Paul Cayard, the first American skipper who won Whitebread Round the World Race, 1998, and made history as skipper of Italian entry “I1 Moro di Venezia” in America’s 1992 Cup, chose black Maserati GranTurismo sports car for driving on San Francisco streets.
His love for Italy apart, Paul Cayard has been most impressed by the high-tech [...]
Jaguar XF was declared winner of two awards, ‘Best Diesel‘and ‘Best Luxury Car’ by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW), at the 2008 Scottish Car of the Year Award event. The ASMW president, Bill Caven, declared that new Jaguar XF was extremely impressive in many ways. Apart from strikingly different looks it had all [...]
European commission has extended its support to industry’s call to provide incentives to the motorists across European Union for scrapping their old cars and buying fuel-efficient low carbon emission new models.
The Commission also suggested the European Investment Bank (EIB) to extend soft loan offers up to €40bn (£32bn) to car industry for designing green technologies. [...]
The new Volkswagen Golf has won a five star rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) crash test agency.
The new Golf created history by scoring 36 points out of a total 37 points allotted to occupant protection which led to the winning of a five-star award. The new Golf also scored prestigious four [...]
The new Ford Focus Zetec S is the new addition to the best selling cars in the UK. Now on sale at Ford dealerships, it is in addition to existing Zetec components such as sport styling kit, 17 inch alloy wheels, food pedals and hand brakes in aluminium-style, spoilers with lower sill extensions on front [...]
The German car maker, Porsche, will be seeking full control of Europe’s biggest auto manufacturer, by raising its holdings in Volkswagen to 75%.
Porsche announced that it had raised direct stakes in Volkswagen to 42.6% from 35.2% with the option of an additional 31.5%. It also intended to lift it above 75% in 2009, if the [...]
The carmakers’ approach of cutting back output in response to falling demands in the global market has hit automotive components businesses hard. Their move is biting into component makers’ profits and forcing them to lay off members of their workforce.
All 1,400 temporary employees of GKN in the sector will be losing their jobs by the [...]
The smallest ever Land Rover, with a built-in champagne cooler in the boot, made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show.
The company is targeting young, sporty car buyers who would like to drive for tailgate parties with friends and would prefer a vehicle suitable for urban driving without pollution guilt.
The three-door Land Rover LRX derives [...]
Alfa MiTo, the new compact sporty car from Alfa Romeo, will be put on static display at every Alfa Romeo dealership room in the UK, for a full 2 months before its launch on 24 January 2009.
Thousand of Alfa MiTo fans will be able to get a first glimpse of the car, after its world [...]
Vauxhall Insignia has announced the first ever free grille and light shine service for cars in London.
The “Insignia Shine Service” has been designed to highlight the importance of keeping front and rear car lights clean, especially when winter is drawing to a close.
The Highway Code demands that all lights on cars must be clean and [...]