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NISSAN to join Formula E Electric Racing From 2018 – 2019 Season
October 25, 2017
Nissan will become the first Japanese automotive brand to compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E racing championship starting in 2018. The move to participate in the growing Formula E series gives Nissan a highly visible global platform from which to spread the message of Nissan Intelligent Mobility – the company’s three-pillar strategy to redefine how its vehicles are driven, … Continue reading “NISSAN to join Formula E Electric Racing From 2018 – 2019 Season”
READ MORERecord-breaking production vehicles
October 25, 2017
This is a list of the world’s record-breaking top speeds achieved by a street-legal production car (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars). 1894 Benz Velo – 12mph – First Production car 1949 Jaguar XK120 – 124.6mph – Some publications cite the XK120’s timed top speed as almost 133 mph / 214 km/h in 1949. The XK120 that achieved this speed was a … Continue reading “Record-breaking production vehicles”
READ MOREPorsche Sale Tops £2.5 Million in Three hours
October 24, 2017
Over £2.5 million changed hands in just three hours at the annual Porsche Sale organised by Silverstone Auctions in association with Porsche Club GB at Silverstone Circuit on 21st October. In a packed sale room swelled by over 300 Porsche Club GB members, the Silverstone Auctions team achieved a respectable sales rate of 64 per cent … Continue reading “Porsche Sale Tops £2.5 Million in Three hours”
READ MORENew Insignia GSi is quickest ever Vauxhall on the Nürburgring
October 24, 2017
Any new car wanting to make a point very often heads to the iconic Nürburgring circuit in a bid to set a new record lap time. We’ve seen it a few times this year (first with the Civic Type R, then the NIO EP9) and it’s happened again, this time with the new Vauxhall Insignia … Continue reading “New Insignia GSi is quickest ever Vauxhall on the Nürburgring”
READ MOREWe want a cleaner London – But not at any price says RHA
October 23, 2017
The Road Haulage Association is warning that the London economy risks being damaged by the new Toxin Tax and the planned Ultra Low Emission Zone being imposed by mayor of London Sadiq Khan. From 23/10/17 all older diesel vehicles registered in 2006 or earlier, which enter the central Congestion Charge zone face paying an additional … Continue reading “We want a cleaner London – But not at any price says RHA”
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New MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS Forecast to be amongst segment best for residual values
October 23, 2017
The all-new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross will offer some of the very best residual values in its segment, according to industry experts cap hpi, when it launches in the UK in January. cap hpi has forecast that the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2 will retain up to 48.1 per cent of its list price after three … Continue reading “New MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS Forecast to be amongst segment best for residual values”
READ MOREAll the T-Charge info in one place
October 23, 2017
Older vehicles driving in central London now need to meet minimum Euro emission standards or pay an extra daily charge. This is in addition to the Congestion Charge. The T-Charge (officially known as the Emissions Surcharge) operates in the Congestion Charge zone and is part of the commitment to help clean up London’s dangerously polluted air. Cost The T-Charge costs £10 per day. You … Continue reading “All the T-Charge info in one place”
READ MORECar Clubs ensure London’s Free-To-View Motor Show is a classic
October 23, 2017
There are at least 500 reasons to visit the Regent Street Motor Show – one of the scores of displays filling London’s famous street will celebrate the 60th birthday of the original city car, the diminutive Fiat Cinquecento. Introduced in Italy in 1957, the ‘Nuova 500’ was marketed as a cheap, functional and economical town car … Continue reading “Car Clubs ensure London’s Free-To-View Motor Show is a classic”
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