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Toyota recalls Land Cruiser Amazon models
Toyota has fallen foul of more safety problems as it has had to announce another recall campaign for 348 of the previous generation Land Cruiser Amazon models that could be affected by a steering problem. The recall is to replace a snap ring bracket within the steering mechanism that could become detached due to what [...]

Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe – in a league of its own
While Audi might just have cottoned onto the demand out there for a grand coupe with their recent announcement of the all new A7 Sportback and fellow German manufacturer BMW also rumoured to be developing an all new big coupe, there’s one German manufacturer that has made the market their own over recent years and [...]

Vauxhall creates bespoke cars for Brick Lane Bowls
Sunday 1st August sees part of the cool and trendy Brick Lane area in London turned into a professional standard bowling green for the highly anticipated Vauxhall Motors Bowling Club event. Guests will be greeted by a multi-coloured club house, psychedelic English garden flowers, picnic food, ice cream, celebrity host Rick Edwards, DJing by Matt [...]

Volkswagen Golf R 2010 road test
It might ostensibly seem like an odd move to replace a 3.2-litre V6 with 2.0-litre TSI engine – especially one that was fitted to the last generation of Golf. However, Volkswagen hasn’t been building hot hatches for nearly a quarter of a century and not learned something along the way. So while the engine block [...]

Highways Agency issues advice for towing vehicles
Motorists should be extra careful when towing a caravan, boat or horse box this summer, the Highways Agency has warned. The agency has said that incidents involving towed vehicles can cause disproportionately long delays for other road users as well as distress for their drivers and those directly involved. The causes of towing incidents include [...]

Jaguar announces partnership with TEAMORIGIN
TEAMORIGIN, the British America’s Cup sailing team, created by Sir Keith Mills with the single purpose of winning the America’s Cup for Great Britain is joined by Jaguar for a summer of sailing activities. The first event that will see ‘TEAMORIGIN racing with Jaguar’ is during Cowes Week this August, when they will face BMW [...]

Road test: Volkswagen Golf 2010 Bluemotion
The Golf Bluemotion is powered by a 1.6-litre TDI pumpe duse engine, which isn’t as sophisticated or refined as the newer common-rail units, but is still decent enough to use. Compared to the standard powerplant fitted to the base diesel-engined car in the Golf range, there are a number of special components fitted to make [...]

Plug-In Car grant gets go-ahead
A grant designed to stimulate consumer demand for low carbon vehicles has been given the green light by the government. Transport secretary, Philip Hammond, today confirmed that the ‘Plug-In Car Grant’, will go ahead from January 2011. Speaking at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) offices, Hammond said that as of next year, [...]

Road test: Audi A8 L
The A8 L has a choice of five engines, two diesel and three petrol units. The base 3.0 TDI V6 diesel produces 247bhp and 405lb-ft of torque. It’s a very good engine: quiet and refined, it only becomes a low growl when the accelerator is prodded and the car starts to gain pace rapidly. And [...]

MINI to make rally comeback
MINI has announced it is to make a comeback on the international rally circuit, starting next year. The brand will compete at selected rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and will go on to contest the entire season from 2012 onwards. It will be the MINI Countryman WRC model, which is being developed [...]