you have come to know our love of sweeping 1960s curves and great car designs. Thankfully, there are still a few manufacturers who keep the tradition of actually designing ca...

 
All-New Toyota Auris Spotted Uncovered
All-New Toyota Auris Spotted Uncovered

25 Jul 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thanks to autocar.co.uk, we now have the first real pictures of Toyota’s new Auris, and we must say that it is miles ahead of the current soon-to-be-phased-out Auris, at least in terms of desi...

 
Bluebird City - Cheap All-Electric Truck With Swappable Batteries
Bluebird City - Cheap All-Electric Truck With Swappable Batteries

25 Jul 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main downsides of replacing your diesel-powered light truck were the price premium, as well as the limited range and long charge times. Well, a British company called EVInnovations has set out t...

 
Jaguar-Land Rover to Create 1,100 UK Jobs
Jaguar-Land Rover to Create 1,100 UK Jobs

25 Jul 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While other automakers are excessively outsourcing as much of their operations as possible, to the extent that even industry analysts can’t keep up, Jaguar remains firmly rooted in the British...

 
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!

25 Jul 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After changing owners and firing its CEO, the ‘Lotus story’ is set to take another very unexpected turn. According to pistoneahds.com, VW has apparently manifested interest in purchasing...

 
Chevrolet Funding Both Sides of UK Football Rivalry
Chevrolet Funding Both Sides of UK Football Rivalry

25 Jul 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Jeep isn’t the only American carmaker to be interested in appearing on a European football club’s jersey, as now, after having already signed a deal with Manchester United,...

 
Why the Ferrari Gave the FF Four-Wheel Drive
Why the Ferrari Gave the FF Four-Wheel Drive

24 Jul 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Ferrari FF replaced the aging 612 Scaglietti, a long and sleek classic-looking car which is nothing like the car it was replaced by. However, while styling may have been on its side (we say), th...